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App Blocker Cost
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An app blocker cost calculator puts a dollar figure on the time apps like TikTok and Reddit take from you. Set what an hour of your time is worth and how long you spend scrolling each day, and it shows what that attention costs — daily, monthly, and across a full year.
Every year, that attention is worth
$13,688
$38
Every day
$1,125
Every month
68
8-hour work days a year
That's $13,688 a year. An app blocker pays for itself.
Pantalla hands the keys to a friend, so the apps draining that time actually stay shut.
The fine print
How this calculator works
How does the app blocker cost calculator work?
It puts a dollar figure on the time apps take from you. You give it two numbers — what an hour of your time is worth, and how many minutes a day you spend on apps like TikTok and Reddit — and it multiplies that across a week, a month, and a 365-day year.
Why value my time at an hourly rate?
Because time is the thing actually being spent, and a dollar figure is the version of it your brain refuses to ignore. Use your real wage, your freelance rate, or just a number that feels honest — the calculator updates live either way.
What hourly rate should I use?
If you're not sure, $25/hour is roughly the U.S. median wage and a conservative starting point. If you bill clients, use that rate — the number gets a lot louder, and a lot more accurate.
Where do I find my minutes per day?
On iPhone: Settings → Screen Time → See All App & Website Activity, then add up the apps you actually want back. The weekly daily average is the honest figure to use.
Does an app blocker actually get that money back?
It doesn't deposit a cheque, no. What it does is stop the spend. Pantalla lets you pick the problem apps and hand the keys to a friend who approves or denies every unlock — so the hours, and the dollars they represent, stop leaking out.