# Dopamine Menu: Screen blocker — Your time back, no willpower.

> Personalized activity menu to combat doomscrolling and executive dysfunction. (iPhone/iPad app by Damien Doumer.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dopamine-menu-screen-blocker/id6758677948 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Damien Doumer](https://appshunter.io/developer/1453768851)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings · 1 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 65 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-03-01
- Data updated: 2026-09-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dopamine-menu-screen-blocker/id6758677948/reviews.md

## What is Dopamine Menu?

Your apps stay locked until you've done something you actually love — and taken a photo to prove it.

It's not a willpower problem. Your phone is engineered to be the fastest dopamine within reach, and every brain loses that fight. So Dopamine Menu doesn't ask you to fight. It asks you to swap.

HOW IT WORKS

Build your menu — the things you'd rather do than scroll. Read ten pages. One song, eyes closed. Walk to the corner. Guitar, badly.
Lock the apps that eat your evenings. Instagram, TikTok, YouTube — your pick.
When you reach for them, your menu shows up instead. Your own words, on top of the app.
Do one thing. Take a photo of it. The apps unlock — for 15 minutes.
Watch the score. "It tried 47 times today. It got through 2."

WHY IT WORKS You can't delete a craving. You can redirect it. Cut the scroll and you leave a hole the phone will fill; swap it for something you enjoy and your brain still gets its hit — nothing to resist. Deciding the swap in advance is what psychologists call an if-then plan; across 94 studies, it roughly doubled follow-through. The photo just makes it real.

WHAT YOU GET

The Shield — the apps you choose stay locked until you've done something from your menu and shown the proof
Your menu on your home screen — no deciding in the moment; you already decided
Wins — every photo builds your wall. "I won against the algorithm 23 times. And I can prove it."
The scoreboard — how many times the algorithm tried, how many times it got through, and which apps tried hardest
Your time, back — the hours you spent on your book, your walk, your guitar, counted
Share the proof — one tap turns your wall into a poster (blur your photos if you like)

PRIVACY, FOR REAL Your photos never leave your phone. No account, no upload, no cloud. Dopamine Menu can't see what you do inside other apps — Apple's Screen Time framework keeps that on your device, where it belongs.

FREE AND PRO Free: unlimited menu, soft blocking, wins, the wall, sharing. Pro: the Shield that actually holds, home-screen widgets, unlimited menus, the weekly recap.

Built for anyone whose evenings keep disappearing — ADHD brains, chronically online humans, and everyone who used to have hobbies.

Get your time back. No willpower. Just a better plan.

— Dopamine Menu Pro is available as an auto-renewing subscription ($2.99 per week or $44.99 per year) or a one-time lifetime purchase ($79.99). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed in your Apple ID settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when

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FREE TO TRY
To access all features, subscribe via Apple Pay, managed through your Apple account.
No account required. Your data stays on your device.
End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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A NOTE FROM US
We built this app because we needed it ourselves.
Your guitar exists. Your sketchbook exists. That walk you keep putting off exists. You just need a reminder that they're there.
The internet is full of apps that want your attention. This one wants to give it back.
That's all this is. A menu. Your menu.

## Key features

- Personalized activity menu
- Categorize by duration and energy
- Home screen widget
- Smart reminders
- Customizable categories and activities
- Exportable menu

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full Dopamine Menu Yearly | $24.99 | per year |
| Full Dopamine Menu | $3.99 | per 7 days |


## Recent user reviews (1 of 1)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dopamine-menu-screen-blocker/id6758677948/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Download it, choose joy!

*2026-07-30*

Fantastic app, the developers put a lot of work into making it user friendly and  aesthetically pleasing. It does exactly what I was searching for - empowering myself to make healthier and happier choices that are more fulfilling than a two hour doom scroll on social media. If you’re on the fence, just download it - choose joy :)

**Developer response:** Thank you very much! Glad to know you love it.

## Frequently asked questions about Dopamine Menu

### What is Dopamine Menu?

Dopamine Menu is designed to help you quickly find and engage in activities you enjoy, acting as a personalized menu for your free time. It aims to combat doomscrolling and executive dysfunction by making choices simple and accessible.

### How does Dopamine Menu help with ADHD?

Dopamine Menu is built for brains that freeze, including those with ADHD and executive dysfunction. It removes the cognitive steps involved in choosing an activity, presenting options organized by duration and energy level to make engagement easier.

### Can I customize Dopamine Menu?

Yes, you can create your own categories and activities within Dopamine Menu. You can also set time estimates for each activity and tag them by energy level (low, medium, high) to tailor the menu to your needs.

### Does Dopamine Menu have ads?

No, Dopamine Menu does not contain advertisements. The app is free to try, with full features accessible via a subscription managed through your Apple account.

### What are the subscription options for Dopamine Menu?

Dopamine Menu offers a weekly subscription for $3.99 and an annual subscription for $24.99, which includes a 7-day free trial. Subscriptions are managed through your Apple account.

### Is my data safe with Dopamine Menu?

Yes, your data stays on your device as no account is required to use Dopamine Menu. This ensures your personal activity information remains private and secure.

### How often is Dopamine Menu updated?

The latest version of Dopamine Menu is 1.3.4, and it was last updated on July 16, 2026. This indicates a commitment to ongoing development and improvements.

### What devices does Dopamine Menu support?

Dopamine Menu is available on iPhone, iPad, and iPod. It is designed for Apple devices, offering features like home screen widgets for quick access.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.6 — 2026-09-23

bug fixes, new feature additions and improvements.

### 2.0.5 — 2026-09-16

Changed completely the onboarding design.

### 2.0.4 — 2026-09-14

Fixed a few bugs in the onboarding process.

### 2.0.3 — 2026-09-11

Added multiple ameliorations to the onboarding screens.

### 2.0.2 — 2026-09-09

Your hobbies, defended.

This is the biggest update Dopamine Menu has ever had, built around one idea: the apps that eat your evenings should have to get past you first.

SCREEN SHIELD
Pick the apps. Pick the hours. They simply don't open — until you've done something you actually love. No willpower needed, because there's nothing left to resist.

PROVE IT WITH A PHOTO
Ticking a box is too easy. So we ask for a picture. Snap yourself mid-puzzle, mid-chapter, mid-walk, and your apps come back. Every photo stays on your phone. Always.

YOUR WALL OF PROOF
Every unlock keeps its picture. A few weeks in, you're looking at a wall of evenings you took back — and a streak you won't want to break.

MY HOBBIES VS SOCIAL MEDIA ALGORITHMS
Your score against the feed, with the receipts to back it up. Built to be shared.

ALSO NEW
• A rebuilt welcome that shows you, in days per year, what scrolling is really costing you
• A home screen widget, so you can tick off your menu without opening the app
• New stats: time reclaimed, your joy profile, your energy patterns
• A warmer, brighter look across the whole app

Your hobbies are still in there. Go get them.

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