Brainrot Tax
Make doomscrolling cost
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Brainrot Tax adds deliberate friction before opening the apps you choose.
Pick the apps that pull you into doomscrolling. Brainrot Tax shields them with Apple Screen Time controls. When you want access, open Brainrot Tax and pay the tax: watch one rewarded ad, or wait if no ad is available, to unlock that app for a short 5-minute window.
It is not a gentle timer. It is a visible cost.
WHY IT EXISTS
Most screen time tools are easy to ignore. Brainrot Tax makes the trade harder to pretend away: if you want the scroll, you have to sit through a cost first.
The business model is intentionally honest. The app earns when you relapse. If you use your phone less, it earns less. If you stop needing it, it earns nothing. That is the point.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
- Choose which apps should be taxed
- Create your own groups, such as Social, Video, or Games
- Turn taxes on or off for different groups
- Unlock one app at a time for 5 minutes
- Use the 60-second wait fallback when no rewarded ad is available
- See a local ledger of unlocks and ad seconds watched
- Keep your selected apps and unlock history on your device
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
Brainrot Tax does not require an account. Your taxed apps, groups, unlock windows, and ledger stay local on your device. Crash reporting helps diagnose failures. Anonymous product analytics are optional and require consent.
IMPORTANT
Brainrot Tax uses Apple Screen Time frameworks. You remain in control and can change or revoke permissions in iOS settings. Communication apps may be important in urgent situations, so tax them carefully.
If you want a polite focus timer, this may not be it. If you want your doomscrolling to feel as expensive as it really is, Brainrot Tax is built for that.
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Minor housekeeping release — no user-facing changes.
The developer, CWTI Ltd, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Identifiers
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics
Accessibility
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Information
- Seller
- CWTI Ltd
- Size
- 42.3 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 16.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
16+
- 16+
- Contains
Advertising
- Copyright
- © 2026 CWTI ltd