Mote

An anti-doomscroll app for iPhone

Don't just block the urge. Answer it.

You know the late-night scroll you don't even enjoy. Mote catches it, and hands you a better 60 seconds.

Download on the App Store

Now on the App Store · iPhone, iOS 26+

The Mote catch screen: a warm amber orb glowing on a dark background, with 'Caught the reflex. Nice.' and a 'Give me 60 seconds' button.

The moment

A door, then a better room.

The reach happens before you decide it, and the part of you that knows better never gets a vote. That is the moment Mote meets you.

01The reflexyou reach for the app
02The catcha warm light, not a wall
0360 secondsthen a few minutes back in
Give me 60 seconds Not now What the shield asks.

Friction, not a wall

An honest limit you set.

Gentle inside your limit. A real wall once you hit it.

Gentle, within your limitYour wall, till tomorrow

You set the limit. I never claim it cannot be bypassed.

The pass

Finish, and you're back in.

Your schedule

Quiet nights. Work hours. Weekends.

Protection time

For an hour, or all day.

Guard by category

Social, video, or games, in one tap.

Always allowed

Maps, bank, health stay open.

Lock Screen and Control Center

Start without opening the app.

A quiet Live Activity

There only while you're guarded.

Written on your device

By Apple Intelligence, on your phone.

When you mean it

Strict Mode takes the choice off the table.

For the days you really want to commit. A guarded app stays closed, and you cannot quietly loosen the rules.

It ends on time

At the deadline you set, it releases on its own.

Or end early, after a pause

Ask to stop, then wait out a short cooldown. A buffer for an impulse, not a punishment.

Or a friend's key

Someone you chose unlocks it with their passcode.

A key, not a window.

Hand the way out to someone you trust. They can let you out early, and never see in. No reports, no location.

The dopamine menu

Seven rewards. Two paths.

Matched to how you feel.

Bored → activating

Move, or a quick win.

Wired → soothing

Box breathing, or 5-4-3-2-1 grounding.

Box breathing A small movement A real micro-win 5-4-3-2-1 grounding Warm sensory glow One slow breath A stretch
The Mote reward chooser: 'Caught it. That's the hard part done.' with two paths, 'Bored / understimulated' and 'Wound up / need to settle'.

Your reflection

No streaks. No guilt. Just what you've caught.

A year in pixels. Warmer means more pauses.

The Mote reflection screen: 'Your reflection', a warm year-in-pixels heatmap, and 'You showed up for yourself 20 days. 23 moments collected and counting.'

When it hits hardest

The hours the pull peaks.

What you reached for

The apps behind the reflex.

Moments you caught

How many times you paused.

Honest by design

I left out streaks, spins, and collectibles, even though they make money, because they just trade your old compulsion for a new one. Mote gives your attention back. It does not capture it.

Raymond, the maker of Mote

streaks spins collectibles

Why Mote is built for the ADHD brain →

Mote is a gentle tool, not therapy, a diagnosis, or treatment, and not a medical device.

The difference

A wall, a pause, or a better 60 seconds.

When you reach for a distracting app:

Apple Screen TimeA wall, and that is it
OpalHard block, no redirect
One SecA pause and a breath
BrickPhysical block, no redirect
MoteA better 60 seconds, then back in if you still want it

I compare the mechanism, never which works better. Checked July 2026.

Guides

When Screen Time is too easy to bypass.

Mote is a stricter app blocker for the self-control moment: social media, study blocks, and the apps you keep opening anyway.

App blockerBlock apps with a harder rule layer. Block social mediaFor social, video, and reflex feeds. Study focusGuard a study session from distraction apps. Screen Time limitUse stricter self-control when soft limits fail.

Yours alone

Your Screen Time stays on your phone.

No account. No cloud. No face scan, no ID check. No one is watching, not even us. Mote cannot see your Screen Time. Only you can.

What others ask of you

  • A face scan
  • An ID upload
  • An account to make
  • Trackers in the background

What Mote asks of you

Nothing.

Read the full privacy policy

See it in action

A calm app, end to end.

Real screens. No mockups.

The catch: a warm orb and 'Caught the reflex. Nice.'
The catch
A better 60 seconds: a guided box-breathing reset.
A better 60 seconds
The dopamine menu: choose how your brain feels.
The dopamine menu
Rules for real life: daily limits, schedules, and Strict Mode.
Rules for real life
Reflect without shame: a warm year-in-pixels heatmap.
Reflect, without shame

Pricing

Free to start. Fair if you stay.

The catch is free forever. Premium adds more.

Free

Free, forever
  • The catch and the 60-second redirect
  • Guard 1 app
  • Widgets, Control Center, Live Activity
  • The reflection page

Premium

Yearly, monthly, or one-time
  • Everything in Free
  • Guard unlimited apps
  • Guard whole categories: social, video, games
Download on the App Store

7-day free trial on Premium. Your exact price is shown in the App Store before you buy. Billed through Apple, a reminder before any charge, cancel in one tap.

Answer the next urge.

Made for the ADHD brain. Shame-free. 100% on-device.

Download on the App Store

Now on the App Store. Free to start, no card.