The dopamine economy - iOS
Earn your
scroll.
Your worst habit just got a cover charge. Lock your apps. Do pushups, walk, sleep. Spend the credits. Rot responsibly.
How it works
The dopamine
economy in 3 steps.
Select your apps
Choose which apps should cost credits. TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Reddit: any app that owns you. This is your dopamine economy.
Earn credits
Do pushups, cash out personal Step Tax, or settle your Sleep Verdict. One Dopamine Credit buys one minute of unlocked scrolling.
Unlock and rot
Spend credits to unlock apps for a timed window. Balance hits zero? Your dopamine card gets declined. Earn more or go to bed.
Do reps
1 pushup = 1 credit
The app counts pushups with your camera. No frames saved. No video recorded. Just reps, just credits.
CameraWalk it off
Beat your normal day
Connect Apple Health. Dopamine Lock learns your normal day locally, starts paying before you hit it, and tapers huge days so one marathon does not break the economy.
HealthKitSleep to earn
Good sleep helps. Bad sleep charges interest.
Seven hours is break-even. A solid night can boost your Step Tax and pay a small dividend. Too little or too much sleep can push today's balance negative.
HealthKitThe Brainrot Receipt
Every session
prints a receipt.
After every deposit or spend, Dopamine Lock prints a Brainrot Receipt. Share it. Brag about your steps. Let everyone know your triceps purchased Instagram.
"My brainrot addiction accidentally made me fit."
Cardholder reviews
Results may
include fitness.
"My dopamine card got declined at 11pm so I did 20 pushups to unlock Reddit. I am embarrassed and healthier."
"I walked 8,000 steps just to watch YouTube Shorts for 80 minutes. My doctor is confused and so am I."
"Underslept, opened the app, got charged sleep debt, and had to do pushups before TikTok. 10/10 no notes."
No free dopamine
Make your worst
habit pay rent.
Get early accessiOS app coming soon. Credits reset daily. No free dopamine.