Every scroll is a dopamine hit. Built one app to stop it.
Honest question: do you actually know how many Reels or Shorts you watched yesterday? I didn't either, until I started building Limitr.
I got tired of opening Instagram "for a second" and resurfacing 45 minutes later. So I made an app that actually does something about it.
Here's what Limitr does:
Counts every Reel, Short, and short video you watch in real time
Lets you set a daily limit (e.g. 100 videos/day)
Automatically blocks the scroll when you hit your limit — no willpower needed
Shows you detailed stats so you can actually see your habits
The difference vs. regular screen time apps? Those track time. Limitr tracks videos. There's a big difference between watching 3 long YouTube videos and doom-scrolling 80 Reels in the same amount of time.
It uses Android's Accessibility Service purely to detect and count videos — no messages read, no personal data collected, everything stays on your device.
If you've ever tried and failed to cut back on short-form video (same 🙋), give it a shot. Would love to hear what you think.
Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lunarday.scrollwise.reels.blocker
Drop a comment if you try it — feedback genuinely helps!