Breakscroll

breakscroll

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About this app

Breakscroll turns the moment you reach for Instagram, TikTok, or YouTube into a small win for your body — instead of another hour you'll wish you had back.

When you try to open a blocked app, Breakscroll asks you to do a short set of pushups or squats first. Complete the challenge, and you earn a few minutes of access. Walk away, and you keep your focus.

It's not a wall. It's a tax. A friction layer that makes intentional use easy and mindless use hard.

HOW IT WORKS
1. Pick the apps you want to slow down (Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X, Reddit — whatever your weakness is).
2. Choose a difficulty: how many reps per minute earned.
3. Open one of those apps. Breakscroll's overlay appears.
4. Do the workout — the camera counts your reps on-device.
5. Tap unlock. You get the minutes you earned. Time's up? Do another set or close the app.

FEATURES
• Smart blocking via Android's Accessibility Service
• Camera-based pushup and squat counter (runs on-device — no video uploaded)
• Daily screen-time goal with a streak system
• Earn extra minutes by walking — your step count converts to balance
• Multiple difficulty levels that grow with you
• Stats: reclaimed time, current streak, total reps
• Optional premium for advanced challenges and unlimited blocks

PRIVACY
Camera frames never leave your device. We don't sell or share your data. We store only what you'd expect: account email, your settings, and your progress. Full details in our privacy policy.

PERMISSIONS
Breakscroll uses Android's Accessibility Service, Usage Access, and Display Over Other Apps — all required for the blocking and unlock flow. You grant them in Settings, with a clear explainer for each.

Not a magic fix. Not a guilt trip. Just a small, useful tax on the apps that take more from you than they give.

Earn your scroll. Build something with the time you take back.

What’s new

First public release. Block doomscrolling with pushups and squats. Set screen-time goals, earn back access with real movement, track streaks, take your time back.