Feeling down
Scrolling often leaves you feeling worse than before. Teens on social media 3+ hours a day report more anxiety and depression.
Source: Riehm et al., JAMA Psychiatry, 2019Break the scroll cycle for good .
Seez'n is an app to stop doomscrolling and get back to a balanced life.
Seez'n
Break the scroll cycle.
Grow something real.
120
HP
Healthy · Lv. 8
The cycle
Sound familiar?
Most people stuck in doomscrolling are not lazy. They are caught in a loop that feeds itself.
- Scroll
- Not being productive
- Feel worse
- Scroll again
See the research
Sleep problems
Using a screen before bed is linked to poorer sleep quality and about 50 minutes less sleep per week.
Source: Zhong et al., JAMA Network Open, 2025No focus
After an interruption, it takes an average of 23 minutes to refocus on the task you were doing.
Source: Mark et al., CHI 2008Procrastination
You open your phone for one quick thing and lose an hour, a pattern linked to smartphone addiction and procrastination in students.
Source: Chen & Lyu, Personality and Individual Differences, 2024Lost confidence
Comparing yourself to others on feeds erodes self-esteem, according to a 2023 meta-analysis of social media studies.
Source: McComb et al., Media Psychology, 2023Foggy mind
Heavier media multitasking is linked to worse sustained attention and a more scattered mind.
Source: Rioja et al., Technology, Mind, and Behavior, 2023The Seez'n tree
Meet your tree
Good actions grow it
Complete productivity and introspection exercises, focus sessions, and todos to grow your tree.
Overscrolling kills it
After 15 minutes of scrolling, your tree loses HP and your apps are blocked for 1 hour.
If it dies, your circle is notified
If you are in a family or a friend group, the other members get a notification that your tree died.
How it works
3 steps to break the cycle
1 Understand yourself Introspection modules to understand yourself better. Self-awareness is the root of the change.
Find your mantras
An exercise to better understand the values that define you. Those values will guide you to build a life that feels like yours, away from doomscrolling.
Morning Mood check-in
Log your current mood
How are you feeling right now?
Log your moods
Note how you feel as moments pass. You spot when scrolling drains you, and you learn to step away.
2 Catch the urge to scroll Seez'n protects you when you overscroll.
82
HP
15 min cumulative limit
Monitored apps block when you overscroll
Your tree's HP and automatic blocking
After 15 minutes on your monitored apps, they block for one hour and your tree loses HP.
Feeling like scrolling?
Outdoor 30 min · Low energy
Walk in nature
Find a nearby park and take a mindful walk.
Creative 15 min · Low energy
Write in a journal
Free-write for 10 minutes. No editing.
Activity ideas
Concrete things to do instead of scrolling, filtered by time and energy.
3 Stay focused Avoid procrastination with Seez'n's productivity modules.
Focus Session
30
minutes
Distracting apps blocked during session
Focus sessions
A timer, blocked apps, one thing to do. Your tree gains HP when you finish.
Today Tomorrow Later
Day-by-day todos
Tasks by day so you move forward without procrastinating on a screen.
Sleep Protection
10:00 PM
9:00 AM
11h blocked
Off
Sleep protection
Block your apps at night so you stop scrolling in bed.
Morning 2h 14m left
Log your current mood
How are you feeling right now?
Complete a Focus Session
Afternoon challenge
Daily challenges
Small timed actions throughout the day, instead of scrolling.
New
Seez'n Circle
Take back control of screens with the people who matter: as a family, or with friends.
You
82 HP 2
Emma
86 HP 1
Lucas
74 HP 3
A shared leaderboard
Everyone grows their own tree, with the same rules for parents and children. Seez'n is not a spying tool or parental control. It's a way to take back control as a family.
Family challenge
2:14:08 Afternoon focus session
2 of 3 done Waiting for Lucas
- Emma
- You
- Lucas
Family challenges you finish together
Earn family trophies through daily missions! The win only counts when everyone has finished the challenge.
Family contract
View the contractA contract you write together
Write your family contract together on Seez'n. Everyone chooses the commitments they want to keep.
If a tree dies, the family is notified
That is the Seez'n tree will: if a family tree dies, the other members are notified. Not to punish or police each other, but to talk it through in a climate of trust and mutual support.
You
82 HP 2
Léa
91 HP 1
Noah
70 HP 3
A leaderboard with friends
Compare trees with your friends. Shared motivation to scroll less and spend more time together!
Seez'n Expert Panel
Backed by independent experts
Clément ÉTORÉ
Founder of Bulle (European ethical social media platform)
Anne-Hélia ROURE
Psychiatrist & Member of the "Collectif Surexposition Écran (CoSE)"
Valentin RIVALLAND
Founder of Digi'Detox (digital wellbeing initiative)
Gilles VERNET
Filmmaker, author & teacher, director of "Et si on levait les yeux?"
Jean POULY
Digital anthropologist, author, and creator of the Smartphone Show®
FAQ
Common questions
What is Seez'n?
Seez'n is a mobile app to stop doomscrolling and get back to a balanced life. It blocks your apps when you go past your scroll limit, offers exercises and productivity tools instead, and grows a tree that reflects the habits you build. You can also use it with your family to take back control of screens together.
What is doomscrolling?
Doomscrolling (also called overscrolling) is compulsive, endless passive scrolling, often through negative or draining content. You keep going even when you feel worse, and the urge to scroll comes back. That loop is what Seez'n helps you break.
How does monitoring work on iOS?
You pick the apps that pull you into passive scrolling. Seez'n uses Apple's Screen Time APIs (Family Controls) on your iPhone to measure time in those apps and apply blocks. After 15 minutes of cumulative use in a day, the apps block automatically. Apple processes usage on your device; we sync only what's needed for your tree's HP (for example, penalty events and your selected-apps configuration) - not your full Screen Time history. You stay in control of which apps are monitored.
How does monitoring work on Android?
You pick the apps that pull you into passive scrolling. Seez'n uses Android usage access on your phone to measure time in those apps, and the display-over-other-apps permission to show block screens. After 15 minutes of cumulative use in a day, the apps block automatically. Tracking runs on your device; we sync only what's needed for your tree's HP (for example, penalty events and your selected-apps configuration), not your full usage history. You stay in control of which apps are monitored.
What is your tree's HP?
Your tree's health points (HP) are your long-run habit score. They go up when you complete exercises, challenges, todos, and focus sessions in the app. They go down when you trigger doomscrolling penalties. There is no cap. The number keeps growing as you build better habits.
Is my data private?
Seez'n is built with privacy in mind. We do not sell your data or use it for behavioral advertising. Monitoring and limits run on your device: on iOS via Apple Screen Time / Family Controls, on Android via usage access and block overlays. We store account and progress data securely in the EU via Firebase so your tree stays in sync. Mood and reflection entries are optional - you consent by saving them, as described in our Privacy Policy. If you join a family or a friend group, the other members see: your name, your tree, and your avatar. They do not see your mood logs. You can delete your account from the app at any time.
How does Seez'n Family work?
Seez'n Family is custom-built for a household, not as a way for parents to watch their children. Parents and children follow the same rules: each person grows a tree, and the family page shows tree health, streaks, and whether monitoring is on. It never shows what is on someone's phone. You write a contract together, take on daily challenges as a household, and one subscription covers up to 10 people.
Can I open my account on a computer?
Yes. After you create your account in the app, you can sign in to the online portal from a computer. You will find some of your account there: your tasks, your tree, your rankings, and your emotions.
Is Seez'n free?
Yes, you can use Seez'n for free: your tree and one friend group are included. Seez'n Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks more features (focus sessions, activity ideas, up to five friend groups, and the ability to create a family). If you create a family, one subscription covers up to 10 people.
What happens if my tree dies?
If you are in a family or a friend group, the other members get a notification that your tree died. If you are in neither, no one is notified.