The automatic gesture is interrupted
The opening is no longer invisible. You notice that you are returning.
Less impulse. More choice.
Your brain learned the shortcut.You can teach it a pause.
A moment of boredom, a familiar icon, your hand on the phone. Sometimes the app is already open before you truly decide. Dopamine Tax places a small pause at that exact moment.
- No guilt
- No endless goals
- No account
The moment that changes everythingPause
Notice the impulse before following it.
Why returning feels so easy
The impulse begins before the tap.
Habits grow stronger when the same context leads to the same action again and again. Over time, simple cues can trigger a response with very little deliberation.
- Cue
Something calls
Boredom, waiting, discomfort, or the icon in its familiar place.
- Expectation
The brain anticipates
There may be novelty, relief, or a small reward waiting.
- Response
The hand already knows
The gesture happens quickly, before a genuinely conscious choice.
- Repetition
The path grows stronger
The reward is brief, but the loop becomes easier to repeat.
How Dopamine Tax helps
A habit needs speed. We add a pause.
Dopamine Tax does not try to overpower your brain. It introduces a small amount of friction where the behavior usually happens on its own.
The impulse gets a few seconds
Wait, or move the phone to fill the unlock circle.
The next action becomes yours again
Continue if you still want to — now as a decision, not only a reflex.
A pause does not promise to erase a habit. It creates a concrete opportunity to act with more intention.
No war with yourself
You do not need to blame yourself for a behavior you learned.
The goal is not to turn every tap into a willpower battle. It is to make the moment visible enough for choice to appear.
- Intervention at the moment of impulse
- Short, intentional friction
- Local control without surveillance
Private by principle
Your attention is yours. So is your data.
The product works on your device. Dopamine Tax does not need to build a profile about you to help interrupt automatic opening.
- No account or login
- No backend or cloud sync
- No analytics, ads, cookies, or trackers
Start simply
One small change can make the automatic visible.
The free version focuses on one protection. More control may come later without turning the product into a subscription.
Free
Available- Protect one app
- Fixed 30-minute rule
- Wait or move to unlock
- Local, account-free use
Premium
Future- More protected apps
- Custom rules
- More unlock styles
- More local control
Planned as a one-time purchase. No subscription.
Take the pause with you
Available on Android. iPhone coming soon.
Dopamine Tax is designed to intervene on the phone itself, right when the automatic gesture begins.
Dopamine Tax for Android
The app already exists. The official Play Store link will be added here.
Dopamine Tax for iPhone
The iOS version is being prepared.
Coming soon
No temporary link will be used. The Android button will be activated when the official address is available.
Honest questions
What this pause does — and what it does not promise.
Does Dopamine Tax control my dopamine?
No. The name expresses the idea of adding a small attention cost to an automatic gesture. The app does not measure, reduce, or control neurotransmitters.
Is this a treatment for phone addiction?
No. It is a self-regulation tool for interrupting automatic openings. It does not replace psychological or medical care.
Why can a pause help?
Habits can be triggered by familiar cues with little deliberation. The pause makes the moment noticeable and offers an opportunity to choose before continuing.
Does my data go anywhere?
No. The product works locally without an account, backend, sync, analytics, or advertising.