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I couldn’t stop doomscrolling, so I built an app that makes me earn my screen time. (free)
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I couldn’t stop doomscrolling, so I built an app that makes me earn my screen time. (free)

DEV Community: android·Michael Brown·6 days ago
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It It was 11:30 PM.

I’d told myself “just 5 more minutes” on Instagram at 9. I hadn’t moved from the couch. Three things on my list. I did zero of them.

The worst part?

I knew I was doing it. And I still couldn’t stop.

I have ADHD, and “just be disciplined” is not a strategy for my brain. Habit apps didn’t help either: notifications I swipe away, streaks I feel guilty about for 3 seconds, dashboards that track my failures beautifully.

I needed procrastination to cost something. So I built it.

NichiHab blocks your distracting apps (Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, whatever) until you physically prove you did a real task.

Pick the apps you want blocked

Get a task: make your bed, read for 10 minutes, do push-ups

Take a photo as proof

Gemini AI verifies it in real time. No old screenshots, no cheating

Only then do you earn screen time

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