FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE MET 3 AM

You didn't choose to scroll for 4 hours. He did.

Meet ScrollRat — the little addict living in your phone. He loves doomscrolling, your bedtime, and your attention span. ScrollRat the app is the iPhone screen time blocker that starves him.

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ScrollRat, happily scrolling — for now
ScrollRat app — Home damage report: 1h 55m stolen today
keep scrolling. see what happens.
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TONIGHT, SOMEWHERE ON YOUR COUCH

7:42 PM
attention: 100%
ScrollRat degradation state 1 — sharp and happy, low screen time ScrollRat degradation state 2 — slightly glazed after more scrolling ScrollRat degradation state 3 — slouching from doomscrolling ScrollRat degradation state 4 — hunched, both hands on the phone ScrollRat degradation state 5 — fully cooked from excessive screen time

“Just checking notifications.”

“One reel. Okay, six.”

“You've been ‘about to stop’ for 40 minutes.”

“It's dark outside. Your thumb aches. Keep going.”

“He won. Again.”

That took you 15 seconds of scrolling.

The average person does it for 4+ hours a day. That's 61 full days a year — handed to the rat.

Break the loop ↓

SOUND FAMILIAR?

Three lies you told yourself this week

ScrollRat caught in the act

“I'm just replying to one message.”

You opened Instagram to answer a DM. That was 96 minutes ago. The DM is still unanswered.

ScrollRat scrolling in bed

“Five more minutes, then sleep.”

It's 1:47 AM. You're watching a man power-wash a driveway. You have a meeting at 9.

ScrollRat facing his reflection

“Monday I'll cut back.”

Screen Time says 6h 12m. You screenshot it, feel something, then open TikTok to feel nothing.

Willpower is not a system.
ScrollRat is.

HOW YOU FIGHT BACK

Traps. Walls. Zero negotiation.

Block tab — daily limits and scheduled blocking

SET TRAPS

Daily limits & scheduled no-go zones

Give Instagram one hour. Wall off your evenings. Group the worst offenders and block them in bulk. You set the rules once — the traps do the enforcing, every day, without asking how you feel about it.

  • Per-app daily limits that actually trip
  • Scheduled blocks — mornings, evenings, overnight
  • App groups for bulk blocking
The real block overlay — ScrollRat's been in Instagram for 47 min today

HIT THE WALL

When time's up, the door slams

Not a gentle nudge. Not a dismissible banner. A full-screen wall with a rat on it, standing between you and the feed — that screenshot is the real thing. Powered by Apple's Screen Time engine, so it holds even when you don't.

  • Full-screen block overlay on every trapped app
  • Overrides land on your daily report — he's keeping score
  • Strict Mode: one button. It says Leave. That's the feature.
Focus tab — 2h 8m given back today, daily tasks and missions

WIN IT BACK

Missions, focus sessions, visible recovery

Blocking is half the fight. The other half is what you do with the hours you claw back. Set up to five missions — the things that actually matter — and every block screen reminds you why it exists.

  • Missions with daily check-ins and progress
  • Focus sessions that repay your Scroll Debt
  • A rat that visibly recovers when you do
The weekly report — stolen vs given back, hour by hour

SCROLL DEBT

Midnight doesn't wipe the slate

Go over your limit and the overage carries into tomorrow. You repay it with focus sessions, not promises. Most screen-time apps forgive you every night at 12:00. ScrollRat remembers.

  • Overages roll into tomorrow's debt
  • Repaid through real focus time
  • Your damage report, updated live on Home
0average daily social scroll
0of your year, gone to the feed
0check the phone within 15 min of waking
0standing between you and all of that

THE APP

Built like a poster. Hits like a wall.

Home — damage report
Block overlay — this is a ScrollRat-free hour
Today's stats — pickups, first grab, lures
Focus — recovery
Block overlay — daily limit reached
The weekly report
Mission detail — session history
Block — traps

PRICING

Cheaper than the habit

No free tier. No trial. Commitment is the feature.

Monthly

€4.99/month

  • Every trap, wall and mission
  • Strict Mode included
  • Cancel anytime (he'll notice)
Join the waitlist

MOST SERIOUS

Yearly

€45/year

≈ €3.75/month — less than the coffee you need after a 1 AM scroll.

  • Everything in monthly
  • 2 months free
  • Founding-rat status
Join the waitlist

QUESTIONS PEOPLE ASK AT 1 AM

Fine. Ask.

What is doomscrolling — and can ScrollRat actually stop it?

Doomscrolling is compulsively scrolling feeds long past the point of enjoying it — the "five more minutes" that becomes 1 AM. ScrollRat fights it with hard mechanics, not motivational quotes: per-app daily limits, scheduled no-go hours, and full-screen blocks when time runs out.

How does ScrollRat limit screen time on iPhone?

ScrollRat is built on Apple's Screen Time technology (Family Controls). You set daily limits per app and block schedules like bedtime or work hours; when a limit is hit, iOS itself locks the app behind ScrollRat's wall. Strict Mode removes every unlock path.

Is my screen time data private?

Yes — your usage data never leaves your iPhone. ScrollRat has no backend, no analytics, and no trackers; Apple's framework processes screen time entirely on-device. The privacy policy is refreshingly short.

How much does ScrollRat cost?

€4.99 per month or €45 per year. No free tier and no trial — commitment is the feature.

When does ScrollRat launch?

ScrollRat is launching soon on iOS. Join the waitlist to get early access — the rat is not on the waitlist, he's already in your phone.

Get in before he notices.

Waitlist members get first access at launch — and a rat in their inbox exactly once when it's time.

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