Tap Out: Less scrolling, more everything else.
Tap Out is an app blocker with a powerful twist:
The only way to access your apps, is by tapping the Tap Out.
Physically.
Select the apps you want to block, put your Tap Out in another room (ours is on the fridge), and there's no way to your distracting apps.
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What's wrong with other solutions?
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1. Screentime limits are too easy to bypass
Unfortunately, we all know what happens. A quick pincode and "ignore" button makes them ineffective in 2 seconds.
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2. Leaving your phone at home is unrealistic, most of the time
Yes, we've been there, and it's just too extreme. You might even get lost in the woods. We literally did.
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3. Dumb phones lack the tools we love
Nokia, we see you. You're amazingly cool and deserve a spot, but we love our maps, great camera, and a few fun & stupid videos just too much to make the switch
Let customers speak for us
Screentime is down and I’m thinking more about if I really need to use my phone.
I didn't think I would love it as much as I do!! It works so well for me :) I used to spend 3-5 hours a day on Instagram, but I hated the feeling I got afterwards. Now I choose to only be on Instagram for 15-30 min. at the end of the day and I'm suprised of how much better I feel! I didn't realise how much chaos it created in my mind. Now I sometimes even forgot or don't feel the need/want to tap in, so I've gone for 72-80 hours without socials. And it feels so good! Also I have been having more motivation to do things, reading more, doing puzzles again and enjoying the here & now more 🙏🏼 My favorite feature of the Tap Out is that if you tap to unblock the apps, you get an option to do so for 3, 7 or 15 minutes. If you want it longer or for unlimited time, there's an extra button to press. So I always select a short time frame and after that, the apps block again automatically. So handy!! Would highly recommend :)
Amazing product! Does exactly what it is meant to do! Reduced my screen time drastically, but more importantly I am never doom scrolling anymore.
The point of improvement I experience, is that it occasionally doesn't block the apps after the timer is finished, but I feel like that's also my own responsibility.
Best purchase ever! My average screen time has increased with an hour after just 1 week of using the tap out point.
Really helpful in changing screen habits.
NFC is not as responsiveon every phone, but not sure if that is a tap out issue.
I really use my phone way less! I started by grabbing it because of habit but when you can‘t do anything “fun” on there it isn’t that interesting anymore. I find myself looking outside way more and being present in the moments that matter most : my daughters life.
Works perfectly! It reduced my screen time from 6 hours a day to 1 hour a day without effort. Worth every euro.
Works amazing. Only thing is you need to select 3 apps. I only have a problem with 1 😄
I totally stopped doomscrolling, very happy! I sticked my tap-out to my fridge.
Het heeft me zoveel rust gegeven. Niet meer avonden doelloos scrollen. En het is heel fijn dat je de apps ook heel even aan kan zetten: 5, 7 of 15 minuten. Even snel checken en het gaat vanzelf weer uit.
Doet precies wat het beloofd en heeft me van m’n insta verslaving afgeholpen. Maar er ook voor gezorgd dat ik ook andere valkuilen af kan sluiten
Prima apparaat! Wel gek dat je beperkt wordt in welke apps je wil blokkeren.
Het is zo klein, maar zo effectief! Ik heb geen seconde spijt van mijn aankoop.
Ik heb een betere concentratie en het ‘doomscrollen’ (eindeloos blijven scrollen door socials en de tijd vergeten) wordt voor mij gestopt! Het voelde een beetje voor schut om te moeten toegeven dat je daar als volwassene last van kan hebben, maar ik ben erg blij dat ik de tapout toch gekocht heb.
Ik vervloek het ook wel eens als ik ergens moet wachten en dan dus niet even tussendoor op insta kan, maar ouderwets om je heen kijken heeft ook wel iets ;)
Reclaim time for the things that matter most.
Are you ready to dive into life?
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"I was completely tapped out of social media today, except from Whatsapp. It felt like I was 10x less on my phone."
– Marijn L, NS -
"I've been tapped out since yesterday, and I already notice that I reach less to my phone and try to fill my time doing other things. Love it!"
– Adriana C., Celonis -
"When I go to bed with dumb phone mode on, I sleep like a prince."
– Cas S., Unilever
A Smartphone Free childhood goes beyond Tapping Out
We fully support the movement of families who stand together to delay smartphones and social media. The longer we wait, the more time children have to learn, grow and develop - away from addictive algorithms.
Because humans are meant to do much more.
About us
We founded Tap Out because we felt we spent way too much time on addictive social apps, in stead of on the things that mattered. And unfortunately nothing - screentime limits, gray mode, Opal, OneSec, two different phones - had worked for us.
And so we went to work and came to an amazing new idea: a physical key to lock and unlock your apps. With the help of AI, a 3D printer, and Renée as design advisor, we were able to develop a working prototype within a week, next to our day-to-day jobs. That prototype is what became Tap Out v1.0 - an actual solution against mindless phone addiction that is helping hundreds of people already.
If you have come to read this far - thank you so much for coming to our website and supporting our mission. We hope you'll find Tap Out and the Tap Out community just as valuable as we do.
We'd love to hear for you. Will you let us know your thoughts or ideas via email?
Big kisses,
-Xan & Tobi
