Shortless vs VOW

Stop doom-scrolling. Start living. Short-form video feeds are engineered to keep you scrolling. YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and Snapchat Spotlight use algorithmic loops that exploit dopamine-driven reward cycles — averaging over 90 minutes of unplanned screen time per day. Shortless gives you back the choice. Unlike generic content blockers, Shortless targets only short-form video feeds. You keep full access to YouTube videos, Instagram photos, Snapchat messages, and everything else — we just remove the addictive infinite scroll. WORKS IN SAFARI Shortless works in Safari on iPhone and iPad, where it removes short-form feeds from the YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat websites. iOS doesn't let any app reach inside the native TikTok, Instagram, YouTube or Snapchat apps, so those apps aren't affected. CHOOSE WHAT TO BLOCK Independent toggles for YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok, and Snapchat Spotlight. Block one, block all, or anything in between. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS See how much time you've reclaimed with our Time Reclaimed dashboard. View daily, weekly, and monthly blocking trends with interactive charts. Build a scroll-free streak and watch it grow. SET YOUR GOALS During onboarding, tell us how much time you spend on short-form video. We'll calculate the impact and help you set a personal reduction goal — from 25% to full detox. HOME SCREEN WIDGETS Glanceable progress right on your home screen and lock screen. See your streak, daily blocks, and time reclaimed at a glance. TWO LAYERS OF PROTECTION • Content Blocker — Blocks short-form URLs and hides UI elements before they load • Web Extension — Catches dynamically loaded content in single-page apps PRIVACY FIRST Shortless collects zero personal data. No analytics, no tracking, no accounts. Everything runs on your device. We have no servers — there's nowhere for your data to go.

Always slipping at the worst moment, late at night, alone with your phone? VOW locks iOS's content filter and keeps the passcode for you. To unlock everything, you have to wait 24 hours. The urge will be long gone by then. No extra willpower needed. Just a passcode you don't know. The app and the monk are available in English and French. WHY VOW WORKS Regular blockers turn off in two seconds, and that's exactly what you do when the urge hits. With VOW, you don't know the passcode. You don't need anyone, and you don't have to tell anyone. THE 24 HOUR LOCK VOW guides you through turning on the filter built into iOS, "Limit Adult Websites", which works in Safari, in other browsers and in web pages inside apps. Then the app picks a random Screen Time passcode and has you type it in Settings, one digit at a time, so you don't remember it. To get it back, you request it in the app and receive it 24 hours later. You can cancel your request anytime. THE MONK, WHEN THE URGE RISES One tap on "i have an urge". You say what's going on, and the monk answers right away, at any hour, without judging you. It's an artificial intelligence there to help you get through the hard minutes. If social media is what pulls you back, you can shut it with one tap from the conversation. A SIMPLE FIRST GOAL Seven days clean, with three markers to hold on to: day one, day three, day seven. YOUR PROGRESS, DAY AFTER DAY Your streak, your record and seven milestones up to 90 days. Your logbook keeps every urge you beat and shows you the moments you slip most often. And if you relapse, four questions help you understand why, with no blame. You can also compare your streak with your friends. WHO IS VOW FOR? • Adults who want to break free from a compulsive habit • People who already tried alone and relapsed • People who don't want to talk about it with anyone • People who want a block that doesn't come off in two seconds YOUR PRIVACY No name or email required, you sign in with Apple. Your journal stays on your phone. SUBSCRIPTION Yearly with a 3 day free trial, or monthly. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or at the end of the trial. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel it in your Apple Account settings. VOW doesn't replace a health professional. Need to talk to someone? Call your local emergency number or a crisis line, like 988 in the US. Privacy: https://getnofapp.com/en/privacy/ Terms of use: https://getnofapp.com/en/terms/ License (Apple standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Our passcode commitment: https://getnofapp.com/en/commitment/ Support: nofapplication@gmail.com