doomscroll.ai
GO. TO. SLEEP.
0h52 on X today · limit 0h30
X stole 22 minutes. Your 30 minute limit wants a divorce.
The app that roasts you
for doomscrolling
30 minutes on TikTok? Fine. 31? A Grim Reaper roasts you, calls you, then locks the door.
One email when it launches. No spam.
- No account
- First month free
- Your usage never leaves your phone
30 minutes a day. In a randomized study, capping social apps at about 30 minutes a day cut loneliness and depression within 3 weeks. That's his default. Hunt, Marx, Lipson & Young (2018), Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology
How it works
Three steps and one very persistent caller
Pick your apps
Every scrolling app is cursed by default. Add others, or change the 30 minutes for each.
Scroll your 30 minutes
No nagging while you're under. He's watching, quietly.
Go over, meet Death
A text, then a call 5 minutes later, then the door every time you go back that day.
What he does
Less nagging. More consequences.
A call you can't tap past
Over your limit, he texts. Five minutes later, he rings. A silent pop up takes one tap to ignore. Death doesn't.
He's at the door
After his call, every time you open that app today he fills your screen first. Walk away, or hold while your brain cells count down.
Roasts written for you
An AI writes every line from your real apps, minutes and goals, typed in from the void one line at a time.
Angels and ghouls
Good days earn an angel, bad days a ghoul. One look at your calendar tells you who's winning.
Private by design
He sees how long, never what. Your usage stays on your phone.
“Won't I just ignore it?” Silent limits are easy to swipe away; that's why they fail. Economists found about 31% of social media use comes from self control problems, and limits set in advance cut it. A call and a door are harder to swipe. Allcott, Gentzkow & Song (2022), "Digital Addiction", American Economic Review
Pricing
Get a day of your life back for about £1
✨ First Souls: half price yearly, locked in for good
Only for your first 14 days with the app. The countdown starts the first time you open it.
Your first month is free
12 days of your life back a year. Cut just 48 minutes a day and that's 292 hours, twelve full days. At the launch price, that's £1 for every day you get back.
Join the First Souls in your first 14 days and you keep £11.99 a year for as long as you stay subscribed.
- Texts, calls and the door for every app you pick
- AI roasts written for you, every time
- Costumes, ringtones and music in the Tavern
- Cancel any time in the Play Store or App Store
Or £1.99 a month. Same app, everything included.
Questions
Before you sign anything
What is doomscroll.ai?
A screen time app with a pixel art Grim Reaper. Every scrolling app gets 30 minutes a day. Go over and he texts you. Stay on and he calls 5 minutes later. After that, he stands at the door every time you open the app.
What happens at the door?
Before the app opens, he fills your screen and tells you to put it down. Walk away, or hold the button for five seconds while your brain cells count down.
Which apps does it watch?
Every short form scroller is on by default: TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat, Facebook, Reddit, X, Threads and Pinterest. Add any other app on your phone, or change the 30 minutes for each one.
Who writes the roasts?
An AI writes each one in the moment, from your real apps, minutes, the time of day and what you said you want the time back for. One line at a time, never a script.
Does it read my messages?
No. It only sees how long apps are open, and that stays on your phone. Never your messages, photos or what you watch.
How much is it?
Your first month is free. After that it's £1.99 a month, or yearly: £11.99 a year if you join the First Souls (your first 14 days with the app, and you keep that price for as long as you stay), then £17.99 a year. Cancel any time in the Play Store or App Store.
Does it work on iPhone?
Android comes first. Apple only lets apps watch other apps with a special permission, which we've applied for. Until then the iPhone version works by checking in.
Is it a parental control app?
No. It's for adults and older teens who choose it for themselves. No spying and no remote control.
He's been expecting you
Coming to Android first, then iPhone. Get in line and you hear the day he goes live.
One email when it launches. No spam.