Blocking alone doesn’t work.
You’ve tried it.

That is not your fault. Your brain is hardwired to seek reward, and the best engineers in the world built algorithms that take advantage of it.

Insteadof isn’t just another app blocker. It’s designed to help you spend more time on the things that matter most.

Download the App

Blocking alone doesn’t work.
You’ve tried it.

That is not your fault. Your brain is hardwired to seek reward, and the best engineers in the world built algorithms that take advantage of it.

So Insteadof isn’t another app blocker. It’s built to work with your brain’s pull toward reward.

Download the App

Need to bypass?

Need to bypass?

You can, but it will cost you $5. Good habits are formed in moments of friction. You’ve already been paying - in missed opportunities to grow and better yourself.

$5 costs less than these missed opportunities…

Lets say you just have to scroll, but you have no growth minutes. You can use a bypass - but it's going to cost you.

Not enough to break the bank, but enough to make you think twice.

Choose.
Grow. Scroll.

Choose your apps.

Growth apps: reading, learning, fitness. Distractions: scrolling, games, anything with a feed.

You already know which is which.

Your attention
deserves better.

Your attention
deserves
better.

Scrolling apps were designed to be addictive.

Growth on one side: reading, learning, fitness. Distractions on the other: your feed, the games, the news.
You already know which is which.

You're not weak, your fighting an unfair battle. Insteadof is designed to add a layer of friction to scrolling. Spend more time on the things matter.

How do I stop scrolling?

You don't have to quit. You just have to earn. It's that simple - spend time doing the things that matter and less time scrolling. We'd rather you do anything insteadof.

Don't just block. Earn.

Other app blockers say you have stop. We're just saying you should spend more time doing the things you know are good for you.

Who it’s for

Who's this for?

Sound familiar?

Insteadof is for people who don’t need another lecture about their phone.
They need a system that actually works with them.

Insteadof is for people who don’t need another lecture about their phone.
They need a system that actually works with them.

You want to spend your screen time hours on something else.

You want to spend your screen time hours on something else.

You’ve deleted Instagram before. But it’s back.

You’ve deleted Instagram before. But it’s back.

You have a book you’ve been “meaning to finish.”

You have a book you’ve been “meaning to finish.”

You swipe away the Duolingo notifications.

You swipe away the Duolingo notifications.

People who stopped losing evenings.

Don't just take it from us

The feed stays locked until I earn it, and that changed me.

Marcus Feller

I finished the book I kept postponing. Two weeks, no fight.

Noah Lindberg

The bypass costs five dollars. I have not needed it so far.

Clara Mendoza

No sneaky subscriptions.

No sneaky subscriptions.

No $80 upfront, no subscription for something you have never tried.
The only thing that costs money is skipping the deal you made with yourself.

We hate sneaky subscriptions. Our promise? We will cancel your subscription if you are inactive. We will notify you every month before renewal. We only want you using this if you are getting value.

The App

$0

Always

Everything that makes the system work.
No trial, no card, no upsell screen.

Bank minutes at whatever rate you set

Split your apps into grow and distract

Bank minutes at whatever rate you set

Lock the feed when the bank is empty

Partner accountability, weekly totals only

✓ Split your apps into grow and distract

✓ Bank minutes at whatever rate you set

✓ Lock the feed when the bank is empty

✓ Partner accountability, weekly totals only

The Bypass

$5

per 8 hours

Only if you decide to skip the deal you made with yourself. It exists, and it has a cost.

Full access to locked apps in the window

No app limit while it runs

No loss of accumulated credits

Logged for reflection, never for shame

After $250 lifetime, every dollar goes to charity

✓ Full access to locked apps in the window

✓ No app limit while it runs

✓ No loss of accumulated credits

✓ Logged for reflection, never for shame

✓ After $250 lifetime, every dollar goes to charity

So, what could you be doing insteadof?

Download Insteadof and find out.

So, what could you be doing insteadof?

Download Insteadof and find out.

Reclaim your time. Earn your scroll.

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Choose.
Grow. Scroll.

Choose your apps.

Growth apps: reading, learning, fitness.

Distractions: scrolling, games, anything with a feed.

You already know which is which.

The trade is simple.

1 minute of reading, learning, meditating, journaling or exercising earns you 1 minute of scrolling.
Or whatever else distracts you most.

Reclaim your time. Earn your scroll.

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Spend time on the apps that grow you, and bank minutes to spend on the ones that don’t.
No minutes in the bank? No scrolling.

Spend time on the apps that grow you, and bank minutes to spend on the ones that don’t.

No minutes in the bank? No scrolling.

The trade is simple.

The trade is simple.

1 minute of reading, learning, meditating, journaling or exercising earns you 1 minute of scrolling.
Or whatever else distracts you most.

1 minute of reading, learning, meditating, journaling, exercising etc earns you 1 minute of scrolling.

Or whatever else distracts you most.