ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts

1.2.79

Breakthescroll

4.77

1,843 reviews

100,000+
Downloads

Free

Stop doomscrolling and Block Reels & Shorts. Control your social feed

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ScrollGuard helps users reclaim focus by selectively disabling addictive short-form content like Reels and Shorts without blocking whole apps. It combines anti-scroll prompts, a password-protected Strict Mode with an accountability partner, per-app controls, and on-device usage statistics to support healthier digital wellbeing. With 100,000+ total downloads and 20K in the last 30 days, it holds notable productivity rankings in multiple markets (FR #92, CZ #104, PL #105).

Pros & Cons

Blocks Reels & Shorts without blocking the entire app
Anti-Scroll Mode with per-app customization
Password-protected Strict Mode with accountability partner
Usage statistics to track progress and improve goals

Requires Accessibility Service to detect doomscrolling and block short videos
Uses Device Administration to prevent uninstallation, which may feel intrusive to some users
Focused on Reels & Shorts; may not address all types of distractions

About ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts

ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts is a productivity app developed by Breakthescroll.

How many times has ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts been downloaded?

ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts has been downloaded 140 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 20 thousand times.

What is the rating of ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts?

ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts is rated 4.77 out of 5 stars, based on 1.8 thousand ratings.

Is ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts free?

ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts is free to download. The APK download size is 11.49 MB. The latest version available is 1.2.79. The last update was on July 15, 2026.

What are the requirements for ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts?

ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts requires Android 9.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play December 2023.

Description

ScrollGuard – Block Reels, Shorts & Stop Scrolling 🚫

More data about ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	140 thousand
Recent downloads	20 thousand
Rating	4.77 based on 1.8 thousand ratings
Ranking	Not ranked
Version	1.2.79
APK size	11.5 MB
Number of libraries	0
Designed for Android	9.0+
Suitable for	Everyone
Ads	NO ads

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Common keywords of similar apps

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Google Play Rating history and histogram

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Downloads over time

ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts has been downloaded 140 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 660 downloads per day.

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Comments on ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts for Android

★★★★★ paavan vyas · Jun 24, 2026

A really good app if you are addicted to reel no ads nothing even free version is perfect for you

★★★★☆ Alison Tse · Jun 9, 2026

It gets the job done well and has a lot of features to make you stick to your plan of ending your doomscrolling habit without additional purchases, which is great! I wish there was a feature that blocked home feed on insta, but besides that I love it!

★★★★★ Martin Shterev · Jun 10, 2026

The app works so well, and it is designed with such thought and attention to detail! Thank you for making it available to the public and creating something that will help us break the cycle of scrolling.

★☆☆☆☆ Petar Pesic · Jun 19, 2026

The app does an ok job when it comes ti blocking content on Instagram, but they have charged me around 1200rsd for renewing my subscription without warning me 2 or 1 day earlier like ,hey, your subscription is about to be renewed...do u want to keep it or cancel it, im saying this because I wanted to cancel it, and they just did nothing to warn me about it(i just received the notification from my bank that I have been sharged)

★☆☆☆☆ Antony Goodale · Jun 7, 2026

Charging money to see reels your friends sent you are a bit scummy. I just want to stop my scrolling, should still be okay to see a cat video my gf sent me or some other thing my friend sent me don't recommend 👍🏻

★★☆☆☆ BassGuardian · Jun 8, 2026

Really enjoyed this app until I had to uninstall due to the app inserting a black screen with "ad blocked by scroll guard" on top of ads or at least things it deemed ads. I installed this app for no reels, please let me disable the adblock function as I think it does more harm than good

Google Play Rankings for ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts

This app is not ranked

Technologies used by ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts

ScrollGuard: Hide Reels Shorts is requesting 20 permissions and is using 0 libraries.

Permissions

Network communication

view network connections, full network access, Google Play billing service, Google Play license check

Your accounts

read Google service configuration

System tools

run at startup, draw over other apps, prevent phone from sleeping

Extra

android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE, android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID, com.huawei.permission.external_app_settings.USE_COMPONENT, com.luderapp.scrollguard.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION, oppo.permission.OPPO_COMPONENT_SAFE

No known libraries used.

Trust & Safety: ScrollGuard uses Accessibility Service to detect doomscrolling and block short videos and employs Device Administration to prevent uninstallation. The app emphasizes on-device data handling, with a stated privacy stance that data remains on the device and is not exfiltrated. Users should review the requested permissions during setup and adjust settings accordingly.

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