TOLLGATE
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EARN YOUR SCROLLiOS

The app that quizzes you before you can keep scrolling.

Tollgate uses Apple's own Screen Time shield to interrupt the apps that eat your day, then charges a toll. One question on a topic you chose buys your next block of time. You were going to lose twenty minutes anyway. Now you'll at least know one more thing.

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For You
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That's 10 minutes.
Earn the next ten.
🧬Biology · question ready · works offline
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Walking away counts as a win. We keep score.
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🧬Biology
Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?
A
Ribosome
B
Mitochondrion
C
Golgi apparatus
D
Nucleus
No timers. No score pressure.
One right answer opens the gate.
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🧬Biology
Which organelle produces most of a cell's ATP?
A
Ribosome
Mitochondrion
C
Golgi apparatus
D
Nucleus
Correct. Opening the gate…
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TOLL PAID
+10
minutes earned
4 in a row today · 70 min converted
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YOUR WEEK
1h 42m
of scrolling converted into learning
M
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F
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47
questions answered
82%
accuracy
6
day streak
9
walk-aways. Respect.
Full history · every week since day onePRO →
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HOW IT WORKS

Working in 60 seconds.

That's the whole setup. No notes to import, no flashcards to build, no account to create.

1
Pick your poison
Choose which apps have to be earned. Apple never even tells Tollgate which ones you picked.
CHOOSE APPS TO GUARD
2
Set your allowance
10 minutes is the sweet spot. When it runs out, your feed goes dark behind the gate.
SCROLL ALLOWANCE
5m
10m
15m
30m
Takes effect at the next gate
3
Choose a topic
Biology, math, history, whatever you're studying. One right answer buys your next block.
PICK A TOPIC
🧮Math
🧬Biology
🏛️History
💻Tech & CS
WHY IT STICKS

The friction pays you back.

Every other screen-time app makes the interruption pure cost: a wall, a delay, a breathing exercise. You negotiate with it, then you delete it. Tollgate's interruption gives you something.

A real shield, not a nudge
Built on Apple's own Screen Time framework. There is no "Ignore Limit" button to tap through on muscle memory.
One question, never a lockout
Get it wrong? Here's another. Tollgate never says no. It says earn it. That's why it survives the stressful weeks that kill blockers.
Works offline
Questions live on your phone. The gate works on the subway, in a lecture hall, on the couch with bad Wi-Fi.
Walking away counts
Closed the app instead of answering? That's a win, and your stats say so. The enemy is the scroll, not you.
HONEST NUMBERS, NO SHAME

Your scrolling, itemized.

Your weekly stat isn't "screen time reduced". It's minutes converted. Exactly how much you scrolled, and how much of it you turned into learning. Including the times you closed the app instead of answering. Those count too.

1h 42m
reclaimed this week
47
questions answered
9 ★
walk-aways
★ TOLLGATE ★
WEEKLY RECEIPT · JUL 20–26
QUESTIONS ANSWERED47
CORRECT39 (82%)
TOLLS PAID39
WALK-AWAYS9 ★
STREAK6 DAYS
SCROLL RECLAIMED1h 42m
VS LAST WEEK: +31%
YOUR FEED NEVER SAW IT COMING.
TOPICS

Pick what's worth knowing.

Curated question banks, cached on your phone, ready before your first gate ever fires.

🧮MathFREE
💡General knowledgeFREE
🧬BiologyPRO
🏛️HistoryPRO
🗺️GeographyPRO
💻Tech & CSPRO
Studying something specific?Type-any-topic question banks are coming. Tell us what you need. Requests set the order.
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PRICING

The free tier guards your worst app. Forever.

FREE
$0forever
1 guarded app
Math & general knowledge
This week's stats & streak
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$29.99/year · or $3.99/mo
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Unlimited guarded apps
All topics: biology, history, geography, tech & CS
Full history & streak archive
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FAIR QUESTIONS

You're going to ask anyway.

"I'll just uninstall it when it annoys me."
It's one question, not a lockout. The gate opens the moment you answer. Blockers get deleted because they say no. Tollgate says earn it.
"Won't I just answer and keep scrolling?"
Probably, sometimes. But you'll scroll in earned blocks instead of lost hours, and the stats don't lie.
"Why does it need Screen Time permission?"
Tollgate needs Apple's permission to stand between you and your feed. That's the whole job. Your Screen Time data never leaves your phone. Apple doesn't even tell Tollgate which apps you picked. Full article →
"Another subscription?"
The free tier guards your worst app forever. Pay only when you want it everywhere. No account, no email, cancel in the App Store like anything else.
"What happens when I get it wrong?"
Nothing dramatic. "Not quite, here's another." A fresh question, instantly, as many as you need. The gate never turns into a wall. Full article →
"Can I put this on my kid's phone?"
Not yet. Tollgate is single-player for now, built for your own phone and your own topics. A family mode is on the roadmap, and the waitlist inside the app hears about it first. Full article →
More questions? Browse the Help Center →

Earn your scroll.

Your feed goes dark when your time runs out. One question buys the next block. Sets up in under a minute.

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