Unloop

An iPhone app against doomscrolling

Break the scroll.Keep your mind.

Unloop puts walls around the apps that swallow your day. When you really need one, you take three slow breaths first. And Mo, your mind drawn in ink, shows how today is going.

Coming soon on theApp Store

See how it works

Free to start. No account. Your usage never leaves your iPhone.

Feeling steady. A little scrolling, still in control.

18 minof a 1 h budget

Calm

How it works

A pause between you and the scroll.

Pick the apps that eat your day. Next time your thumb goes for one, it meets a wall, and a choice.

Mo, mint green, building a little brick wall around a phone.
  1. The Shields screen: groups called Doomscroll, Wind down and Slow morning, each with its own apps and schedule.

    Shield

    Put up walls.

    Choose the apps and when the wall stands: always, on weekdays, or overnight. As many shields as you like, and no 50-app cap.

  2. Mo floating with eyes closed above the words “Breathe in”, breath 1 of 3.

    Breathe

    Unlock mindfully.

    Tap “Unlock mindfully” on the shield and you land straight in Unloop. Three slow breaths. Then, if you like, type what you came for.

  3. The question “What brings you here?” with four answers: something specific, replying to someone, just bored, pure habit.

    Choose

    Then decide.

    What brings you here? If it’s boredom or habit, Mo suggests something better. Still want in? Pick the minutes.

Only the app you tapped unlocks. Everything else stays behind the wall.

Meet Mo

Your mind, drawn in ink.

Mo lives on your Today screen and wears your screen time on their face. Stay under a quarter of your daily budget and Mo glows. Blow through it and Mo melts into a puddle, still clutching a glowing phone.

  • Radiant

    under 25% of the budget

    I feel amazing. Your attention is all yours today.

  • Calm

    under 60%

    Feeling steady. A little scrolling, still in control.

  • Droopy

    under 100%

    Getting droopy over here… most of today’s budget is gone.

  • Melting

    budget blown

    I’m melting. Budget’s blown, let the shields help us.

Mo also jumps for joy when you walk away from a shield, sighs when you unlock, and meditates while you focus. Go on, tap one.

Focus & strict mode

For when you mean it.

Set the dial, start a session. Every shielded app stays shut until the timer ends, with a Live Activity on your lock screen and in the Dynamic Island.

Ending early means holding a button down. On purpose.

Focusing

shields are up

House rules, if you want them

  • Strict shields

    No unlock button, no breathing your way past. For the apps you can’t negotiate with.

  • Daily unlock limits

    Three mindful unlocks a day, say. After that the wall stays up until tomorrow.

  • Commitment mode

    While a shield is up, the app can’t be deleted. Future you can’t sneak out the back door.

Also in the box

Insights
Today by the hour, your top apps, the week, and a streak calendar for every day you stayed under budget.
Widgets
Mo on your home screen and lock screen, glowing or drooping as the day goes.
Schedules
Always on, per weekday, or overnight from 10 pm to 7 am. Each shield keeps its own.

Privacy

What you scroll is none of our business.

  • No account.
  • No servers.
  • No tracking.

Your Screen Time data is processed by iOS, on your iPhone. Apple doesn’t even let Unloop see which apps you use: the app only gets anonymous tokens it can put walls around. Shields, streaks and intentions live on your phone and nowhere else.

Read the privacy policy →

Pricing

Free to start. No paywall before you’ve met Mo.

Plenty of blockers greet you with a paywall before you’ve seen a single screen. We’d rather you meet Mo first and decide later.

Unloop

Freefor good

  • Mo and your daily scroll budget
  • One shield, on its own schedule
  • Mindful unlock with three breaths
  • Focus sessions up to 25 minutes

No card, no account, no expiry date.

Unloop+

$29.99a year

7-day free trial

Everything in Unloop, plus

  • Unlimited shields, each with its own budget or schedule
  • Strict shields and typed intentions
  • Focus sessions up to 3 hours, with your own app list
  • A streak freeze every week

or $4.99 a month
or $59.99 once, for life

No countdowns, no fake discounts. Cancel any time in your Apple account settings. Prices aren’t final until launch.

FAQ

Fair questions.

Why does it need Screen Time access?

Shields are built on Apple’s Screen Time API. iOS asks you once whether Unloop may manage app access on this iPhone. That permission lets the app put up walls. It doesn’t let us watch what you do.

Can Unloop see which apps I use?

No. Apple hands the app anonymous tokens instead of app names, and your usage numbers are drawn by iOS in a sealed-off view. None of it is ever sent anywhere. The only thing that leaves the app is feedback you choose to send us.

Can I get around a shield?

With a normal shield, yes, mindfully: breathe, say why, pick your minutes. With a strict shield, no. And in commitment mode the app can’t be deleted while a shield is up.

Does it work with Family Sharing?

Not yet. Unloop is made for your own iPhone. Setting it up for your kids through Family Sharing is coming later.

Which iPhones does it run on?

Any iPhone with iOS 26 or later. From iOS 26.5, “Unlock mindfully” opens Unloop straight from the shield. Before that, a notification takes you there.

When can I get it?

Soon. Unloop is in its last round of testing before it goes to the App Store, free to download.

The good stuff is off-screen.

Unloop is coming to the App Store soon. Free to start.

Coming soon on theApp Store