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.
On the App Store June 22, 2026 · In TestFlight beta now · iPhone, iOS 26+
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.
Friction, not a wall
An honest limit you set.
Gentle inside your limit. A real wall once you hit it.
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 Premium
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.
The dopamine menu
Seven rewards. Two paths.
Matched to how you feel. No spins, no streaks.
Move, or a quick win.
Box breathing, or 5-4-3-2-1 grounding.
Made for the ADHD brain
Built for your brain. Zero shame.
No streaks to break
Slip at 11pm? Welcome back. Nothing to fail.
Works with your brain
Answers the urge so it loosens. No teeth-gritting.
Warm, never punishing
No red. No alarms. A warm light on your side.
Why Mote is built for the ADHD brain →
Mote is a gentle tool, not therapy, a diagnosis, or treatment, and not a medical device.
Your reflection
No streaks. No guilt. Just what you've caught.
A year in pixels. Warmer means more pauses.
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
The difference
A wall, a pause, or a better 60 seconds.
When you reach for a distracting app:
I compare the mechanism, never which works better. Checked June 2026.
Yours alone
Your Screen Time stays on your phone.
No account. No cloud. Nothing to opt out of.
On-device, always
Your usage never leaves your iPhone.
No trackers
No ad SDKs, no profiles, no resale.
On-device AI
The gentle words are written on your phone by Apple Intelligence.
See it in action
A calm app, end to end.
Real screens. No mockups.
Pricing
Free to start. Fair if you stay.
The catch is free forever. Premium adds more.
Free
$0, forever- The catch and the 60-second redirect
- Guard 1 app
- Widgets, Control Center, Live Activity
- The reflection page
Premium
$59.99/yr · $8.99/mo · $169 once- Everything in Free
- Guard unlimited apps
- Guard whole categories: social, video, games
Answer the next urge.
Made for the ADHD brain. Shame-free. 100% on-device.
On the App Store June 22, 2026. Free to start in TestFlight now, no card.