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About AM Buffer

Built for the moment after the alarm.

AM Buffer exists to move one difficult decision out of the morning: whether to open the apps that can take over your attention before the day has properly begun.

The product rationale

Why AM Buffer exists

The problem with morning scrolling is not a lack of awareness. The problem is timing. The choice happens while you are half-awake, with a familiar feed one tap away and the rest of your routine still requiring effort.

AM Buffer lets you make that choice the night before. You set your alarms, choose the distracting apps, and pick the length of the protected window. When your alarm goes off, those apps lock while the rest of your phone keeps working.

AM Buffer is in free public beta for iPhone on TestFlight, for iOS 26 or later. There is no Android version yet. Read how it works, or why the developer built it.

A small, useful experiment

The three-morning method

This is a practical product exercise, not a clinical protocol or medical treatment. Its purpose is to test one realistic setup before making the rule stricter.

  1. 01
    Find the doorway

    Name the one or two apps that usually start the scroll.

  2. 02
    Choose a short window

    Start with 15–30 minutes after waking.

  3. 03
    Set it before bed

    Make the decision before the half-awake moment arrives.

  4. 04
    Name the replacement

    Choose one concrete first action away from the feed.

  5. 05
    Repeat three times

    Keep the same setup for three mornings before judging it.

  6. 06
    Adjust one variable

    Change the app list, duration, or replacement—not everything at once.

Editorial method

How AM Buffer creates its guides

AM Buffer publishes the guides on this site. Because the guides discuss the same problem our product addresses, we make that relationship visible instead of presenting ourselves as an independent reviewer.

  • Answer the immediate question first.Useful steps come before the product invitation.
  • Use primary sources for platform instructions.We link to Apple, Google, or another original source when describing current controls.
  • Separate what exists from what is planned.Native phone features and AM Buffer’s own features are labelled distinctly.
  • Do not manufacture authority.We do not publish invented testimonials, results, ratings, or scientific claims.
  • Show who published and when it changed.Guides carry an AM Buffer byline and a visible update date.