Scrolln't
The brutal, unbypassable anti-doomscrolling Android app
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Scrolln't – An Android app to block Instagram Reels and Shorts without deleting the apps
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PH · launched Oct 30, 2026 · 1 upvote (top 67%)
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Yes An Android app that blocks Reels and Shorts can be built with an AccessibilityService that detects those screens and overlays a block. This is a well-documented pattern in Kotlin.
Competitors
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Attention rank: #158 of 303 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 362 days after the earliest competitor.
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- UnRot · ph · 2026-09-12 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- Doomless: Block & Limit Shorts and Reels · ph · 2026-09-26 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- Scroll Brake — App Blocker · ph · 2026-09-22 · 2 upvotes · similarity 0.50
- ShieldBrain Reels Counter App · ph · 2026-09-20 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.50