ScrollTax: Earn Screen Time

Name: ScrollTax: Earn Screen Time
Rating: 4.8 (4 reviews)
Author: Marasy Phi

Stop Doomscrolling. Lock Apps.

Only for iPhone

Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.

4 Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Marasy Phi
Language

EN
English
Size

79.4
MB

iPhone

Most app blockers run on a schedule. ScrollTax runs on a budget: every scroll costs points, and reading, walking and sleep earn them back. No easy override. What if doomscrolling had a price? ScrollTax locks your most addictive apps. Earn them back by reading, focusing, doing chores, working, walking, working out, or going outside. The system enforces it. Every 5 minutes of screen time costs 1 tax point. Hit zero and your apps re-lock automatically. Go over budget and the overage becomes debt — it carries into tomorrow, so you start the next day already in the red until you work it off. Your phone, on a budget. HOW IT WORKS Pick your apps. Select any apps to put on a budget using the iOS Screen Time picker. Social media, games, news, browsers — they're locked by default. Earn tax points. · Reading — 10 min = 1 point · Focus — 10 min = 1 point · Chores — 15 min = 1 point · Work — 60 min = 1 point, tracked by your iPhone Work Focus · Steps — 2,000 steps = 1 point · Workout — 15 min = 1 point · Mindfulness — 10 min = 1 point · Standing — 3 hours = 1 point · Sunlight — 15 min outside = 1 point (Apple Watch) · Sleep — 7+ hours = 2 points, from Apple Health or your Sleep Focus Each source has a daily cap, so no single habit can buy the whole day. Spend your budget. 1 point = 5 minutes of screen time. Tracked automatically in the background. Hit zero and your apps re-lock on their own. You also get 30 free grace minutes every day. MEET ZUNŌ A little brain that lives on your Home screen. Its mood follows your balance: bright when you're earning, frazzled when you're scrolling. Poke it, pet it, keep it happy. Prefer a quieter look? Switch to Classic. WORK MODE AND SLEEP MODE Add ScrollTax to your iPhone Work or Sleep Focus. While the Focus is on, your taxed apps stay locked, and the time counts as work or sleep. When it turns off, they reopen. THE LOCK IS REAL ScrollTax uses Apple's own Screen Time enforcement. There's no dismiss button, no three-tap override. If you want Instagram, you have to earn it. Yes, that means walking 2,000 steps. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS ScrollTax never sees which apps you open or what you view. No account. No ads. Your history syncs through your own iCloud. FREE · All ten earn sources · Work mode and Sleep mode · 30 grace minutes per day · 1 emergency unlock per day · Debt carryover — overage rolls to tomorrow · Live Activity and widgets · Hard mode — disable the emergency unlock · Your last 7 days of progress SCROLLTAX PRO · Custom earn rates and grace · Debt controls · Trends, patterns and your full history ScrollTax. Your phone, on a budget. Legal: EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://scrolltax.hipporasy.dev/privacy Terms: https://scrolltax.hipporasy.dev/terms

Ratings & Reviews

4.8

out of 5

4 Ratings

So far good! And free!
May 23
Brooke.z.fit
I like it so far! Only thing is, I don’t use Apple Watch and I want to track my workout time, Sun, and meditation but I can’t without a watch? I just want to add the time or have a counter like the chore tracker. But mostly this is one of the only free app blockers! So thank you!

Developer Response
Hi Brooke, an Apple Watch isn’t required to do that! You should be able to do it manually via the Health app. And for workouts, you should be able to use the Fitness app as a tracker.E.g. For Sunlight, go to Health App search for Time In Daylight press +
So far good! And free!
May 23
Brooke.z.fit

I like it so far! Only thing is, I don’t use Apple Watch and I want to track my workout time, Sun, and meditation but I can’t without a watch? I just want to add the time or have a counter like the chore tracker. But mostly this is one of the only free app blockers! So thank you!
Developer Response May 24
Hi Brooke, an Apple Watch isn’t required to do that! You should be able to do it manually via the Health app. And for workouts, you should be able to use the Fitness app as a tracker.E.g. For Sunlight, go to Health App search for Time In Daylight press +

ScrollTax 2.0.2 + Happy Halloween! Zunō dons a witch hat for the season. Prefer the classic icon? It's in Settings > Appearance > App icon. + Reading, Focus and Chores sessions now end on their own at midnight or after 4 hours, so a forgotten timer no longer keeps your apps blocked. Minutes count toward the day you started. + Fixed a rare crash. + Fixes and polish throughout.

Version 2.0.2 2d ago

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Seller: Marasy Phi
Size: 79.4 MB
Category: Productivity
Compatibility: Requires iOS 18.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 18.0 or later.

Mac
Requires macOS 15.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

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Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 4+

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