Scroll Tax

Earn your screen time,one idea at a time.

Scroll Tax turns reading into currency. Spend a few minutes on a useful idea, bank that time, then pay it to unlock the apps that usually steal your attention — one second read, one second earned.

Subscribe to find out when the app launches. No spam.

The Scroll Tax app home screen

A platform for focused minds

Whether you want to read more or scroll less, Scroll Tax works on both sides of your attention.

For your reading

  • Curated library

    Books, podcasts and articles, split into short, ordered ideas.

  • Unlock as you read

    Ideas and content pieces reveal one at a time as you go.

  • Save what matters

    Bookmark any idea once you've read it and revisit it later.

  • Reread anytime

    Everything you've already unlocked stays open for good.

For your focus

  • Bank your minutes

    One second of reading becomes one second of screen time.

  • Block distractions

    Lock the apps that derail you behind your banked balance.

  • Schedules & block screen

    Your rules, enforced automatically across the day.

  • Time-saved stats

    See the scrolling you skipped and the minutes you reclaimed.

How it works

Reading earns the time. Distraction spends it. The balance keeps you honest.

1. Pick a source

Choose from the curated library of books, podcasts and articles, each split into short ideas.

2. Read to earn

Open an idea and start reading. Every second on the page banks a second of screen time.

3. Unlock your apps

Spend your banked minutes to open the apps you blocked. Run low, and the block returns.