ScrollBump vs Scroll Limit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ScrollBump
This app helps you reduce excessive phone usage by introducing intentional pauses that prevent mindless scrolling. It offers customizable rules based on time, location, and specific apps to foster healthier digital habits and improve focus.
- Intentional scrolling pauses
- Customizable break rules
- Time-based scheduling
- Location-based rules
- App-specific restrictions
- Minimalist interface
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ScrollBump – Stop Doomscrolling, Take Control of Your Phone Do you find yourself endlessly scrolling through social media, news apps, or videos without realizing how much time has passed? Tired of relying on willpower alone to resist your phone? scrollBump is here to help. Unlike apps that just track usage or give reminders, scrollBump makes your phone doomscrollproof by adding short, intentional pauses that prevent mindless scrolling and help you reclaim focus. Reduce screen time, improve digital wellbeing, and build healthy phone habits—all without frustration or guilt. How ScrollBump Works ScrollBump inserts brief pauses that you can’t skip. These interruptions stop mindless scrolling and give your brain a chance to reset, helping you make conscious choices about your time. Over time, they retrain habits, reduce phone addiction, and encourage mindful, intentional usage. By turning habitual app use into a conscious choice, scrollBump helps you regain control over your time and mental clarity. Customizable Break Rules scrollBump adapts to your lifestyle. Create rules based on: • Time of day: Schedule breaks during work, study, or evening hours to stay focused and improve sleep. • Location: Reduce distractions in places like your office, bedroom, or during meals. • App-specific rules: Target the apps that take most of your attention while leaving essential apps accessible. Features for Digital Wellbeing • Flexible scheduling: Adjust break rules anytime to match your routines. • Minimalist interface: Non-intrusive design keeps the focus on intentional usage. Why ScrollBump Is Different Most social media detox apps block access entirely—but that often backfires, as people uninstall them when they need the app. scrollBump works differently: it gently slows scrolling, so your phone helps you make healthier choices without extreme restrictions. scrollBump changes the environment around your phone usage. By adding friction to automatic scrolling, prevention is consistent and reliable. You don’t have to rely on willpower—your phone itself helps you make healthier choices. The result: less doomscrolling, reduced digital fatigue, and a healthier relationship with your devices. Who Needs ScrollBump • Anyone struggling with phone addiction or social media fatigue • Students, professionals, or creators who want distraction-free focus • People looking to reclaim attention and productivity • Anyone seeking mindful scrolling habits, digital balance, or a sustainable social media detox Benefits You’ll Notice • Reduced doomscrolling and excessive app usage • Improved focus, productivity, and attention span • Lower stress, anxiety, and digital fatigue • Healthier phone habits without extreme restrictions or guilt • Reliable prevention of habitual scrolling • Greater awareness of how you spend time on your phone Take Control of Your Digital Life scrollBump is your personal digital coach, helping you make your phone doomscrollproof and your usage intentional. With friction-based breaks, location- and time-specific rules, and flexible scheduling, you can enjoy a balanced relationship with your phone. Over time, scrollBump trains your brain to pause, reflect, and make intentional decisions about your attention. Reclaim hours previously lost to endless feeds and feel more present, productive, and focused every day. Make Your Phone Work for You Stop scrolling automatically. Start using your time intentionally. With ScrollBump, every tap becomes a conscious choice, every session more mindful, and every break a step toward digital freedom. Download ScrollBump today and reclaim focus, attention, and peace of mind—one intentional break at a time. Perfect for screen time control, digital detox, phone addiction recovery, productivity, focus, mental health, and digital wellbeing. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.scrollbump.com/privacy-policy.html
Scroll Limit
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LOCK THE APPS THAT OWN YOU Screen time apps just tell you that you spent 2 hours on TikTok, then let you keep scrolling. Scroll Limit actually locks the apps that pull you in, and gives you only 3 unlocks a day. When you hit a wall instead of an endless feed, the habit finally breaks. HOW IT WORKS Pick the apps you keep losing time to. Scroll Limit locks them using Apple's Screen Time. Open one and you hit a lock screen, not a feed. Want in? You get 3 unlocks a day, and each one is a deliberate choice, not a reflex. 3 LIVES A DAY You start every day with 3 unlocks. Spend one only when you really mean to. Run out and your locked apps stay locked until tomorrow. It is a hard limit you set for yourself, so being "just a little" on your phone is no longer automatic. YOUR HOME SCREEN Your locked apps sit front and center in a clean pyramid with their real icons. See your remaining unlocks at a glance on the lives banner. Tap any app to unlock it for a set time, then watch it lock itself back down. FOCUS FIRE Keep at least one unlock in reserve each day and your Focus Fire climbs a level. Burn all three and it drops. Rise through 8 tiers, from Spark to Eternal, by holding back day after day. It is a streak that rewards restraint, not just showing up. UNLOCK CHALLENGE Unlocking is never one tap. A quick challenge stands between you and the app, just enough friction to make you pause and ask if you really need it. FOCUS SESSIONS Need to lock in? Start a focus session and block all your apps for a set time. Choose your difficulty: Easy: cancel anytime with an exit challenge Medium: harder exit challenges Deep Focus: no cancelling until the timer runs out SCHEDULES Set recurring locked blocks around your routine. Morning Focus locks apps from 6 to 9 AM. Work Mode keeps you off social during business hours. Evening Wind Down disconnects you before bed. Build your own with flexible day and time selection. PRIVACY FIRST All your data stays on your device. Scroll Limit uses Apple's privacy-preserving Screen Time API. We never see which apps you use or how long you use them. No accounts. No servers. No tracking. Download Scroll Limit and lock the apps that own you. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ScrollBump at weekly against Scroll Limit's every 3 weeks. Scroll Limit's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Both are free to download. ScrollBump sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Scroll Limit sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ScrollBump ships an update weekly, Scroll Limit every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ScrollBump | Scroll Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ondrej Veres | Mohamed Yassin |
In-app purchases
ScrollBump
- scrollBumpPro (Monthly)1 Month trial$1.991 Month
- scrollBumpPro (Yearly)2 Months trial$4.991 Year
- scrollBumpPro Lifetime$22.99
Scroll Limit
- Scroll Limit Premium$9.991 Month
- Scroll Limit Premium (Special)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Scroll Limit Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$59.991 Year









