One notification becomes twenty minutes.
Your wake-up check turns into a feed, then messages, then whatever the algorithm serves next.
New The 3-day phone-free morning challenge
Put a buffer between waking and scrolling.
AM Buffer shields distracting apps after you wake up for a window you choose, so your morning starts on your terms.
Why it matters: Morning scrolling floods you with novelty, notifications, and other people’s priorities before you’ve chosen your own.
iPhone first · Free to join · No spam, ever
7:14● ◒
GOOD MORNING, MAYA
YOUR BUFFER IS ACTIVE
29:42
Your morning is still yours.
◎▶◈3 apps shielded
✓
Day 2 completeKeep the streak alive
3/4
Morning crewBuffers kept today
30 minrecommended default
3 daysto feel the difference
Your ruleschoose apps and duration
The morning scroll has a cost
Before your feet touch the floor, your attention is already gone.
Willpower arrives after the habit.
AM Buffer changes the environment before your half-awake brain has to negotiate with it.
Your morning becomes reactive.
Other people’s updates set the tone before you’ve chosen what matters to you.
How it works
A calmer morning in three small steps.
Set it once the night before. AM Buffer handles the vulnerable first minutes of tomorrow.
Choose your wake-up time.
Set AM Buffer’s wake-up alarm and pick the apps or sites that usually pull you in.
Wake into your buffer.
Dismiss the alarm and your protected window begins. Essentials remain available.
Keep it for three mornings.
See your streak, check in with your crew, and notice what changes before committing longer.
Firm, not rigid
Make the buffer fit your morning.
Start with 30 minutes, then tune it around school runs, workouts, commutes, or quiet coffee. The goal is a boundary you’ll actually keep.
- ✓ Choose which apps and websites are shielded
- ✓ Calls, alarms, maps, and other essentials remain available
- ✓ Add a deliberate emergency exit without making quitting effortless
Tomorrow’s bufferOn
WAKE UP7:14
→BUFFER ENDS7:44
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3 apps shieldedTap to edit your list
›Your phone stays useful. The rabbit holes wait.
PRIVATE GROUPThe Early Birds
Day 3 of 3M
Maya30 min buffer
✓A
Alex45 min buffer
✓R
RheaStarts at 7:30
···◉ Your crew sees completion—not your screen activity.
A little social gravity
Your morning, with backup.
Invite a few friends or join a small challenge group. You’ll share whether the buffer was kept—never private app activity.
“See you on the other side of 7:30.”
Your first morning starts here
Try three mornings without the scroll.
Join the early-access list. We’ll invite a small group of iPhone testers first and keep Android members posted.
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Founding member perks
Early beta access•Shape what gets built•Launch pricing
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