Block Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts. Stop doomscrolling, reclaim your focus
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Do you unlock your phone for a quick minute, only to lose two hours trapped in an endless loop of short videos?
ScrollLess: Block Reels Shorts is the intelligent, mindful solution to break digital addiction and stop doomscrolling for good. Instead of punishing you with rigid phone locks, ScrollLess combines selective feed-only blocking with Sprout—your living digital wellbeing companion that thrives when you stay focused and withers when you binge short videos.
✦ SELECTIVE FEED-ONLY BLOCKING (KEEP YOUR APPS FUNCTIONAL)
Generic screen time blockers shut down entire apps, cutting off important work messages, family chats, and search. ScrollLess works differently:
• Block Instagram Reels: Intercept the addictive short video feed while keeping your Direct Messages (DMs), search, stories, and profile completely accessible.
• Block YouTube Shorts: Eliminate algorithmic short video traps while preserving educational long-form tutorials, lectures, and subscriptions.
• Scheduled Focus Routines: Automate feed blocking during work hours, study sessions, family dinners, or late-night bedtime windows.
• Strict Mode Protection: Prevent impulsive overrides with a 30-second reflection pause that breaks subconscious tap habits.
✦ MEET SPROUT: YOUR LIVING HABIT MASCOT
Traditional app limits feel cold and punitive. ScrollLess replaces mechanical timers with emotional accountability:
• Level 0 (Fresh 🌱): 0–10 reels. Thriving, vibrant, and bursting with life.
• Level 1 (Happy 😊): 11–30 reels. Balanced, joyful, and healthy.
• Level 2 (Tired 😐): 31–60 reels. Drooping slightly from dopamine overload.
• Level 3 (Sad 😟): 61–100 reels. Wilting leaves and needing a digital break.
• Level 4 (Exhausted 😩): 101–200 reels. Weary and drained from overscrolling.
• Level 5 (Totally Rotten 💀): 200+ reels. Critical doomscroll intervention needed!
Every reel you watch directly impacts Sprout's mood in real time.
✦ MINDFUL 5-MINUTE BREAK PASS (NO RELAPSE)
Rigid app locks trigger frustration. ScrollLess provides a mindful middle ground: unlock a 5-minute break pass. Every short video viewed during the break is recorded toward your daily total and degrades Sprout's health, maintaining 100% honesty.
✦ GRANULAR DOPAMINE AUDITS & PEAK INTERVAL ANALYTICS
Understand your unconscious digital habits with clinical clarity:
• 3-Hour Interval Patterns: Pinpoint exact dopamine vulnerability windows (6–9 AM Morning, 12–3 PM Midday, 6–9 PM Evening, 9–12 AM Pre-Sleep).
• Platform Split: Track exact counts and watch time for Instagram Reels vs. YouTube Shorts.
• Reclaimed Time Saved: Compare daily screen time against your 2h 20m baseline to see actual productive hours returned to your life.
• Blocker Protection Audit: Review total overlays triggered, mindful exit success rates, and total scrolls prevented.
✦ HOME SCREEN WIDGETS (PRO)
Track your daily reel counts and check Sprout's mood in real time directly on your home screen launcher without opening an app.
✦ WHO IS SCROLLLESS FOR?
• Students & examinees who need deep study sessions while keeping class group chats open.
• Professionals seeking focus without sacrificing essential Instagram client communication.
• Anyone who wants to break the mindless phone loop, sleep better, and reclaim their peace of mind.
✦ 100% ON-DEVICE PRIVACY & PROMINENT ACCESSIBILITY DISCLOSURE
Your privacy is sacred. ScrollLess operates completely offline:
• No cloud servers, no account registration, and zero data collection.
• Accessibility Service: ScrollLess uses the Android AccessibilityService API strictly to detect active short video players (Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts) and display mindful block overlays. It never reads personal chats, passwords, keystrokes, messages, or browsing histories.
• Usage Stats API: Used locally on your device to calculate accurate screen time and daily time saved metrics.
Reclaim 2+ hours every day. Stop doomscrolling, protect your mental clarity, and nurture healthy digital habits with ScrollLess!