Clearist: Quit Doomscrolling

Still stuck in the scroll loop?

You open Instagram for "just a second" and 45 minutes later you're
watching a stranger organize their fridge. Sound familiar? Clearist makes
the invisible visible: it counts every reel, short, and story you swipe
through, so you finally see the real number.

How it works

Clearist uses Android's AccessibilityService API to detect scroll events on the apps you choose to monitor. This permission is required to count scrolls across apps in real time; without it the core feature cannot function. We don't collect any other info like screen content, messages or any other persona; data .You must manually enable it in Android's Accessibility Settings, the app walks you through this step and explains what it does before asking. Once active, a small floating badge shows your live count. When you hit the daily limit you set, you get a nudge to stop.
No willpower required just awareness.

Set your own stop-point

This is not about going cold turkey. Set 30 reels, 50, or 100, whatever
feels right for your day. Clearist respects your choice and simply reminds
you when you've reached it. You stay in control, not an algorithm.

Focus Mode

Need to study, work, or just be present? Start a focus session and
Clearist will pause distracting apps before they even open. Set a timer
for 15 minutes or 2 hours ,pick what works. When the session ends, your
apps unlock automatically.

See your trends

The Insights tab shows your scrolling patterns over days and weeks. See
which apps eat the most time, spot your peak scrolling hours, and track
whether your daily counts are going up or down. Real data, not guilt, just the numbers to help you make better choices.

Challenge your friends

Share your invite code and compete with friends. Whoever scrolls less,
wins. A little friendly accountability goes a long way.

Built for privacy

Clearist is 100% local-first. There is no account to create, no cloud
sync, and no data leaving your device ever. The app does not read your
messages, capture screenshots, or log what you watch. It only counts
scrolls and tracks which app you're in. That's it.

Why Clearist is different

Most screen-time apps show you a scary weekly report and hope that shame
does the work. It doesn't. Clearist works in real time you see the count
going up as it happens, which changes your behavior in the moment, not
after the fact.

Other apps block everything or nothing. Clearist lets you pick exactly
which apps to monitor and what your personal limit is. It meets you where
you are instead of deciding for you.

Features at a glance

• Real-time scroll counter for Reels, Shorts, TikToks, and more
• Floating on-screen badge with your live count
• Customizable daily stop-point per app
• Focus Mode —> temporarily block apps when you need to concentrate
• Insights dashboard with daily, weekly, and trend views
• Friend challenges —> compete to scroll less
• Works with Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, Reddit, and X
• Supports 15 languages
• No sign-up, no cloud, no ads
• Lightweight minimal battery and memory usage
• Works completely offline

What people use it for

→ Students fighting phone distraction during study sessions
→ Parents who want a gentle limit, not a hard block
→ Anyone trying to be more intentional with their screen time
→ People recovering from doom-scrolling burnout

Your screen time. Your rules.

Download Clearist and see the number you've been ignoring. Once you see
it, you can't unsee it and that's where change starts.