Pick your distractions
Choose the apps that pull you in and set a daily limit. If you like, block only Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts.
On Android. Coming to iPhone.
Put your phone down. We'll tell you what to do instead.
An idea, if you like
Read 10 pages of a book
Hi, I’m Waddle.
Aufblick suggests something concrete right when you start doomscrolling. Keep track of your tasks with the app's to-do list, which also shows up on the block screen. Free for Android.
On Android? It's already here.
Android 10 or newer · No account needed
iPhone waitlist
For iPhone, I’m looking for the first 100.
Once 100 people have signed up, I’ll build the iPhone version. Sign up and you’re one of them.
The first 100 get Premium for free. Unlimited habits, every Waddle style and Waddle as a sticker pack.
Non-binding: signing up costs nothing. The iPhone version and the Premium bonus are planned, not guaranteed. Subject to change, all rights reserved. Privacy
The problem
Blocking alone isn't enough.
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Blockers get bypassed.
One tap on “Open anyway” and you're back in the feed.
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What's left is a void.
The app is closed, but the boredom is still there. So you reach for the next one.
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Blockers stop without telling you.
A missing permission or battery optimisation shuts them down, and you only notice the next time you scroll.
How it works
Three steps. The rest happens in the moment.
A suggestion at the right moment
When you open one of them, Aufblick asks: how long? Next to it are ideas for instead, like “Call someone now”.
Done
You do the idea, or you take the time you chose on purpose. Afterwards your blocked apps take a break of the same length.
On the Today screen, Aufblick can ask about your energy and suggest a task that fits it.
The difference
Other apps replace scrolling with other screen content. Aufblick replaces it with something off the screen.
Social
Call someone now
Body
Go outside for 10 minutes
Growth
Work on a personal project for 20 minutes
And if the blocker isn't running, Aufblick shows you and tells you what's missing, instead of failing silently.
Help me fill the 100 spots.
iPhone version
100 sign-ups, then I start building.
I build Aufblick on my own. An iPhone version costs me months. I'll put them in as soon as I know you want it.
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The first 100 get Premium for free.
Unlimited habits, every Waddle style and Waddle as a sticker pack. I'll send you the code by email.
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You hear first.
The email to the list goes out before I announce the iPhone version anywhere else.
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You help shape it.
Just reply to my email and tell me what the iPhone version should do. Or write now to wsd.app.support@gmail.com
Non-binding: signing up costs nothing. The iPhone version and the Premium bonus are planned, not guaranteed. Subject to change, all rights reserved. Privacy
The app
This is Aufblick.
Questions
Short answers.
What is Aufblick?
Aufblick is an Android app against doomscrolling. You decide which apps distract you. When you open one of them, Aufblick asks how long you want to use it and shows you ideas for something off the screen.
Is Aufblick free?
Yes, at its core. The full app blocker, Reels and Shorts blocking, the emergency pass, the to-do list, reflection and up to five habits cost nothing. Premium is optional, as a subscription or a one-time purchase via Google Play, and unlocks unlimited habits, every Waddle style and “Watch Reels & Shorts from friends”.
Does Aufblick block apps?
Yes. You pick the apps yourself and set a daily limit, per app if you like. When you open one, you choose how long you stay; afterwards your blocked apps take a break of the same length. You can also block just Instagram Reels or YouTube Shorts without blocking the whole app.
What data does Aufblick store?
Your tasks, habits, to-dos and settings stay on your device. There is no account. For usage statistics (PostHog, servers in the EU) and crash reports (Firebase Crashlytics) the app sends limited technical data, never your own text. Details are in the app's privacy policy.
Is there Aufblick for iPhone?
Not yet. I'll build it once 100 people have joined the iPhone waitlist, and I'll email you once it exists; the first 100 get Premium for free. All of this is planned but non-binding. One limitation up front: on iPhone, apps can only block whole apps, not single parts like Reels or Shorts.
How is it different from one sec, Opal or ScreenZen?
Those apps slow you down before opening or block apps on a schedule. Aufblick sets limits too, but in the same moment it suggests something concrete off the screen, like calling someone or going outside.
Build with me
Want to build this with me?
Aufblick is a solo project that's growing. As a designer, developer, tester, or just with ideas: get in touch.
The next urge will come.
Get Aufblick for Android.
Got an iPhone? Join the waitlist. The first 100 get Premium for free.
Non-binding: signing up costs nothing. The iPhone version and the Premium bonus are planned, not guaranteed. Subject to change, all rights reserved.