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Break the Doomscroll. Not Your Whole Phone.

DögEar is a free screen time app that steps in when you've been stuck in the same app for 15 minutes straight — instead of blocking everything.

How it works Download for iOS

What is DögEar?

DögEar is a free screen time app with a different approach.

Instead of blocking apps outright, it leaves the open alone and steps in once you've been in the same app for 15 minutes straight — then locks you out for a cooldown.

Opening TikTok was never the problem. The 45-minute session you never decided to have is.

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15-Minute Interrupt

Stuck in one app for 15 minutes straight? It locks for a cooldown so the session ends.

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Manual Hard-Blocker

Block chosen apps completely until you turn it off yourself. A real wall when you want one.

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Weekly Recap

A clear weekly look at where your time actually went.

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Genuinely Free

No subscription, no paywall. Ad-supported.

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Save Videos

Save short videos to keep and share many at once, without the feed.

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Opt-In, Not Blanket

You choose what you're accountable for. Not a whole-phone lockdown.

How It Works

Download DögEar

Install and pick the apps you want to be accountable for.

Use Your Phone Normally

No blanket lockdown. It only steps in when a session runs long.

Get Pulled Out at 15 Minutes

Hit 15 minutes straight and the app locks for a cooldown.

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Why I Built DögEar

I was spending hours every day scrolling through TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. The algorithm was good—too good. It knew exactly what would keep me watching, and I couldn't stop.

But here's what bothered me: I always felt empty afterwards. Worse, I could never remember any of the videos I'd seen. Hours of my life, gone.

I tried the blockers. They either locked down my whole phone — including things I needed — or I'd disable them the moment I wanted back in. Blanket walls didn't fit how the problem actually worked.

The real issue wasn't opening an app. It was falling into a session and not climbing out for 45 minutes.

So I built DögEar—it doesn't care that you opened something. It pulls you out once you've been in the same app for 15 minutes straight, with a manual hard-blocker for when you want a real wall. Free, no subscription.

— Akhil, Creator of DögEar

Ready to Break the Doomscroll?

Download DögEar today. Free, no subscription — it just pulls you out of the hole when a session runs long.

Download for iOS

Coming soon to Android