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r/buildinpublic · 2026-10-01

AppBlockr

▲ $6/moRevenueCredibleCredibility 75/100

A mobile app that fights doomscrolling by requiring users to complete real tasks and prove them with a photo (checked by AI) to unlock social apps.

Problem it solves. Reduces doomscrolling and increases productivity by gating distracting apps behind task completion.

Who pays. people who struggle with social media addiction / productivity-minded mobile users

Market. consumer productivity / mobile app

How it makes money. $6 paid subscription (per paying user as implied)

Claimed. $6 (one paying subscriber)

Why we believe it · 8 comments read

OP reports an actual paying subscriber and low-effort distribution (Play Store, Product Hunt, AlternativeTo, website) with upvoted comments treating it as a real app and offering marketing advice rather than calling it self-promo or fake.

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