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Get up. Scroll on purpose.

You picked up your phone to check one thing. That was forty minutes ago. Glitch blocks the apps that do that, until you get up and tap the Glitch sticker.

Follow the build

Coming soon to iPhone and Android.

The sticker is over there.

The endless scroll is in your thumb. You break it with your legs. Put a Glitch sticker somewhere you can't reach from the sofa, and to scroll you have to go and tap it.

A living room seen from above. A dotted trail of footsteps runs from a phone on the sofa, past the coffee table, to a Glitch sticker on the fridge at the far side of the room.you, mid-scrollabout 12 stepsthe sticker

  1. You open TikTok

    Glitch gets there first. Instead of the feed, you get one word: Stopped.

  2. You get up

    Cross the room and tap your phone on the sticker. It takes a few seconds.

  3. You decide again

    Somewhere on the way you turn back into a person deciding what to do next. If the scroll is worth it, you've earned fifteen minutes. Enjoy every second.

  4. The block comes back

    When the time is used, mid-video if it has to. The sticker hasn't moved.

What a scroll costs.

Right now it costs nothing, which is the problem. With Glitch it costs a short walk.

Tap your Glitch sticker

We provide the stickers. Stick one on the fridge, the front door or the bookshelf: anywhere you have to stand up to reach.

earns 15 min

Or earn it another way

  • Charge your phone
  • Walk 250 steps
  • Do 20 push-ups
  • Do 10 squats
  • Do 20 star jumps

You choose how much time each one earns. Time you don't use runs out after four hours, so there's no saving it up.

It wasn't weakness.

The apps on your phone were built to keep you there, by people who are very good at it. So this is what we believe.

  • Your attention is yours.

    It's the most valuable thing you have, which is why so many people are after it.

  • It was never a fair fight.

    One tired person on a sofa against a building full of the world's best engineers and psychologists, all paid to keep you there. You don't need more willpower. You need a speed bump.

  • Scroll on purpose.

    If you choose twenty minutes of TikTok, enjoy every second. It's the scroll you never chose that we're after.

  • The way out is physical.

    Stand up. Cross the room. Somewhere between the sofa and the far side of the room, you get to decide again.

  • Nobody needs a prison.

    Cheat, quit, have a bad week. It's your phone.

  • The time is for something real.

    A walk, a run, the gym. A book, a proper dinner, a friend, the person next to you. We don't much mind which, as long as you picked it. And appreciate it while you're there.

Read the manifesto

A speed bump, not a prison.

Can I cheat?
Yes. You could peel the sticker off the fridge and keep it in your pocket. Anything that locks you out of your own phone becomes a game you play against yourself, and you'll win. Glitch would sooner make you slow down and ask whether this scroll is worth it.
Can I turn it off?
Always. Pause it, or take an emergency unlock: a 60-second wait buys you five minutes, three times a week. Delete the app and everything unblocks. It's your phone.
What does Glitch know about me?
Almost nothing. There's no account and no analytics, and nothing leaves your phone. Apple doesn't even tell Glitch which apps you picked. We don't want your attention either: open Glitch, do the thing, close it.
Which apps can it block?
Whichever ones eat your evenings. You pick them once, from a list Apple provides: Instagram, TikTok, Vinted, whatever. Glitch can block the same sites in Safari too.
When can I get it?
Not yet, but soon. Glitch is coming to iPhone, on iOS 17 or later, and to Android.

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