Comparison

Beeper vs DumbScroller

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Beeper

Consolidate all your conversations from multiple messaging platforms into a single application. Send and receive messages across nine different chat networks, streamlining your communication experience.

Highlights
  • Supports 9 chat networks
  • Unified inbox
  • Send and receive messages
  • Desktop app available
  • Cross-platform compatibility
Features
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You want to talk to people, not switch apps. Beeper puts WhatsApp, Instagram, Google Messages, and 12 more in one app. Connect up to 5 accounts for free. CONNECT UP TO 15 CHAT APPS WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, Discord, Google Chat, Google Messages, Google Voice, Line, LinkedIn, Signal, Slack, Telegram, Tumblr, Viber, and X (Twitter) MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS PER APP You've got two WhatsApp accounts, personal and business. Connect both and see everything in one inbox. FIND ANY MESSAGE, INSTANTLY Search every chat app at once. Filter by person, by app, or by what you're looking for: images, video, links, and files. CONTROL THE CHAT CHAOS · Merge chats across apps into one conversation. · Organize with labels: friends, work, family. · Custom notifications to avoid interruptions. · Clear one inbox, not one per app. WORKS ON ALL YOUR DEVICES Beeper works on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Linux, and Chromebook. Everything stays in sync. Start a reply at your desk, finish it on the train. DO MORE WITH BEEPER PLUS · 10 accounts, up to 3 per chat app · Unlimited merged chats and labels · Reminders: never drop the ball · Send later: write at midnight, send at 9am · Incognito mode: read quietly · Voice note transcription · Custom app icon Privacy Policy: https://beeper.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://beeper.com/terms

About

DumbScroller

This app offers a digital detox by simulating the familiar scrolling experience of social media without any engaging content. It provides placeholder feeds to satisfy the habit of scrolling, helping to break screen addiction by replacing harmful reflexes with harmless ones.

Highlights
  • Simulates social media scrolling
  • Placeholder content feeds
  • Targets scrolling habit
  • No accounts or notifications
  • Meaningless interactions (like, comment)
  • Screen time solution
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Stop doom scrolling with Dumb Scroller! Like a decaf espresso, Dumb Scroller gives your brain the familiar ritual of scrolling through social media — without any of the hooks that keep you trapped. It's a digital detox that works with your habits, not against them. Choose from surrogate versions of the apps you can't put down — a photo feed, a short-form video stream, a microblog timeline, a friend feed, and a video platform — all filled with harmless placeholder content. No real posts. No outrage. No algorithm. Just the soothing muscle memory of mindless scrolling, minus the consequences. Your brain craves the pattern — the pull-to-refresh, the double-tap to like, the endless scroll. Dumb Scroller delivers that pattern in its most inert form. Over time, the compulsion fades. The itch gets scratched without the screen addiction getting fed. Why it works: • Targets the scroll habit itself, not just the content • Replaces your phone addiction reflex with a harmless alternative • No accounts, no notifications, no data collection, no feed algorithm • Multiple app styles reminiscent of popular social media platforms • Infinite scrolling, liking, bookmarking, and commenting — all completely meaningless • A screen time solution that doesn't lecture you or block your apps Dumb Scroller doesn't shame you with screen time reports or fight your willpower. It simply offers your restless fingers something to do while your brain quietly forgets why it needed to scroll in the first place. Break the cycle. Keep the ritual. Scroll dumb.

Screenshots

Beeper4 screens
DumbScroller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Beeper at 1.1K against DumbScroller's 4. DumbScroller's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Beeper sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and DumbScroller sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DumbScroller holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Beeper has 1.1K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Beeper versus DumbScroller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeperDumbScroller
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.1K ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.1K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size474 MB4 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAutomatticShaun Salzberg

Customer experience

Beeper

All ratings1,095 ratings
Positive92.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews586 reviews
Positive71.3%
Neutral9.6%
Negative19.1%

DumbScroller

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Beeper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when trying to tag users
  • Deletes parts of message when typing on Mac

Requested features

1 request
  • Support for more services like Threads, Bluesky, Matrix, Reddit Chat, Twitch, & TikTok DMs

DumbScroller

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Beeper

Subscriptions4
  • Beeper Plus Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Beeper Plus Plus Monthly7 Days trial$49.991 Month
  • Beeper Plus Yearly7 Days trial$99.991 Year
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  • Beeper Plus Plus Yearly7 Days trial$499.991 Year
1 purchases

DumbScroller

One-time1
  • Unlock all styles$0.99

Questions

Is Beeper free?
Beeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DumbScroller free?
DumbScroller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beeper or DumbScroller?
DumbScroller is rated higher. Beeper averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while DumbScroller averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Beeper or DumbScroller have ads?
Neither Beeper nor DumbScroller shows ads.

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