# Dopamine Tax Detox — Put a price on every scroll

> Put a price on every scroll (iPhone/iPad app by 慧姣 王.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dopamine-tax-detox/id6793168027 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [慧姣 王](https://appshunter.io/developer/6777254808)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 1 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-05
- Data updated: 2026-10-31

## What is Dopamine Tax Detox?

You're not weak-willed. You're betting against an entire team of algorithms.

Short-video feeds hit your brain with a new reward every 3 seconds. Willpower alone doesn't stand a chance. Dopamine Tax fights design with design: every time you reach for TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, you pay a small "tax" first.

■ The more you scroll, the more it costs
1st open: breathe for 6 seconds.
3rd open: write down why you're opening it.
5th open: wait 60 seconds.
After that: 2 minutes only.
The cost of opening keeps climbing — so the impulse keeps falling.

■ No hard blocking, just friction
We never lock you out. You can always choose "open anyway" — but first you pause and ask yourself, honestly: do I actually need this? For most people, that single pause is enough to put the phone down.

■ Stimulation Checkup
See how "addictive" your phone is set up to be, then follow the checklist to make it boring on purpose: grayscale mode, kill notification badges, hide short-video apps. Watch your stimulation score drop, day by day.

■ Progress you can see
Track "wanted to open" vs "put it down" every day, with a clear 7-day trend. Every time you resist is attention won back from the algorithm.

■ Privacy first
No account. No server. No tracking. Everything stays on your device. The reasons you write down are yours alone.

Start putting a price on every scroll.

—— Fight design with design ——

Works with iOS Shortcuts automation to trigger automatically when you open a target app. A 3-step visual setup guide is built in.

## Is Dopamine Tax Detox safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Dopamine Tax Detox.

## Is Dopamine Tax Detox legit?

Dopamine Tax Detox has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Dopamine Tax Detox is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-06

Now available in 简体中文, 繁體中文 and 日本語 — your dopamine tax, in your language. Plus a refined product page for better search discovery.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-06

No release notes.

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