Every scroll becomes a decision.

Want to scroll? Put your screentime on the line.

iPhone · iOS 18 or later

‹ScrollWager×

How long do you want to scroll?

You have 55 min to play with.

The House, a penguin in a tuxedo, arms crossed

5MIN

If you win+2 min back

If you lose5 min gone

ScrollWager

−5MIN

The House winsBetter luck next time

The house keeps your minutes. The app stays shut.

50 min left on your balance

Try it. Pick a stake, tap Play.

Doomscrolling is not a willpower problem.

You pick up your phone to check one thing and lose an hour to the feed.
A Screen Time limit doesn't stop you. Ignore Limit is one tap away.
Deleting Instagram doesn't stop you. You reinstall it by Tuesday.

Every fix so far had the same flaw: you could undo it for free. ScrollWager makes every scroll cost something you own.

Scrolling isn't free anymore.

Tap Instagram. Here is what happens instead.

Shield: Instagram is locked by ScrollWager. Want in? Beat the game first.

01 · LockedNot paused. Not limited.

Locked. The only way in is through the game.

Which game do you want to play? Coinflip, Wheel, Mines, Plinko, Blackjack, odds on each

02 · ChoosePick your game.

Coinflip is 50/50. Wheel pays more, hits less. The odds are printed.

How long do you want to scroll? The House holds a 15-minute token

03 · StakeName your price.

Five minutes, or all of it. Your number, your call.

04 · PlayOut of your hands.

Luck decides now. Not willpower, not a passcode you know by heart.

Loss screen: minus 15 minutes. The House wins. Better luck next time. The house keeps your minutes. The app stays shut. 82 min left on your balance.

05 · LoseGone.

Fifteen minutes you don't get back. The app stays shut.

Win screen: 15 minutes. You win. You're in. Only the app you tapped. The window is running. Plus 5 min back on your balance.

05 · WinYou're in.

For exactly what you staked, plus a little back. Then it locks again.

Every blocker has an off switch. You're holding it.

Limits, blockers, deleting the app: they all ask the version of you that's tired at 11pm. That version says yes.

Screen Time limitIgnore Limit. One tap, and you know the one.

App blockersPause for 15 minutes. Your passcode, your loophole.

Deleting the appBack by Tuesday. Nothing lost, nothing learned.

ScrollWagerA stake. Lose it, and those minutes are gone for good. Want back in? That costs more of your time.

I'd just delete the app.

Everyone says that. Turn on Strict Mode and you can't: not ScrollWager, not any app on your list. Adding one is a tap. Removing one means breaking the promise you made to yourself, typed word for word:

The only way outI am breaking the promise I made to myself to spend less time on my phone.

You made the promise. Now you'd have to say it out loud.

Five games. Stakes from five minutes, no ceiling. Minutes, never money. Odds printed on every game.

Your next scroll is a decision.

iPhone · iOS 18 or later