Reels Counter & Shorts Blocker

You opened the app to check one thing. Forty reels later, it's 1am. Reels Counter shows you the number while you scroll, then helps you bring it down, one week at a time.

Most apps that block reels and shorts just shut the feed and hope you don't uninstall them. Reels Counter counts first: you see the real number, pick a daily reel limit that feels doable, and a 4-week plan steps it down slowly (for example 180 → 130 → 95 → 70 → 50 a day). No cold turkey.

👀 A LIVE REEL COUNTER WHILE YOU SCROLL
• A small pill on screen shows how many reels you've watched today
• It counts a reel only after 2 seconds, so fast swipes and ads don't count
• Drag it, shrink it, or hide it for an hour
• Works with Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts, TikTok, Snapchat Spotlight and Facebook Reels

⏱️ DAILY REELS LIMIT & GENTLE NUDGES
• Heads-up at 80%: "10 reels left"
• At your limit: take a 5-minute break, get 5 more reels, or close the app
• Over the limit? Roast mode kicks in, in English, Roman Urdu or Hindi 😅

🔒 BLOCK REELS & SHORTS: APP TIMER AND REELS LOCK
• Set a time limit per app. When it runs out, the reels tab locks until midnight
• Messages, posts and search keep working; only the reels feed is blocked
• One app timer free, with emergency unlock
• With Pro: unlimited app timers and strict mode (no unlock button)

🌙 BEDTIME MODE
• A sleepy reminder when you scroll late at night, plus a wind-down notification
• With Pro: lock the reels tab until morning

🌱 BUDDY, STREAKS & CHALLENGES
• Buddy grows from a seed to a crowned bloom on every day you stay under your limit
• Streaks with one free streak freeze a week
• Digital detox challenges: 3-day reset, weekend detox, half-limit week, no reels after 10pm
• 13 badges to earn

📊 STATS THAT HIT DIFFERENT
• Day and week stats: reels per app, time on reels, time saved
• With Pro: month view with calendar, totals and best streak
• A weekly recap card to share with friends
• 5 home-screen widgets

🔐 PRIVATE BY DESIGN
• No account, no login
• Your reel counts and history stay on your phone
• It never reads your messages, passwords or what you type
• Crash reports and basic app usage stats (Google Firebase) help us fix bugs; they never include what's on your screen
• Purchases go through Google Play and RevenueCat, which keeps your purchase history

WHO IT'S FOR
• Anyone who wants a stop scrolling app that doesn't make them delete their apps
• Anyone who needs a YouTube Shorts blocker and a doomscrolling blocker in one app
• Students who lose study hours to reels addiction and doomscrolling
• Anyone who tried a screen time app and wants something just for short videos

FREE AND PRO
Free forever: counting, live counter, daily limit, nudges, day and week stats, one app timer, gentle bedtime reminders, Buddy, streaks, challenges and widgets.
Reels Counter Pro adds unlimited app timers, strict mode, bedtime lock and month view. Choose weekly, with a 3-day free trial, or monthly. Prices are shown in the app. Subscriptions renew until you cancel, anytime in Google Play.

ACCESSIBILITY SERVICE DISCLOSURE
Reels Counter uses Android's AccessibilityService API. It's needed to see when a short video is on screen in the reels apps you use, so the app can count it, show your live counter, and lock the reels tab when your timer ends. The service only works inside Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat and Facebook. To tell one reel from the next, it reads that screen's labels in memory only; nothing it reads is stored, logged or sent anywhere. It never reads messages, passwords or anything you type. Only your counts and times are saved, on your phone. The app asks for your consent before opening Accessibility settings, and you can turn the service off anytime in Android Settings > Accessibility.

Reels Counter is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Instagram, Meta, YouTube, Google, TikTok, Snapchat or Facebook. All trademarks belong to their owners.