ScrollPods: Hands-free scrolling using AirPods

[tippa123]

I’ve been trying to read PDFs and articles while rocking my baby boy to sleep in front of our iMac. Not the easiest combination, and yes, you can argue I shouldn’t multitask, but you know how it is. I couldn’t help myself and ended up building an app to make it easier.

It’s called ScrollPods. You tilt your head gently up or down while wearing AirPods, and your Mac scrolls. It works in web browsers, PDFs, documents, social media, spreadsheets, basically anywhere you normally scroll up and down. I am still surprised at how intuitive it feels.

Key Points:
- App size is 3 MB
- Uses minimal CPU (<5 percent) and battery when active*
- Low RAM usage (around 50–70 MB)*
- Works offline, fully on device
- System-wide scrolling in any app
- Supports AirPods 3rd gen+, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max and Beats Fit Pro†
- Settings page for fine-tuning to your personal needs
- Supports English and German
- Automatic 7 day free trial with no sign-up, no login, no email
- If you like it you buy it for $ 4.99

* When running in the background with just the menu bar icon, this was for a M1 iMac.

† I think more Beats models might work, but Apple doesn’t publish a full compatibility list. If you’re unsure, just try it out during the 7 day trial. The app will tell you right away if your headphones are unsupported.

I posted this initially on Reddit and I had an unbelievable response from the Reddit r/macapps community, so much positive and constructive feedback on what I can do next to improve the app.

Reddit link:

https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1oyydev/i_made_something_completely_new_scroll_your_mac

Here’s the App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/at/app/scrollpods/id6754846074?l=en-GB&mt=12

 

[ignatius345]

I'm not sure I have a use for this, myself, but I think it's awesome you made it. It's great to have cool, out of the box niche software like this available.

 

[Apple_Robert]

I am not sure how often I would use this but, it sounds cool and I like the idea. I will support you with a purchase.

 

[tippa123]

I'm not sure I have a use for this, myself, but I think it's awesome you made it. It's great to have cool, out of the box niche software like this available.

Thanks for the complement. I’m trying for the early iPhone App Store days with the most intriguing apps.

If you have a recent Mac and Apple headphones I would encourage you to just try it out. It’s a 7-day free trial without any sign up or logins just press start. You would be surprised how intuitive and comfortable this is for long focused reading.

A lot of improvements on the way too from all the feedback I got.

 

[tippa123]

I am not sure how often I would use this but, it sounds cool and I like the idea. I will support you with a purchase.

Thanks for the support. As much as I appreciate the purchase, honestly feel free to use the 7-day free trial to see if it’s a good fit for you or not. What I can add is that based on all the positive and constructive feedback is that I have some exciting updates planned to make it even more intuitive.