ScreenBreak – Enter addictive apps only if you complete an effort task

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Hi HN,I built ScreenBreak after realizing that most app blockers failed in practice. “Hard blocks” were too rigid — I either locked myself out entirely or tapped Ignore Limit and kept scrolling. There was no useful middle state.In reality, people still need to open apps like TikTok or Instagram for specific tasks: looking something up, replying to someone, checking updates, etc. The problem isn’t intentional use; it’s the unplanned, unconscious scrolling that follows. I wanted a system that interrupts the impulse without fully preventing access.ScreenBreak uses soft blocking plus effort-based unlocks. When a block triggers, the user must complete a small physical challenge (rapid tapping, sh

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