The average person spends 7+ hours a day staring at screens. Willpower alone won't fix that. Real financial stakes will.
Pledge to cut your screen timeYou've checked your screen time report. You've winced at the number. Maybe you even set a daily limit. But here's what happened: you hit the limit, tapped "Ignore for today," and kept scrolling.
You're not alone. Most people dramatically underestimate how much time they lose to screens — and dramatically overestimate their ability to just "use their phone less." The apps are designed by teams of engineers whose sole job is keeping you hooked.
Notifications, infinite feeds, autoplay — these aren't features. They're traps. And no amount of good intentions can compete with billions of dollars in attention engineering.
Built-in screen time features fail for one simple reason: there's no real consequence for ignoring them. A gentle notification saying "you've reached your limit" is no match for the dopamine hit of one more reel, one more thread, one more episode.
Research in behavioral economics shows that loss aversion — the fear of losing something you already have — is twice as powerful as the desire to gain something new. That's why Pledgr works where willpower doesn't.
When your own money is on the line, that "Ignore for today" button suddenly feels a lot heavier.
Pledgr turns your screen time goal into a real commitment:
No complex tracking. No gamification gimmicks. Just a simple, honest contract between you and your own goals.
“I tried every screen time app out there. None of them worked because I could just dismiss the notifications. With Pledgr, I actually think before picking up my phone. My weekly average dropped from 6 hours to under 3.”
— Pledgr user, 4-week screen time challenge
Set a screen time target, pledge real money, and finally break the cycle.
Create your screen time pledge