An intentionally annoying app to break doomscrolling
Based on personal struggles, I built an app that shows annoying things on my phone when I doomscroll. This includes dancing cats, the screen time police, or rain. Social media is great as long as you don't overuse it -- I learn and connect with friends thanks to it. But it's too easy to get hooked. When you open addictive apps, SpeedBump gives you a few options: 2, 5, 15, 30 minutes. The more you want to use, the more you have to wait before opening. Once time's up, it starts to annoy you a lot. There's no way to extend the timer without breaking your streak; you'll have to take a 15 min…
In plain words
SpeedBump is an app designed to reduce excessive use of social media and other addictive applications by introducing intentional friction. When users open targeted apps, they select a waiting period of 2, 5, 15, or 30 minutes before access is granted. Once the timer expires, the app displays annoying visual interruptions like dancing cats or rain to discourage continued scrolling. Users cannot extend the timer without breaking their streak and taking a mandatory 15-minute break. The app is built for people who want to maintain social media use for learning and connection while combating the habit of doomscrolling.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
Based on personal struggles, I built an app that shows annoying things on my phone when I doomscroll. This includes dancing cats, the screen time police, or rain. Social media is great as long as you don't overuse it -- I learn and connect with friends thanks to it. But it's too easy to get hooked. When you open addictive apps, SpeedBump gives you a few options: 2, 5, 15, 30 minutes. The more you want to use, the more you have to wait before opening. Once time's up, it starts to annoy you a lot. There's no way to extend the timer without breaking your streak; you'll have to take a 15 min break. I used Compose Multiplatform. It's been very fun to develop and actually works for me. Check it out here and let me know what you think: https://speedbumpapp.com/ :)
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