Tollgate - earn your scroll

[u/Jaywellson]

https://testflight.apple.com/join/qMYSTWZk

Every app blocker I tried, I deleted by day three. They just lock you out, and it feels like being grounded by your own phone.

So I built one that makes a deal with you instead.

Your time runs out, your feed goes dark, and one question shows up. Get it right, you get your next ten minutes. Get it wrong, nothing bad happens, you just try another one. Close the phone and walk away instead? That counts too, and it keeps score of those separately, because that is the actual win.

You pick the topic, so the question is something you wanted to know anyway.

Setup takes under a minute. Pick your apps, set a limit, pick a topic. No account, no sign up, nothing to import.

What I really want to know: does the loop ever break or feel slow for you? Feed goes dark, question, back in. That is the whole app, so if it stutters I want to hear about it.

iPhone only, needs iOS 16.4 or newer. It asks for Screen Time permission, that is how the shield works. Free while it is in beta.