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Habit Doom
Stop Doomscrolling, Start Earning It.
72 followers
Stop Doomscrolling, Start Earning It.
72 followers
Habit Doom locks distracting apps until you complete your daily habits. Your phone becomes your accountability partner. Take back control of your time. Free on iOS.
I 100% need this app. I think doomscrolling has been a genuine issue that can just continue without warning. A much needed app. I will download it and give you my thoughts on it as well! Quick question, slightly silly but does it have a light mode? That I can use during the day, and does it have reminders for things that need to be done as well?
@kamdi_o Yep. It has both light and dark mode. The app adapts to the devices settings. Or you can change it anytime you want. 😇 Thank you so so much for you kind words. It means the world.
@richard_andrews4 Absolute pleasure! Thank you for checking out my teams app as well!
Hey Hunters! I'm Richard Andrews, a Product Manager by day and a doomscroller by night (losing 5+ hours every day to doomscrolling).
I've tried Screen Time limits: tapped "Ignore" every time. Tried app timers: swiped past every notification. I’d even put my phone in another room when trying to sleep. AHHHHH!!! I’d sleepwalk my way back to my phone.
Every solution assumed I had willpower. I didn't. That was the whole problem.
And thus was born... HABIT DOOOMMM.
Your distracting apps are auto-locked at midnight.
Complete habits throughout the day to earn screen time.
Use that earned time during the day.
Timer resets at midnight.
The free tier gives you 3 habits with real app blocking. Pro unlocks unlimited habits, Hard Mode, and analytics.
This is my first Product Hunt launch. I hope you give it a try and lemme know how much I actually suck at this (Built 4 failed apps before this 🙃)
Made with spite for doomscrolling.
Try it free: https://apps.apple.com/app/habit...
What's the app you can't stop opening?
@richard_andrews4 Hi. Stops doomscrolling and makes me earn it - how strict is the block? 😂
Much-needed app in 2026. Social media apps need self discipline that one only realise after wasting precious time. I used to think I didn’t use them too much, only to realise that I was wasting more than 20-25% of my day on random doomscrolling without even noticing it. That day I gave up on trying to control it myself and found this app to help me manage my social media screen time. Trust me it’s a game changer. I can’t thank this app enough. If it were a person, I would hug it with love!!
The Habit Doom app has not only controlled my social media usage but also subtly motivates me to build small, healthy habits that I usually forget in my daily life and wish to be reminded of from time to time. I love this gamification in my daily life & UX is lovely!
Just one thing: My Alexa reminds me of certain healthy habits and ensure that I complete them. Can this be integrated with the app so I don't need to manually update them. Similarly can my apple watch data be synced with it too?
Thank you so much for creating this app!!
@aish_khamesra This is suchhhh an informative comment. The exact intensions with which I built Habit Doom. Super duper glad you're finding value using it.
And yes. I've added Alexa and Siri integrations to the Feature List. Awesome suggestion.
It means so so much to me. Thank you so much for your kind words. 🚀
I love that the app does not simply prohibit but ties it all back to good habits and mindfulness!
Just curious: is it talking to the Health app to autotrack the daily walking/running goals?
@zoeku Heyyyy Zoe, Thank you so much for the kind words. I have not integrated Health Kit or any other tight integrations. I wanted the app to allow users to create any habit or any type. Integrating Health Kit would tightly couple Habit Doom to just health activities. But I'm considering an integration 🤗 Thanks for the feedback.
This app is awesome.
It's easy to setup, helps in realising that I have been scrolling for so long,
Helps in making a habit to get my "rewards".
The UI is simple, easy and elegant.
Loved using it.
Questions for you :
We can always fake our habits ( I know we are lying to ourselves only, but that's we humans ) .. so anything to verify that we actually completed a task ?
There are many categories , can I pin the apps / categories to the top that I want to put restriction on ?
Or can we add favourites apps so that It will be easy to select ?
Thanks for making this app. It's really useful.
@akshaychopra96 Yep. The app has an additional layer called anti-cheat. Once you check in a habit you cannot delete a check-in.
I was hesitant to add to much verification steps which would make the friction to check in a habit too much.
But I'm planning to integrate Health Kit specifically for exercise activities.
Yes, you can select specific categories of apps that you want to block. The app selection UI is entirely controlled by Apple sadly 😅.
Thank you so so much for the support and kind words @akshaychopra96 ✨
Used it today, and I can already see the difference.
What stood out is how it actually blocks distracting apps until I complete my habits — it’s a bit intense, but it genuinely works. I caught myself finishing tasks just to unlock my usual scrolling apps 😅
Feels way more effective than the usual habit trackers that just remind you and hope for the best. Definitely going to keep using it 👍
@bhuvaneshbabu_ Super duper glad you're finding Habit Doom useful. I actually do agree that it can get a bit intense when you really want a bit of entertainment. I need to think of a way to allow for some breaks without the feature being exploited.
I started using the app recently and my screen time and social media usage is already much better! And it's helping me use my time practicing habits that I value and has truly helped me get back to them! 🌷
@juhi_vyas Super Duper glad you're finding Habit Doom useful 😇 Hope the app keeps adding value to your life 🚀