Raptus - Earn Your Scroll Time
Swipe to read. Earn your scroll time.
What it does
Every time you reach for Instagram, your brain expects a dopamine hit. Raptus intercepts that moment with a deal. Swipe your finger across one paragraph of text. That swipe IS a speed reading technique. Your brain learns to stop subvocalizing. Instagram unlocks for 15 min. After 3 weeks: - Reading speed: from 220 to 380 wpm - Screen time: from 4.2h to 1.8h - Equivalent of 10 books read, without trying You don't fight the habit. You upgrade it. Currently in beta.
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