Nudge: Stop Doomscrolling

Nudge is a doomscrolling app that makes endless feeds gently harder to scroll, without blocking a thing.

Social feeds are designed to feel effortless. Nudge quietly changes that. The longer a session runs, the more weight your swipes carry, until a small pull control appears and asks for one deliberate gesture before the feed continues. Put the phone down for a few minutes and the weight fades away again.

No lockouts. No countdowns. No guilt.

WHY PEOPLE USE NUDGE

• Stop doomscrolling without deleting the apps you actually like
• Reduce screen time on social media, short video and news feeds
• Choose exactly which apps to guard
• Decide when friction starts and how quickly it builds
• Feel the resistance fade when you pause to read
• See your swipes and nudges for this session and the last one
• Pause Nudge whenever you want

AN ALTERNATIVE TO DOOMSCROLLING BLOCKERS

Most screen time tools are built around blocking: a hard lock, a timer counting down, a wall between you and the app. That works right up until you tap "give me five more minutes", and then it stops working at all.

Nudge is the gentler alternative. There is no timer to beat and no blocker to switch off. Doom scrolling simply stops being frictionless, so continuing becomes a decision instead of a reflex.

HOW IT WORKS

1. Pick the feed you tend to lose an hour in.
2. Scroll normally. Your first swipes are completely free.
3. As the session goes on, the scrolling weight builds gradually.
4. Every so often a small pull control appears at your finger. One short, deliberate pull upward continues the feed.
5. Pause for a while and your next session starts light again.

Your first guarded app is free. Nudge Plus is a one-time purchase, never a subscription, and unlocks unlimited guarded apps.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN

Your guarded apps, scroll counts and friction settings stay on your device. Nudge never reads messages, passwords, typed text or screen content, and it only pays attention to the apps you picked.

Accessibility access is used for exactly one purpose: noticing that a guarded app is open and that you are scrolling. That is the entire feature.

If blocking apps has never stuck for you, try the calmer way to stop doomscrolling. Spend less time trapped in endless feeds and more time doing what you actually picked up your phone to do.