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Orbit
Stop doomscrolling. Earn every app unlock.
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Stop doomscrolling. Earn every app unlock.
342 followers
Doomscrolling is free. Orbit makes it cost something. Pick a schedule and your apps lock themselves. Want back in early? Earn it: hold the orb, do squats, ask a friend, pay a little more each time, or win a shift at The Gate. Most times, you’ll stay out.
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Hey folks! I’m one of the makers of Orbit 👋
We built Orbit because we kept picking up our phones for “just a minute” and staying much longer than we intended.
Instead of another reminder to stop scrolling, Orbit asks you to do something before opening a distracting app: do squats, ask a friend to unlock it, or beat a mini-game.
The goal isn’t to never use your phone. It’s to make opening an app a choice rather than a reflex.
Would love to hear what you think. Which app would you put behind an Orbit challenge first?
@noyanidin
Uff, just out of curiosity – what were ou doing 10h 19 min on your phone? :D
@busmark_w_nika LOL! Mostly social media 😅 but before judging, I need to say that I'm a marketer, so I spend a lot of time on different accounts, trying to catch trends 🤓
@alara_akcasiz aaa, okay, everything is forgiven :D
@noyanidin @oistenhickorkmaz @alara_akcasiz The clever bit is making the escape hatch harder to reach than the feed. Love that design choice.
@noyanidin @oistenhickorkmaz @harshyadav That's exactly it, thank you! 🙌 Most blockers make the way out one tap away, so the feed always wins the moment you're tired. We flipped it: the feed takes a tap, getting back to it takes squats, a friend, or a shift at The Gate. There's research behind it too: in one study, even a short forced pause before opening an app made people give up on 36% of attempts. I insist on downloading & trying 👀
This is a cool. I knew a friend of mine actually built toys for kids to earn screen time by actually doing house chores. Similar ideas. bet they work really well. congrats!
@w_fan Thank you! 🙌 That's such a lovely idea, and honestly the same instinct: screen time feels different when you've earned it. Kids get it right away; it turns out adults need the same deal. 😄 Did your friend's toys work better as a reward, or as a "chores first" rule?
When on Android btw ?
@thomas_wazza Hey Thomas! We’re focused on iOS for now, but with enough demand, who knows 😜 Counting your comment as a vote for Android!
The limit of three Gate shifts a day is a smart way to keep the game from turning into another feed. Did most early users end up picking squats or the friend approval?
@neerajnathany Thank you for the question 🙌 So far the two that get people most excited are the night shift game and friend approval. The game because it's genuinely fun and still makes you say "no" to others most nights, and friend approval because asking a real person turns "just 5 minutes" into something you have to say out loud; we have a lot of couples ✨. Which one would you pick for yourself?
@alara_akcasiz night shift game for me, feels like the most fun way to earn it and the 3 a day cap keeps it from getting out of hand