Control Dopamine
An iOS app that gamifies screen time by letting users earn minutes through healthy activities.
Product memo
Control Dopamine targets iOS users struggling with excessive screen time by gamifying digital wellness. Unlike punitive apps, it rewards healthy activities like meditation and reading with 'brain credits' to add blocked apps. This approach leverages behavioral psychology to make positive habits more rewarding than mindless scrolling, offering a unique, earned-control system.
For who
iOS users seeking healthier screen time habits
Solves what
Reduces mindless scrolling and builds healthier screen time habits through gamification.
- Earn screen time via healthy activities
- Gamified progress tracking with Yelo mascot
- Structured 28-day focus reset challenges
In their own words
Control Dopamine: Screen Time
Stop doomscrolling. Start living. Control Dopamine helps you build healthier screen-time habits by turning screen time into something you earn — not something that controls you.
Your phone wasn't designed to let you go. Every notification, every infinite scroll, every autoplay video is designed to keep you hooked. Control Dopamine fights back with habit-building gamification that makes healthy routines more rewarding than mindless scrolling.
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Model
—
Free tier
No
Trial
7d
Pricing Strategy
Subscription-based mobile app offering weekly, monthly, and annual plans with a 7-day free trial.
- • 7-day free trial to encourage sign-ups
- • Weekly, monthly, and annual plans for flexibility
- • Earned screen time gamification to drive engagement
Operator context
Operating setup
Founded
May 2026
HQ
France
Platform
Mobile
Audience
Consumers
Payments
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Builder Strategy
- Strategy Type
- Niche Specialist
- Stage
- Pre Revenue
- Effort
- Solo Buildable
About Control Dopamine Expand
Control Dopamine is a native iOS screen time management app designed to help users regain control over their digital habits. It gamifies the process by allowing users to earn 'brain credits' through healthy activities like meditation, reading, and exercise, which can then be spent to add distracting apps.
This approach, rooted in behavioral psychology, aims to make positive routines more rewarding than mindless scrolling. The app features a visual mascot, Yelo, to track progress, smart app blocking, streak tracking, and structured challenges, all while prioritizing user privacy by keeping data on-device.
It offers weekly, monthly, and annual subscription plans, starting with a 7-day free trial.