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I tried the Scroller app, and here’s how it went

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Quick outline:

  • What the app does
  • How I used it in real life
  • What I liked
  • What bugged me
  • Who should try it
  • My wish list
  • Final take and rating

So… what is Scroller?

Scroller is a simple tool that moves the page for you. It scrolls your screen at a steady pace, so you don’t need to swipe all the time. Think recipes, long articles, scripts, or guitar tabs. Tap start, set the speed, and let it glide. You can pause. You can nudge. You can tilt your phone to move up or down. It sits on top of other apps, like a little floating control bar.

If you want to dig deeper than my quick overview, a comprehensive review of the Scroller app, detailing its features and user experiences breaks down every setting and quirk in far more detail than I cover here.

If you prefer a quick visual primer before installing anything, the concise how-to videos over at Woopid are a handy companion.

It asks for Accessibility permission. That’s normal here. It needs that to move the screen. I liked that it explained why, in plain words.

How I actually used it

  • Kitchen test: I was making cinnamon rolls on Sunday. Sticky hands. My iPad was open to a recipe in Safari. I set Scroller to a slow pace and tapped start with my knuckle. No flour on the screen. The steps just rolled by. It felt like a tiny sous-chef.

  • Treadmill read: I read a long article in Apple News while walking. I set a medium speed, then used tilt mode to slow down on tricky parts. No choppy jumps. No weird lag. My eyes stayed calm.

  • Video script: I recorded a short Reel for work. I pasted my script into Notes. Scroller ran like a mini teleprompter. I set a very slow speed, glanced just under the camera, and didn’t lose my place. My takes got cleaner.

  • Guitar practice: I put my iPad on a stand and opened a chord chart in Google Docs. Set speed to match the song. It scrolled past the bridge right on time. I did have to bump it once with the little arrow, but it worked.

  • Bedtime reading: I tried it in Kindle with a long chapter. It did scroll, but page turns in Kindle felt a bit stiff. I switched to Apple Books. That was smoother.

Small note: In Instagram and some store apps, it fought the feed. Not a shock. Those apps grab the scroll in their own way. I just don’t use it there.

The good stuff

  • Easy start: The floating play/pause is simple. No clutter.
  • Smooth motion: It doesn’t jerk. My eyes didn’t get tired.
  • Tilt control: Tilt to scroll felt natural on the treadmill.
  • Quick tweaks: Speed slider makes sense. Fine steps, not giant jumps.
  • Works in many apps: I used it in Safari, Notes, Apple Books, Notion, and Google Docs.
  • Little touches: Haptics give a tiny “tick” when speed changes. It sounds minor, but it helps.

The annoying bits

  • Touchy with some apps: Instagram, Facebook, and a couple of PDF viewers didn’t play nice. It’s hit-or-miss with fancy feeds.
  • Battery: When I ran it for an hour on my iPhone 14 Pro, I lost about 8–10% more battery than usual. Not awful. But I noticed.
  • Drift in tilt mode: Twice, tilt mode crept down too fast after I set the phone on a stand. I had to pause and reset it flat.
  • One early crash: After an iOS update, it crashed in Apple Books. I re-opened it and it was fine. Only happened once.

Who it’s good for

  • Home cooks who don’t want to touch the screen with messy hands.
  • Runners or walkers who read on a machine.
  • Folks with wrist pain from lots of swiping. This helped me on long reads.
  • Creators who need a basic teleprompter without extra gear.
  • Students reading PDFs and notes. Slow and steady keeps focus.

Wish list

  • Per-app presets: I want “fast for Safari,” “slow for Books,” and have it remember.
  • Better PDF love: Some readers worked, some felt stiff. A “PDF mode” would be great.
  • Smart pause on videos: If a video starts, pause the scroll, then resume after.
  • A gentle “auto resume” option after I tap a link.

Money, setup, little things

I used the free version first. Then I paid for the upgrade to remove ads and get tilt controls. Setup took two minutes. Turn on Accessibility. Give permission. Done. I also set a Siri shortcut, so I can say, “Start Scroller slow,” and it sets my speed. That part made me smile.

Final take

Do you need it every day? Maybe not. But when you do, it feels like a cheat code you’re actually allowed to use. It helped me keep pace with long reads, saved my screen from sticky hands, and gave me cleaner takes on camera. It’s not perfect with social apps. Battery use goes up a bit. Still, for reading, recipes, scripts, and tabs, it’s become part of my flow.

If you’re the type who likes stats, graphs, and a 30-day look at bug reports, there’s also an in-depth analysis of the Scroller app, including user reviews and ratings that crunches the data side of things.

Rating: 4 out of 5

I’ll keep it on my home screen. And yes, I used it to scroll this review while I edited. Funny how that works.

—Kayla Sox

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