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Pick the apps
Choose where scrolling tends to run away from you—from Instagram and YouTube to Reddit, TikTok, X, and browsers.
Free Android app
Stop doomscrolling. Keep your apps.
ScrollPause catches the moment a scroll turns automatic and gives you a calm interruption—not a lockout, puzzle, or guilt trip. You decide what happens next.
- No account
- No ads
- Private by default
- No subscription
Full Pause
Real-time scroll detection
Your choice stays intact
Pause, do not punish
Interrupts the loop
Gentle timers, session-aware reminders, or real-time scroll detection.
You choose the pressure
Switch modes whenever your week needs a lighter or stronger nudge.
Private by default
Detection, history, and personal insights stay on your Android device.
The useful kind of friction
You do not need another app that punishes you for using your phone.
Hard blocks work until you disable them. ScrollPause creates a small moment of awareness inside the habit, then gives control straight back to you.
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Set your level
Start with a timed nudge, respond to longer app sessions, or let Full Pause detect scrolling in real time.
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Notice the choice
Get a quote, a short Discover moment, or a guided breath. Continue or stop—without a forced lockout.
The product, not a mockup
A quiet control panel for your attention.
Choose a mode, select apps, and understand your scrolling rhythm without sending it to the cloud.
Gentle mode. Timed nudges, nothing more.
Screens shown are from the current Android build.
30-second proof
See a pause interrupt the scroll.
A short screen recording of ScrollPause noticing a session, sending a calm nudge, and giving you a finite Discover moment instead of another endless swipe.
- A pause arrives while scrolling is happening
- You tap into a short Discover moment
- The original app stays right where you left it
Match the moment
Three ways to pause.
The right amount of friction changes. ScrollPause lets you tune it instead of choosing between nothing and a total lockout.
Gentle
Timed reminders on a cadence you choose. The lightest way to make space without monitoring app sessions.
Aware
Uses Android Usage Access to notice when a selected app has held your attention for a while, then sends a deliberate nudge.
Full Pause
Detects scroll events in real time with Android Accessibility and interrupts long scrolling patterns without reading screen content.
Works where the scroll happens.
Pick only the apps you want ScrollPause to watch.
InstagramThreadsFacebookYouTubeYouTube MusicXTikTokLinkedInRedditBrowsers
Privacy that is specific
Your scroll history is not the product.
Detection, app history, preferences, and personal insights stay on your phone. If you opt in, only anonymous daily totals can be sent—never app names, screen content, or a timeline of what you did.
A better next tap
Replace one more swipe with something finite.
Discover offers a poem, curious fact, piece of art, or brief idea. Prefer stillness? Open a one-minute guided 4-7-8 breath instead.
Browse the Discover libraryBefore you install
Fair questions. Plain answers.
No vague permission language and no hidden subscription after setup.
Read every answerDoes ScrollPause require an account?
No. There is no account, sign-up, or email capture. Install the app, set it up, and use it.
Where is my scrolling data stored?
Your history, insights, and preferences stay in local storage on your phone. If you explicitly opt in, ScrollPause may send anonymous daily totals that contain no app names, content, or action-by-action history. Read the complete privacy notes.
Why does ScrollPause need Accessibility permission?
Only Full Pause mode uses Android’s Accessibility Service, and only to detect scroll events in real time. ScrollPause does not read the content on screen, capture text, log keystrokes, or perform actions for you. You can use a lighter mode without granting it. See exactly how the permission works.
Is ScrollPause free?
Yes. There are no paid tiers, in-app purchases, subscriptions, or ads.
Free for Android
Put a pause between you and the next scroll.
Free on Android. No account, ads, subscription, or hard lockouts. Set it once and let it work quietly in the background.