Observed arrival · 2026-10-03
DTox makes the next scroll take effort
An iPhone app blocker that adds escalating barriers—breathing pauses, typed intentions, movement, and other challenges—before opening selected apps.
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✦Pretty
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◎Niche
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- For
- iPhone users trying to interrupt social-app scrolling
- Worth noticing
- The page describes eight customizable challenges and a shared attempt pool across protected apps to discourage app-hopping.
Field notes
The homepage presents a configurable set of eight challenges, including step counts, altitude changes, and a phone-down cooldown. It says attempts can be pooled across protected apps, so opening a second blocked app does not simply restart the process. The site also claims its book scan and other processing stay on-device; those privacy and enforcement statements are presented as product claims, not independently verified here.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
◎NicheUnusually specific use
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