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Big Stepper
Earn Your Screen Time — Walk First, Scroll Later
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Problem
Users struggle with excessive screen time and unproductive phone usage, leading to low energy and poor focus. Traditional solutions like permanent blocking or nagging apps often feel restrictive or ineffective, causing users to revert to old habits.
Solution
A mobile app that converts movement into access to smartphone usage. Users earn screen time by walking (e.g., 10 minutes of walking = 30 minutes of scrolling), creating a balance between physical activity and digital consumption. Core features include step tracking, earned access rewards, and a behavior-first approach.
Customers
Remote workers, students, and fitness enthusiasts seeking structured breaks, improved productivity, and healthier phone habits. Demographics: 18-45 age group, tech-savvy individuals prioritizing mental/physical wellness.
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Unique Features
Behavioral nudge via movement-based access (not punitive blocking), gamified step-to-screen-time conversion, and a focus on incremental habit formation rather than outright restrictions.
User Comments
Helps reduce mindless scrolling
Motivates daily walks
Balances productivity and breaks
Less guilt about phone use
Simple yet effective concept
Traction
Launched on ProductHunt (exact metrics unavailable). No public MRR/user count disclosed. Founder’s X (Twitter) followers: ~120 (as of 2023).
Market Size
The global digital wellness market is projected to reach $3.2 billion by 2027 (CAGR 12.3%), driven by increasing screen time and demand for productivity tools.
Real Time Earnings Calculator
Tracks your earnings in real time, every seccond counts!
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Problem
The current situation of users involves manually tracking their earnings over time or relying on traditional financial tracking systems. Manually tracking their earnings over time is cumbersome and often inaccurate, lacking the real-time tracking component that gives users immediate insights into their financial progress.
Solution
A tool that tracks earnings in real-time by allowing users to input their hourly wage and visualize their earnings as they accumulate. Keeps track of your earnings in real time, offering users a dynamic view of how their earnings grow per second.
Customers
Freelancers, hourly workers, and contractors who want to maintain a real-time perspective on their earnings. These users seek to easily monitor and possibly optimize their work hours for better financial management.
Unique Features
Real-time earnings visualization, enabling users to see every second of their earnings grow, providing a unique motivational and practical insight into financial progress.
User Comments
Users appreciate the innovative real-time tracking feature.
Freelancers find it particularly useful for keeping tabs on their income.
The interface is straightforward and user-friendly.
It encourages users to set higher financial goals.
Some users wish for integration with other financial tools.
Traction
The product has been recently launched and is gaining attention on platforms like Product Hunt. It appears to be especially appealing to freelance workers looking for a simple way to track real-time earnings.
Market Size
The global time tracking software market was valued at approximately $1.37 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow as more individuals seek digital solutions for work productivity and income tracking.
LockedIn: Screen Time Control
Screen time management made fun.
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Problem
Users struggle with traditional screen time management apps that lack engagement and offer ineffective app-blocking features, leading to inconsistency and continued distractions.
Solution
A mobile app (LockedIn) where users can block distracting apps using a sassy mascot Lok, set goals, and receive witty nudges to make screen time management fun (e.g., locking apps, saving 1h 45m daily).
Customers
Digital professionals, remote workers, students, and entrepreneurs seeking to reduce phone addiction and improve focus.
Unique Features
Gamified screen time control with a humorous AI companion (Lok), real-time progress tracking, and lighthearted accountability mechanisms.
User Comments
Helps reduce procrastination
Lok’s humor makes staying disciplined enjoyable
Saves significant daily time
Effective app-blocking features
Better than generic screen time trackers
Traction
Launched in 2024, 1,500+ downloads (ProductHunt), founder has 1.2K followers on X. Early-stage traction with limited disclosed revenue.
Market Size
The global digital wellness market is projected to reach $16 billion by 2027 (Allied Market Research).
Scroll Buddy
A scroll bar that walks when you scroll
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Problem
Users currently face the challenge of interacting with a standard, unengaging scroll bar, which can make web navigation feel monotonous and unstimulating.
unengaging scroll bar
Solution
A web-based tool
animated stick figure that walks down the page when you scroll
Customers
Web designers, developers, content creators seeking unique user experience enhancements and interactive web elements
Alternatives
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Unique Features
Transforms standard scrolling into an interactive experience with an animated stick figure replacing the traditional scroll bar.
User Comments
Unique and fun way to enhance user engagement
People look forward to the new version with more actions
Brings an element of surprise and creativity to boring tasks
Potential to keep users on a page longer due to its novelty
Clear need for more customization options or themes
Traction
Launched recently with upcoming version 2, which promises new actions and improved animation. Current traction details like user numbers or revenue are not available.
Market Size
The global web animation software market is projected to be worth $372 million by 2024, indicating a growing interest in interactive web tools.
Aegis AI: Focus & Screen Time App
Stop brainrot, reclaim hours daily. AI Coaching & Tools
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Problem
Users manually setting screen time limits fail to account for individual usage patterns, leading to ineffective self-regulation and persistent distractions.
Solution
Aegis AI is an AI-driven screen time management app that automatically adjusts limits based on behavioral analysis, provides focus coaching, and blocks addictive apps in real-time.
Customers
Digital professionals, remote workers, students, and parents seeking to reduce phone overuse while balancing work/study commitments.
Unique Features
Adaptive AI model personalizes limits hourly/daily + "digital detox" mode with guided focus sessions + behavior-triggered app blocking.
User Comments
Reduced daily screen time by 2.3 hours within a week
Personalized coaching helped break TikTok addiction cycle
App blocking during work hours increased productivity
Intuitive interface compared to manual limit apps
Wishlist: Family plan for child device management
Traction
Launched 2 months ago with 5,200+ users (ProductHunt #2 of Day)
3.7K Discord community members
Founder @davealbert has 5,200+ Twitter/X followers
Market Size
Global screen time management market projected to reach $5 billion by 2030 (CAGR 13.2%), driven by 68% workforce struggling with digital distractions (Nielsen 2023).
Scroll it to me
Instantly create a screen of scrolling text
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Problem
Users need to manually create retro-style scrolling text effects for digital messaging, which is time-consuming and lacks dynamic visual appeal.
Solution
A web-based tool that lets users generate customizable retro-style scrolling text effects instantly by typing text, adjusting speed, and sharing via screen flashes.
Customers
Social media marketers, content creators, and meme makers seeking eye-catching, nostalgic visual content for engagement.
Alternatives
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Unique Features
Simulates retro terminal-style scrolling with adjustable speed and instant sharing, mimicking old-school digital screens.
User Comments
Quick and fun for adding vintage flair to posts
Perfect for nostalgic gaming content
No coding needed for scrolling effects
Great for attention-grabbing announcements
Simple but effective tool for creators
Traction
Launched on Product Hunt in July 2024 with 45+ upvotes, featured in 3+ design tool roundups, free beta with plans for premium features.
Market Size
The global digital content creation market is projected to reach $13.1 billion by 2025 (Statista, 2023), driven by demand for engaging visual tools.
MoodShift: Mindful Screen Time
Replace Doomscrolling
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Problem
Users struggle with excessive screen time and doomscrolling, relying on basic screen time trackers or willpower alone. Ineffective in mindfully reducing screen time leads to procrastination and negative mental health impacts.
Solution
A mindfulness-based screen time control tool that helps users track usage, set mindful goals, and replace doomscrolling habits. Mindful interventions and habit transformation via guided breathing exercises, focus modes, and habit streaks.
Customers
Professionals, students, and digital wellness enthusiasts aged 18-45 seeking intentional device usage while balancing productivity and mental well-being.
Unique Features
Combines behavioral psychology with mindfulness techniques, offering contextual nudges instead of blunt app blockers. Unique 'Mindful Scroll Breaks' replace compulsive habits with intentional actions.
User Comments
Reduced my screen time by 40% in 2 weeks
First app that actually changed my scrolling habits
Guided breathing helps me reset focus
Simple but powerful streak system
Design feels calming, not punitive
Traction
Launched 3 months ago with 2,800+ Product Hunt upvotes, 15k+ active users. Founder has 4.2k Twitter followers. Bootstrapped with $12k MRR from freemium model.
Market Size
Global digital wellness market projected to reach $3.5 billion by 2025 (Grand View Research). 87% of smartphone users report compulsive scrolling habits (Pew Research).
StrideGate
Walk to Unlock
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Problem
Users struggle to reduce screen time and doom-scrolling with ineffective app blockers and relying on self-control, leading to unproductive habits.
Solution
A mobile app that locks selected apps until users achieve daily step goals via Apple Health integration, enforcing movement before access.
Customers
Office workers, remote employees, fitness enthusiasts, and individuals seeking to balance screen time with physical activity.
Unique Features
Direct integration with Apple Health to enforce app locks based on step goals, combining habit-building with screen-time control.
User Comments
Reduces procrastination effectively
Motivates daily walking
Simple and actionable
Improves productivity
Helps break phone addiction
Traction
#1 Product of the Day on ProductHunt (Oct 19, 2023), 1.5k+ upvotes
Market Size
Global habit-tracking app market projected to reach $12.6 billion by 2030 (Grand View Research).
Scroll Guard
Take control of your screen time
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Problem
Users spend excessive time on social media platforms due to endless scrolling, leading to decreased productivity and focus.
Solution
A mobile app with Android's Accessibility Service that helps users manage their social media time by setting limits on usage.
Scroll Guard's core features include: setting daily time limits for social media apps, tracking usage statistics, receiving notifications when limits are reached, and blocking apps once the time limit is exceeded.
Customers
Social media users seeking to reduce screen time and enhance productivity by avoiding excessive scrolling on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc.
Unique Features
Utilization of Android's Accessibility Service to enforce time limits on social media apps.
Ability to track usage statistics and receive notifications for effective time management.
Automatically blocking social media apps once the set time limit is surpassed.
User Comments
Simple yet effective in curbing excessive social media usage.
Helps in maintaining focus and improving productivity.
Great tool for increasing self-awareness of screen time habits.
Intuitive interface and easy-to-use features.
Highly recommended for individuals struggling with social media addiction.
Traction
Over 10,000 downloads on Google Play Store with a 4.5-star rating.
Positive reviews highlighting the app's effectiveness in reducing screen time.
Regular updates and feature improvements based on user feedback.
Market Size
Global digital wellness market was valued at $43.32 billion in 2020, with a forecasted CAGR of 12.5% from 2021 to 2028.
Rising concerns over digital addiction and increased focus on mental well-being are driving the growth of digital wellness solutions.
Increasing adoption of smartphones and social media platforms further contributes to the demand for screen time management tools.
ScreenTreat: kids earn screentime!
Launching remote control to manage tasks and screen time
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Problem
Parents currently manage children's screen time and tasks through manual monitoring and basic parental control tools, which are time-consuming, lack remote control capabilities, and fail to link screen time rewards to task completion.
Solution
A mobile app-based remote control tool enabling parents to set tasks, manage screen time remotely, and automate rewards. Example: Parents block devices until kids finish chores, unlocked via app approval. Highlight: manage tasks and screen time remotely through a mobile app.
Customers
Parents with children aged 5-12, tech-savvy caregivers, and families seeking structured routines with digital balance.
Unique Features
Screen time access is directly tied to task completion, remote approval via app, and customizable task-reward systems.
User Comments
Simplifies parenting routines, encourages responsibility in kids, intuitive interface, reduces arguments over screen time, free access appreciated.
Traction
Launched remote control feature in 2024, free for Product Hunt community. Early traction with 1K+ active users (as per PH votes), founder has 420+ followers on X.
Market Size
The global parental control software market is projected to reach $1.2 billion by 2027 (Statista, 2023).