Screen time cost calculator — see what your hours are worth.
Hours a day × your hourly rate × 365. The result is what a year of scrolling is worth in your own money — a ruler, not an invoice. Runs in your browser; nothing you type is sent.
Free · No signup · Updated July 2026
What does your scrolling actually cost?
Runs on your device — nothing you type is sent.
That's 2 hours a day valued at your own time — what that time is worth, not cash you lost. You decide if the scroll is worth it. Dopa Toll shows you the same math, every time you open an app you'd otherwise just scroll. No data leaves your phone — this calculator runs entirely in your browser.
This is the guess version — you typed the hours. The app runs the same math on your real usage, measured on-device, and hands you the bill.
Ready to feel the cost — and take control of your screen time?
Download on the App StoreThe math, in one line.
Hours a day × your hourly rate = what a day of scrolling is worth. Multiply by 365 and that's the year.
- Set your rate. Type it directly, or derive it from salary — yearly pay ÷ (hours per week × working weeks).
- Enter your honest daily scroll hours. Not sure? Your phone already knows: Settings ▸ Screen Time on iPhone.
- Read the yearly number. Then share it if you dare — the card renders on your device, and your rate can stay hidden.
Everything is framed as opportunity cost — the value of the time at your rate, not cash you spent. The inputs show $, but the math works the same in any currency.
Fair questions.
How do I estimate my hourly rate?
Don't overthink it. Salaried: take-home pay divided by the hours you actually work — the salary mode above does this for you. Freelance: your billing rate. Or lowball it on purpose — at 3–4 hours a day, even half your real rate lands on a number that's hard to ignore.
I wouldn't have earned that money while scrolling. Isn't this misleading?
You're right — scrolling at 3am isn't lost wages, and sleeping isn't "wasting" your rate. The number is a ruler, not an invoice. It doesn't claim you'd have been paid for those hours; it gives an invisible trade a size, in units you already understand. If full rate feels wrong, discount it. The point is having a number at all.
Is the dollar amount real money?
No. Nothing here charges you anything. The dollars are what your time is worth at the rate you entered — a measurement, not a transaction. Same in the app: coins are the toll you pay to open an app past its free pass; the dollars just mirror what the time was worth.
Does moderate screen time count as wasted?
No. This doesn't grade your hours or tell you what they should be spent on — rest, memes, group chats, your call. The calculator prices the time; whether it was worth it is your decision. It exists because over-scrolling is common and its cost is invisible at the exact moment you open the app.
How is this different from a screen time blocker?
A blocker decides for you — and gets uninstalled by day three. Dopa Toll, the app behind this page, is a toll instead: every app gets a daily free pass, past it each open costs coins you earn by focusing, and the price of your time is on screen at the moment you decide. Friction, not force.
Where does what I type go?
Nowhere. The calculator runs entirely in your browser — nothing you type is sent or stored. The share card renders on your device too, and you can hide your hourly rate before sharing so a shared card can't reverse-engineer your salary.
Want your real number?
This page guesses — you typed the hours. The app measures your actual usage on-device and hands you the same bill, at your rate, every day. Free, no account.
Download on the App Store