Overview

Rating:
4.90
(14)
Version:
1.80
Last updated: 2026-05-17
Ranking
#279,661 ▼ 125
Overall

Features & Capabilities

Brain rot, meet the off switch. Block distracting apps with NFC tags, schedules, or daily limits. Hatch a pet that grows as you focus.

Rot Stop is a privacy-first iOS app that helps you stop digital rot by blocking distracting apps using NFC tags, schedules, usage limits, or any combination.

No subscriptions. No cloud.

How Rot Stop Works

  • Choose the apps you want to block: social media, games, shopping, or anything distracting.
  • Create multiple groups for different contexts (work, study, sleep)
  • (Optional) NFC tags: scan a physical tag to lock or unlock. Real-world friction you can't tap through.
  • Schedules: auto-lock apps at specific times and days (work hours, bedtime, weekends)
  • Usage limits: auto-block apps after a daily time threshold
  • Mix and match: add a schedule and an NFC tag to the same group

Your Pet

Rot Stop includes a virtual pet that mirrors your habits. Lock apps daily and your pet stays happy. Skip a day and it starts to worry. Miss a full week and it reverts to an egg.

Why NFC?

Your focus is protected by something you can't tap through.

Schedules and limits work automatically, but for the moments you want full control, an NFC tag creates a physical pause between impulse and action.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Pablo Eder
Rating:
4.90
(14)
Version:
1.80 Last updated: 2026-05-17
Version code:
885739597
Creation date:
2026-01-27
Compatible devices:
Size:
3.90MB
URLs:
Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:
See detailed description
Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-09-04
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Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Apple app. Please use these information below to contact the Apple app developer.
Developed by:
Pablo Eder
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/rot-stop/id6757883638
Website:
https://rotstop.app/

User Reviews

This genuinely might be the most useful app I have ever downloaded on my device besides my prayer app. It has literally changed my life in a way I never thought was possible and I’m not just saying that, here’s why. I’ve been trying to stop doomscrolling for over a year now, but every time I do, the habit still somehow creeps in. My doom scrolling addiction went from probably 3-5 hours a day, down to 10 minutes (because that’s my limit on the app lol). With that extra time in my day, I have been able to live a much more productive and fulfilled life. Opioid like chemicals have stopped firing in my brain all day, and I’m able to crave hard things. Why this app over others? Not only it the most simple to use, once you create a limit, there is no way to bypass it unless you delete Rot Stop itself, or completely delete the group of apps that you blocked within Rot Stop. So basically, once you hit the limit, there’s no going back. Thank you to the app developer(s) who created this one of a kind app, you will always be in my heart.
by Ad*****, 2026-07-26

I never write reviews but this app is genius and I have recommended it to all my friends. Afaik, it functions just as well as Brick and it’s free. Love it.
by Ke*****, 2026-05-15
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