Guides to scroll less

Simple ideas to spend less time on your phone.

• Why use SmartrLock to reduce your screen time

  Reducing screen time without banning everything: how SmartrLock pauses the apps that pull you in and helps you win back time away from your phone.

• How to stop scrolling on Instagram and TikTok

  Simple ideas to stop endless scrolling on Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, and how SmartrLock helps you stick to it on Android.

• Why app limits don't work (and what does)

  App timers can be bypassed in one tap. Why a little friction, like a quiz before reopening an app, helps more to reduce screen time.

• Reduce your screen time with friends

  A screen-time leaderboard and teams with a weekly scrolling limit: how SmartrLock helps you spend less time on your phone with your friends.

• Put your phone down at night to sleep better

  Stop scrolling in bed: ideas to switch off in the evening, and how SmartrLock's night mode helps you put your phone down.

• Focus without your phone with Monk mode

  Study, work or read without interruptions: how SmartrLock's Monk mode blocks everything but the essentials for as long as you choose.

• SmartrLock or Digital Wellbeing: which one to choose?

  Android's Digital Wellbeing or SmartrLock to reduce screen time: the differences, and when to use one or the other.