Doxo AI: Dopamine Detox Coach

I have a huge problem focusing and studying because I’m always distracted by my phone. I tend to pause my account on instagram all time, this saves so much time and helps with other apps as well. helped me get my stuff in order def recommend

Going into it, I was quite skeptical to say the least. But the app actually works! I realized tracking my screen time from my phone is simply not enough to prevent me from bad habits like doom scrolling. This app really helped control my addiction to my phone, which should only be a supplement to my life. Overall, I’ve had a great experience so far! I highly recommend!

At first I loved this app because it blocked apps I use too often without a permanent lock down. It was very helpful for being intentional about how I use my phone. That function only works when in a detox (which is nice knowing that the restrictions will ease up at the end). The problem is that I fail my detox every night—not because I binge or use my apps too much but because I forget to journal, which is required for the blocking function to work. Life before bed changes every night, causing me to forget to journal (even with reminder notifications on). I remember to journal most mornings (since every morning is the same), but that doesn’t count toward the daily journaling. Only the night journal counts. Either journal should count, if journaling should be required at all (maybe there should be a reward for journaling instead of pass/fail). I do like the journal feature, as it helps me be more mindful of my process, especially when coupled with the AI prompts. I’m at a point in my life where I’m really struggling to control my screen time. Doxo innitially seemed to be doing a good job as tool to help me manage that struggle, but I found it was unreliable because it always failed my detox, even though I was hardly using any screen time. I would get the paid version if it had the reliability I need. PS I find the UI somewhat unintuitive.