Websites get boring the longer you browse.
Boring Mode progressively fades sites to grayscale over your chosen time. The color comes back tomorrow.
How it works
Pick your sites
Add the sites that steal your time. Reddit, YouTube, Twitter — you know the ones.
Set your timer
Choose how long before things go gray. 10 minutes, 30, an hour — it's up to you.
Browse normally
The color drains so slowly you barely notice. Until suddenly, scrolling just isn't as fun.
Why grayscale works
Your phone is designed to grab your attention with color. Bright reds for notifications, vibrant thumbnails, saturated feeds — it's all engineered to keep you scrolling.
Research shows that switching to grayscale can reduce screen time by over 20 minutes per day. Without color cues triggering dopamine responses, the urge to keep scrolling fades naturally.
Boring Mode uses this insight — but instead of going cold turkey, it fades gradually. You barely notice it happening until the pull just… isn't there anymore.
"Participants reduced social media use by 57% when given a brief moment of friction."
— Max Planck Institute study on digital interventions
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Per-site tracking
Different timers for different sites
Flexible timers
5 minutes to 2 hours
Daily reset
Fresh start every morning
Apple ecosystem
iPhone, iPad, and Mac
No accounts
Install and go
Privacy-first
Zero data collection
Ready to make scrolling boring?
Available for Safari on iPhone, iPad, and Mac.