Stop That

The problem

Blockers are easy to ignore and even easier to turn off. And nobody decides to doomscroll. It's automatic.

Also, most blockers are boring, and too nice. I want to be shamed into doing the right thing.

What it is

Stop That is a Mac app that catches you in the apps and sites you told it to watch, and rips into you until you stop. A little bubble attaches to your cursor with warnings that get progressively ruder the longer you keep scrolling. Ignore it long enough and it teleports you back to your work. There's a Quiet mode for text only, a Loud mode that says it out loud, and a panic hotkey for when life actually is on fire.

It runs entirely on your Mac. No account, no cloud, no subscription. You pay $29 once and it's yours.

I built the first version in a Saturday afternoon, and it earned me my first internet money.

Where it is

Shipping for macOS at stopthat.app. A mobile version is in the works, because the phone is where the worst scrolling happens. After that: custom voices and personality modes (Encouraging, Brutal, or Chaos).