# MS – Block Shorts & Reels > Limit TT, Reels & Shorts. Track usage and control short videos. Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.focus.mindfulscroll](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.focus.mindfulscroll) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.focus.mindfulscroll` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Alex1356s - **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY - **Downloads:** 384 - **Version:** 1.2.0 - **Last updated:** 2025-10-25 - **First published:** 2025-06-03 - **Publisher country:** CL - **Size:** 68 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-15 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.focus.mindfulscroll) - **Website:** [https://mindfulscroll-c6d4b.web.app/](https://mindfulscroll-c6d4b.web.app/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://mindfulscroll-c6d4b.web.app/privacy\_policy\_revision\_final.html](https://mindfulscroll-c6d4b.web.app/privacy_policy_revision_final.html) ## Description MindfulScroll – Control TikTok, Instagram & YouTube
Do you spend hours watching TikTok videos, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts without even noticing? MindfulScroll helps you take back control.
Set daily limits by time or number of videos, get gentle nudges when you've reached your goal, and track exactly how much you consume each day — across TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
No more "just one more." No more lost hours. MindfulScroll turns awareness into action, so you can scroll less and live more.
Features:

Track daily usage of TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts
Set limits by time (minutes) or video count
Custom block screens with motivational messages
Mindful nudges to help you pause and reflect
100% private — no data collected or shared


Accessibility Service Disclosure:
MindfulScroll uses Android's AccessibilityService API solely to detect when the user is actively using short-form video apps — specifically TikTok, Instagram (Reels), and YouTube (Shorts). This is the only technically viable method to identify these in-app sessions and provide accurate usage tracking and limit enforcement.
The Accessibility Service is used exclusively to:

Detect which app and screen is currently active
Identify short-form video sessions in TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube
Trigger usage counters and enforce user-defined daily limits

The app does not read, record, or transmit any screen content. It does not interact with, modify, or control any other app. No keystrokes, personal data, credentials, or user-generated content are accessed at any time.
Foreground Service Disclosure:
A foreground service is required to keep the AccessibilityService running reliably in the background. Without it, Android's battery optimization would terminate the service, preventing the app from functioning as intended. The foreground service performs no actions beyond maintaining this connection.
Privacy:
MindfulScroll does not collect, store, or share any personal data. All usage statistics are stored locally on the device and never transmitted. The Accessibility and Foreground services exist solely to support the app's core digital wellbeing functionality.
⚠️ MindfulScroll is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to TikTok, Instagram, Meta, or YouTube/Google. ## Rankings - #1,475,920 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS` - `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `com.android.vending.BILLING` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.focus.mindfulscroll.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` ## Similar extensions and apps - [LimitScroll: Block Shorts/Reel](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.limitscroll) — 496 users - [ScrollBlock - No TikTok/Reels](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.video.blocker.scrollblock) — 19 users - [OffScroll: Reel Blocker App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/app.usage.screentime.offscroll.reelblocker) — 58 users - [Scrolless – Block Reels Shorts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.scrolless.app) — 2,997 users, 4.79 / 5 - [Block Scroll: No Shorts/Reels](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.arktechplugins.blockscroll) — 56,208 users, 4.00 / 5 - [Mindful Guard: Block App/Reels](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.anonymous.mindfulguard) — 1,151 users - [ScrollBlock - No Reels/Shorts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/dev.naresh.scrollblock) — 5,398 users - [Reel Habit Tracker](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.farazinc.reelshabittracker) — 22 users - [Scroll Block:Stop Reels/Shorts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.antiscroll.blockreelsshorts) — 33 users - [No Scroll](https://chrome-stats.com/d/uz.ravshanbaxranov.noscroll) — 261 users - [Scroll Tracker: Digital Detox](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.novabloom.scrolltracker) — 2,664 users - [ScrollFocus:Block Reels/Shorts](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flextube.android) — 213 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.focus.mindfulscroll)