the door, the wall, and everything in between. — n.
what is squats to scroll?
a cat named nugget sits on the apps you pick — tiktok, instagram, whichever ones eat your evenings. when you want in, you do a few squats (your camera counts them, right on your phone) and the door opens for 15 minutes. after that, he sits back down. you're not locked out of your life — you're just paying a small, honest toll to the part of you that set this up in the first place.
how does the wall work on iphone?
the wall is apple's own screen time shield. you pick the apps in apple's picker (in the app: menu → blocked apps → manage → "edit the wall"), and apple blocks them at the system level. apple never tells us which apps you picked — it hands the app an anonymous list only your phone can read. the "door names" list in the app is separate: it's just so nugget can greet each door by name and send you back after your squats.
what does "the door is open" on my lock screen mean?
after you clear a door, your 15-minute window shows on the lock screen with a countdown — that's nugget holding it open. when it hits zero, the wall stands back up on its own. nothing to do; it's just honest about the time you have.
can i get past the door without squats?
three earned ways, never a paid one: spend a skip (you bank those by doing 10 extra squats), spend a guilt-free day (the whole day opens, streak protected), or just… not go in. that last one is his favorite.
do i have to use my camera?
no. the camera makes counting effortless, but everything runs on your device — frames are analyzed for the squat count and immediately thrown away, never stored, never uploaded. if you'd rather skip the camera, tap-to-count works instead.
it's not counting my squats.
prop your phone so your whole body is in frame, side-on works best, decent light. you can also change the depth it expects (menu → the deal → squat depth) — "light" is forgiving, "deep" wants below parallel. still stubborn? tap-to-count is always there, and we'd love to hear about it: [email protected].
what keeps my streak alive?
any of these counts as showing up: you did your squats, you spent an earned skip, you took a guilt-free day — or you never opened your guarded apps at all. that last one is the whole point. a quiet day isn't a missed day; it's the best day. nugget marks it gold.
what's a guilt-free day?
a day off you choose to take — the doors stay open until midnight, no squats owed, streak protected. you earn them at streak milestones, and premium tops one up every week. they're for sick days, travel days, and days that are just a lot. planned rest beats a broken streak every time.
i broke my streak. is it gone?
the hat comes off, but the days still happened. for 24 hours you can patch the streak — just that day's squats, no penalty, first repair's free — and nugget puts everything back on the shelf like nothing happened. or start fresh at day one. either way, nobody scolds you here. it happens to literally everyone who's ever tried.
what's on the shelf?
things nugget drags home — treasures, outfits, the occasional legendary cheese grater. they're earned by streaks and quiet days, never sold. premium keeps every treasure in full color, forever.
how does the free trial work?
7 days, everything unlocked, managed entirely by apple. the timeline is on the paywall and it's the real one: day 1 his world opens · day 5 we remind you (2 days before anything charges) · day 7 the first charge, only if you stayed. if your notifications are off, the reminder shows up inside the app instead. no surprises — that's the deal.
how do i cancel?
through apple: settings → your name → subscriptions → squats to scroll → cancel. cancel any time before the trial ends and you pay nothing. one honest heads-up (this catches people in every app): deleting the app does not cancel a subscription — only the settings path above does.
what happens to my streak and shelf if i cancel?
they stay. your streak, your treasures, your cat — none of it is hostage. premium extras go into storage (nothing is deleted), and blocking keeps working free, forever. come back whenever; he'll pretend he didn't miss you.
what does premium actually add?
the full-color shelf (every treasure kept forever), a guilt-free day topped up weekly, and locked-in mode — the no-escape switch that hides every out for the days you mean it. what it never adds: paid skips, paid streak repairs, or ads. the door itself is free for everyone — that's not changing.
refunds?
apple handles subscription refunds through reportaproblem.apple.com. if you're stuck, email us and a human will help.
what do you see about me?
almost nothing, on purpose. the camera runs on-device and keeps no frames. apple never tells us which apps you guard. our analytics never include your app names, your usage, or even your cat's name. the full picture is in the privacy policy — it's short because there's not much to tell.
can i turn all of this off?
always. remove apps from the wall in apple's picker, flip off screen time access in your phone's settings, or delete the app. you're outsourcing willpower to a cat, not signing away your phone. (just remember: cancelling a subscription is its own step — see above.)
the blocking stopped working.
in the app: menu → "if something feels off" → reload the wall — one tap re-arms him, harmless to use any time. if that doesn't do it, check that squats to scroll still has screen time access (settings → screen time), and that the app you expect blocked isn't in apple's "always allowed" list — apps there override every wall, including his.
a squat opened the door but the app was still blocked.
give it a breath — apple's shield occasionally takes a second to stand down. if it persists, "reload the wall" and go again. if it keeps happening, tell us; that's a bug we want.
something else?
email [email protected] — a human answers, usually within 1–2 business days.