Your calibrated archetype
The Collector
Time is a debt.
It comes to collect.
Example Wasted reminder
45 minutes, Alex. The debt was just collected.
No carousel to guess through: the result comes from your answers.
WASTED
Every screen time app blocks you. Wasted just makes you notice.
Set your limit. Wasted makes sure you feel every minute after it.
11 archetypes, 7 questions. Which one are you?
No account. No cloud. Your screen-time data stays on your phone.
9:41●●●
INSTAGRAMnow
10 minutes gone, Alex. Nobody is giving them back.
TIKTOKnow
25 minutes, Alex. The bill doesn't care why.
YOUTUBEnow
The feed is infinite. Your life is not. 40 minutes, Alex.
INSTAGRAMnow
55 minutes, Alex. Close it and do one thing for five.
TIKTOKnow
70 minutes, Alex. That's the price, and you just paid it.
YOUTUBEnow
85 minutes gone, Alex. Nobody is giving them back.
INSTAGRAMnow
Time isn't money, Alex. Money comes back. 100 minutes don't.
TIKTOKnow
Alex, you're 115 minutes into something you didn't choose.
YOUTUBEnow
120 minutes. Ask yourself what you traded for them, Alex.
10 minutes gone, Alex. Nobody is giving them back.
Time isn't money, Alex. Money comes back. 35 minutes don't.
The feed is infinite. Your life is not. 60 minutes, Alex.
KEEP SCROLLING.
WE'LL KEEP COUNTING.
No blocking. No lockout.
Just the interruption you asked for.
You already deleted a blocker. Probably twice.
It is not a willpower problem. It is a documented one. When a system takes a choice away from you, you stop fighting the habit and start fighting the system. Psychologists call it reactance. You call it “I’ll turn it back on tomorrow.”
App blocks you
→
You feel controlled
↑↓
Habit comes back stronger
←
You override or delete
Psychological reactance, Brehm 1966
There is nothing to disable.
Choose the apps and set your threshold. When automatic scrolling passes it, Wasted interrupts with the voice you selected. You notice, ask “Why am I still here?”, and close the app yourself.
BLOCKED
You open the app
A wall appears
You resent the wall
You remove the wall
Nothing changed
NOTICED
Open automatically
Pass your threshold
“Why am I still here?”
Close it yourself
Keep the choice
Your tone, not a character picked at random
Wasted finds what actually gets through to you.
Answer 7 questions. Wasted starts with one of 4 essential styles, then refines your fit across 7 calibrated archetypes.
1You answer7 quick questions, never a diagnosis.
2Wasted calibratesThe tone, angle and distance that work.
3You receiveReminders that speak the way you need.
4 essential styles7 calibrated profiles11 voices, one fit for you
WHY IT CAN WORK
A prompt preserves the choice.
A prompt preserves the choice.
A wall takes it away.
An interruption can give you a moment to choose.
Wasted keeps the choice yours. No blocking. Just the interruption you asked for.
UP TO
80%
LESS SCREEN TIME
Brehm — Psychological Reactance, 1966
Hiniker et al. — MyTime, ACM CHI
The number you have been avoiding.
What it means. Total minutes spent inside the apps you asked Wasted to watch.
How it is measured. Counted on-device while the selected app is open, against the threshold you chose.
Where it is stored. On your phone. It is never uploaded anywhere.
DATA NOT COLLECTED
Your screen-time data stays on your phone.
Your attention is already being monetized by the apps you are trying to escape. Wasted does not need your usage data too. Your app list and screen-time data stay on your device. This website may measure visits, but that is separate from your in-app usage.
WASTEDTYPICAL BLOCKER
Account requiredNoUsually
Cloud syncNoUsually
Analytics SDKNoneUsually
Blocks your appsNoYes
INDEPENDENT BY DESIGN
Built by one person.
Wasted is built independently by Atelier IA. No investors, growth team or data brokers. That is why a product about escaping attention monetization does not monetize your data too.
No account. No cloud. No data brokers.
Start free.
Make it personal with Pro.
Free lets you experience Wasted.
Four built-in voices, three messages each, up to three watched apps and the complete awareness mechanism.
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Pro makes Wasted adapt to you.
Provocateur, six calibrated custom archetypes, full message libraries and up to five watched apps.
14-day trial for eligible new subscribers on monthly and yearly plans.
$4.99 monthly or $29.49 yearly. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your store account settings. EULA · Privacy Policy.
Questions
Does Wasted block apps?
No. Wasted never blocks or hides anything. You choose the apps and the time threshold. When you pass it, Wasted interrupts the scroll so you can notice and decide for yourself.
How is this different from other screen time apps?
Every other app in the category sells blocking or friction: shields, timers, breathing delays. Wasted sells awareness. Mindful scrolling instead of a wall you learn to route around.
Does it work when the Wasted app is closed?
Yes. Once monitoring is on you never open Wasted again. The notifications arrive while you are inside TikTok, Instagram or YouTube, which is the only moment they matter.
What data does Wasted collect?
None. No account, no sign up, no cloud, no analytics, no ads. Everything is on-device and Apple lists the app as "Data Not Collected".
Is it on Android?
Yes. Wasted is live on both the App Store and Google Play, with the same digital wellbeing features on each.
Can I change the tone of the notifications?
Any time. Four built-in archetypes with three messages each are free. Provocateur is Pro, alongside six custom archetypes calibrated from your answers: 11 possible ways to find what gets through to you.
What do I get with Pro?
Provocateur, six custom archetypes built from your calibration, full message libraries and up to five watched apps. $4.99 per month or $29.49 per year, with a 14-day trial on either plan.
Does it drain my battery?
No. Wasted uses the system usage reporting your phone already runs. There is no background video, no location and no network traffic, because nothing is ever sent anywhere.