COMING SOON TO IPHONE
Curb your screen time.
Curbies puts a pause in front of the apps that eat your day. Use them in Safari instead and it slows the feed: pause cards, a clock and a feed that ends.
TELL ME AT LAUNCH HOW IT WORKS
Free to start · No account · No tracking
LEVERLORD WANTS A PULL!
Refreshing pays out at random. The pull is the waiting, not what loads.
UNLOCKS LEFT: 4/6
SEND GATE NOTIFICATION RUN AWAYHOW IT WORKS
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PICK YOUR RIVALS
Choose the apps that keep winning. Each one gets a gate. Screen Time keeps your choices on your phone; Curbies only gets anonymous tokens.
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MEET THE GATE
Open one and a curbie blocks the way. Breathe for a few seconds, say what you're there for, pick how long. Or walk away.
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SLOW THE WEB VERSION
Still want Instagram or YouTube sometimes? Use them in Safari. Curbies adds pause cards, an on-screen clock and a daily limit per site.
iOS doesn't let any app change scrolling inside another app. So apps get the gate, and websites in Safari get the slow-down.
IT'S NOT YOU. IT'S THE DESIGN.
Feeds are built by teams whose job is to keep you scrolling. Curbies gives each trick a face. Spot them, learn them, and they stop working so well.
- SCROLLOPEDEA feed with no end
- LEVERLORDSurprise rewards on refresh
VANITARLikes and comparison
PINGLETRed dots and pings
MISTICKNo clock in sight- REPLAYERAutoplay that never stops
SUNKCHESTStreaks that make leaving hurt
ALSO IN THE BOX
THE PACT
Once you've lived with your rules, lock them in. Tightening is instant; loosening waits and asks you again.
ONE-MINUTE LESSONS
Ten short lessons on how feeds hold attention, each with its sources and a way to spot it.
WIN BY STOPPING
Collect stickers for walking away and holos for protected days. Optional mini-games, always with a quiet pause instead.
PRIVATE BY DESIGN
No account, no tracking, no app server. Progress saves to your own iCloud. Privacy policy
PRICING
LITE
FREE
Gates on your apps, a daily number of opens, your intention at every gate and 3 lessons. In Safari: pause cards, a clock and a daily limit per site.
PRO
$19.99/YR
Everything in Lite, plus Safari feeds that get heavier and end, hidden Shorts, Reels and autoplay, every rule and Hardcore mode, and all 10 lessons. Or $2.99 a month.
PRO+
$29.99/YR
Everything in Pro, plus the arcade, sticker and holo collections, and the Glass and Pop Art looks.
Planned US prices. The App Store shows your local price, trial and renewal terms before you buy.
QUESTIONS
Does it work with the Instagram app, or only Safari?
Both, differently. The app gets a gate before it opens. Scrolling inside the app can't be changed by anyone but Instagram, so the slow-down (pause cards, a clock, feeds that end) works on the website in Safari.
Do I need an account?
No. Your stickers, lessons and progress save to your own iCloud and follow you to a new iPhone automatically.
What can Curbies see?
Not which apps you pick: Screen Time hands it anonymous tokens that stay on your phone. The Safari extension only runs on the social sites you allow, and nothing is sent to us.
What if I really need an app?
Open Curbies, take the pause and unlock it for the time you choose. If you've sealed a pact, an emergency exit is always there: type a phrase, wait 15 minutes, confirm.
When can I get it?
Curbies is in testing for iPhone. Email us and we'll tell you when it's on the App Store.