Clean Swell vs Friction

Join a global movement to keep beaches, waterways and our ocean trash free! Clean Swell® makes it easy for anyone to make an impact. When you head out to clean up in your neighborhood, beach, or park use Clean Swell to be a part of long-lasting solutions. With this app you can easily record each item of trash you collect, which helps scientists and advocates around the world tackle ocean trash at a global scale. Clean Swell makes it easy for you to become a champion for our ocean with ways to get involved in our Action Center and share your work with your friends and family. Join thousands of International Coastal Cleanup® volunteers who are working for a cleaner ocean by picking up millions of pounds of trash each year. Simply open Clean Swell and “Start Collecting” trash wherever you are around the world. The data you collect will instantaneously upload to Ocean Conservancy’s global ocean trash database. Anytime, anywhere, you can use Clean Swell to see the impact you’ve had on our ocean and get involved in the fight for trash free seas. With Clean Swell you can: * Record every item of trash you collect and share with scientists and policy-makers around the world. * Share your Cleanup results and impact with friends via social media. * Become an ocean advocate with action alerts and helpful blogs in our Action Center. * See the total weight of the trash you collect, track the location of your cleanup (only if you have enabled GPS or Location on your device) and see your total distance cleaned. * See your overall impact on our ocean with a complete historical record of your cleanup efforts. Once you download Clean Swell, you will need a valid email address to set up an account. Your privacy is very important to us, so rest assured that we’ll always keep your details secure.  https://oceanconservancy.org/privacy-policy/

The more you scroll, the slower it gets. The more you scroll, the less addictive it feels. Friction makes distracting apps less addictive by reducing the instant rewards that keep you scrolling. Choose the apps that tend to pull you in. As you spend more time in them, Friction gradually slows them down. Apps like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Reddit become a little less fast, less seamless, and less rewarding the longer you use them. Those small delays interrupt the habit loop that keeps you scrolling without thinking. Instead of every swipe leading instantly to the next video or post, occasional pauses give your brain a chance to catch up and decide whether you actually want to keep going. A visible timer also keeps your screen time in view, making it easier to notice when you've been scrolling longer than intended. Friction doesn't block apps or ask you to quit them. It simply makes the most distracting apps a little less addictive, so they're easier to put down. Use Friction to: Make distracting apps less addictive over time Reduce the instant rewards that fuel endless scrolling Break automatic scrolling habits with gentle pauses Keep a visible timer on screen Spend less time on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, and more Build healthier phone habits without blocking the apps you enjoy