Dopamine Detox vs Labyrinth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Dopamine Detox
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Your attention span dropped from 12 seconds to 8. You reach for your phone 150+ times a day. You can't finish a movie without checking Instagram. This dopamine detox timer helps you rawdog boredom and reclaim your focus. No meditation. No guidance. No content. Just you and your thoughts. "just sit there." is the anti-app. βββ WHAT IT DOES Nothing. That's the point. Set a timer. Put your phone face-down. Sit with your thoughts. That's it. Start with 15 minutes. Work up to an hour. Share your results. βββ WHY BOREDOM WORKS The rawdogging boredom movement isn't a memeβit's backed by science. People are taking flights without entertainment, walking without podcasts, sitting without scrolling. What happens when you stop overstimulating your brain: dopamine receptors regenerate within 2 weeks, gray matter density increases in areas linked to focus, and creativity spikes during periods of stillness. The cure for overstimulation isn't better content. It's no content at all. βββ INTENTIONALLY MINIMAL Simple timer with no complicated settings. Session history to track your growing tolerance for stillness. Daily stats without gamification pressure. No audio, no music, no guidanceβthe silence is the feature. βββ IS THIS FOR YOU? You can't read a book chapter without checking your phone. You feel phantom vibrations. "Doing nothing" feels uncomfortable. You've tried meditation apps but they're just more content. You want to reclaim your attention span, not consume another wellness product. βββ THE 30-DAY CHALLENGE Days 1-3: Extreme discomfort and fidgeting. Days 4-7: Boredom peaks, anxiety spikes. Days 8-14: First glimpses of mental clarity. Days 15-21: New habits form. Days 22-30: Deep stillness emerges. Start with 5 minutes. You'll be surprised how hard it isβand how transformative it becomes. βββ PRIVACY FIRST No account required. No data collection. No ads. No upsells to premium calm sounds. Your stillness is yours. βββ Download now. Put your phone down. Just sit there.
Labyrinth
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Your tasks, notes, and calendar β all on your device. No account. No cloud. Labyrinth is a local-first productivity app that works on any connection, behind any firewall, in any country. WHAT IS LABYRINTH? Labyrinth combines task management, a markdown notes vault, and calendar sync in one app β built for people who want their data to stay on their device. No account required. No server. Your work is yours. ONE APP, NOT TWO Most apps sell tasks and calendar separately. Labyrinth does both β tasks with due dates sit alongside your calendar events in a single view. No context switching. THREE WAYS TO SEE YOUR WORK Switch between list, board, and calendar views. Filter by status (To Do Β· In Progress Β· Done) or by tag. Every view stays in sync. KANBAN BOARD Move tasks through stages at a glance. Drag to reorder, swipe to complete. Built for personal projects and solo workflows. CALENDAR SYNC Connects to Apple Calendar, Google, Outlook β any account already synced to your iPhone. Tap any day to see tasks due and events side by side. MARKDOWN NOTES VAULT Every task links to a plain .md file in a folder you choose. Your notes work offline, live on your device, and open in Obsidian, iA Writer, or any text editor β no lock-in, no proprietary format, readable forever. TAGS FOR YOUR WHOLE LIFE Colour-coded tags across life domains: Health Β· Personal Β· Learning Β· Social Β· Finance Β· Work. Add your own. Filter any view instantly. LOCAL-FIRST No server. No network required. No account. Works on any connection, behind any firewall, in any country. Your data never leaves your device unless you choose to move it. Free to start. Pro unlocks unlimited tasks, notes vault, macOS and more.
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Verdict
Dopamine Detox and Labyrinth are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters β price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them β neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Dopamine Detox | Labyrinth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Balazs Norbert Horvath | Yingna Xu |
In-app purchases
Dopamine Detox
No in-app purchases
Labyrinth
No in-app purchases









