I finally quit ‘doomscrolling’ with three apps – they’re all free and save you from losing hours to social media misery
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HOW much time did you lose mindless swiping down social media feeds today? How about this week, over the month, or even the whole year? Ugh. It's probably a shocking number, higher than you'd like – and certainly bigger than you realise. These apps are addictive. We've known it for years.
![[Kinnu is a great alternative to scrolling on social media – although you will have to swipe a little]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/kinnu-001.jpg?strip=all&w=533)
They serve up plenty of great content, lots of it entertaining or educational. But you'll also end up wading through a lot more rubbish, some of which will make you feel miserable. So I made a resolution late last year to kick the social media apps and swap them out with more wholesome options. A personal doomsday for doomscrolling.
![[The Sun's tech editor Sean Keach has turned to three handy apps to dodge social media's temptations]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEAN-KEACH-1.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Here are three clever apps that are now front and centre on my iPhone Home Screen. If you value your sanity, try sticking them on yours too. Kinnu is the perfect alternative to social media. For a start, there's no people. And it's entirely educational. So you can just focus on yourself.
![[The app teaches you about interesting topics in a simple way – and then quizzes you on what you've learned]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/kinnu-002.jpg?strip=all&w=533)
It's a "microlearning" app, which means you learn about topics by gobbling up short bites of info. The app is broken down into loads of categories that are laid out in clusters like history, geography, and religion. Tap into any one of the clusters and you'll be able to dive in deeper. So History will let you explore a chain of info about Ancient Rome, for instance.
![[You'll be prompted to revise topics so that you don't forget key bits of info]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/kinnu-003.jpg?strip=all&w=533)
You can then go through a fun and easy-to-chew course on the topic. And you'll be quizzed and re-quizzed as you go, helping you to remember it. It's a bit like school, but you can pick exactly what you want to learn about, it only takes five minutes, and there's no downside to getting answers wrong.
![[Gemini is Google's powerful AI chatbot, and it's available for free on your iPhone right now]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/gemini-001.jpg?strip=all&w=443)
