App to stop doomscrolling
Calma rests Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and the other feeds you lose time in, during the hours you choose. Reach for one at 11 PM and you see a calm screen, not an endless feed. Nothing is deleted, and nothing keeps score.
Why it's hard to stop
Doomscrolling is the habit of scrolling a feed long after it stopped being useful or fun. Most people know when it happens to them, and it's usually the same few moments.
There's no natural place to stop, so the decision to stop has to come from you, at the moment you're least likely to make it.
In bed, after work, in the first minutes of the morning. Those are the moments worth protecting, not the whole day.
A time limit tells you that you've already spent the time. By then, the next swipe is automatic. Apple's own iOS 26 guide says Screen Time limits can be ignored once reached, by default.
How Calma helps
You set the rule when you're clear-headed. Calma applies it at the moment you'd usually scroll, using Apple's Screen Time, so blocks keep working even when Calma is closed.
Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, X, or any app on your iPhone. Messages, calls and everything else keep working.
A schedule like Night Peace from 10 PM to 7 AM, a daily time limit, or a few opens a day (3 to 50, 15 minutes each).
Open a resting app and you see [App] is resting. with one button, Back to calm. No streaks, no scores, no guilt messages.
To use a scheduled app anyway, you switch the routine off in Calma. It's a deliberate step, which is usually enough to break the reflex.
Your options
All three can work. They differ in what happens at the exact moment you reach for the feed.
| Feature |  Calma | Screen Timebuilt into iOS | Deleting the app |
|---|---|---|---|
| Closes the app at set times | Yes, per app: schedules, daily limits or opens a day | iOS 27: Screen Time Schedule by category. iOS 26: Downtime for everything except Always Allowed | Yes, until you reinstall it |
| What you see when you open it | [App] is resting. and Back to calm | A limit or Downtime screen | Nothing to open |
| Getting past it | Switch the routine off in Calma. Open limits show an Open app button | Limits can be ignored by default (Apple, iOS 26), unless you set a Screen Time passcode | Reinstall it from the App Store |
| Keeps the app for when you need it | Yes | Yes | No |
| Cost | Calma Pro, 3-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. US: $3.99/week, $9.99/month or $39.99/year (October 2026) | Free | Free |
Screen Time is a good place to start, and it's free. If you keep tapping past it at night, a scheduled pause is the next step.
Honest fit
You scroll most at the same times, like in bed or right after work.
You tried Screen Time limits and kept tapping past them.
You want to keep the apps, just not at 11 PM.
Streaks, scores and lockout timers make you feel worse, not better.
You want a lock you truly can't undo. A hard blocker or a physical device like Brick fits better.
You need to block websites. Calma blocks apps, not websites.
You want it on iPad, Mac or Android. Calma is iPhone only (iOS 18 or later).
You don't want to pay anything. Screen Time is free and already on your iPhone.
FAQ
Something else on your mind? Write to contact@aasntech.com. A real person answers.
It depends on what happens when you reach for the feed. If a reminder is enough, Apple's Screen Time is free. If you want a lock you can't undo, a hard blocker or a device like Brick fits better. If you want the apps closed at set times with a calm screen and a way out that takes a deliberate step, that's what Calma is built for.
Yes. Calma rests the apps you choose only during the hours you pick, like 10 PM to 7 AM, and leaves them alone the rest of the day. Nothing is deleted and you stay logged in.
Yes. Calma uses Apple's Screen Time to apply its blocks, so they keep working when Calma isn't open.
Sometimes, on purpose. A focus session can be ended early with a 3-second hold. Any Moment can be switched off in the app. Open-limit rules show an Open app button.
Scheduled Moments and daily limits only offer Back to calm on the block screen, so stepping past them means switching the Moment off in Calma first.
No. Calma blocks apps. To limit websites in Safari, use Screen Time's own Content & Privacy Restrictions in Settings.
Calma is free to download, and blocking needs Calma Pro. Eligible new subscribers can try it free for 3 days. After the trial, Calma Pro renews weekly, monthly or yearly. The App Store shows the exact price in your currency before you confirm, and you can cancel anytime in Settings.
Pick the apps, pick the hours, and meet a calm screen instead of one more scroll. Free to download, with a 3-day free trial of Calma Pro.
