Trick your brain that you have 'not' deleted the dopamine app

I kept getting stuck in a loop where I’d delete social media apps, then reinstall them the same day. My muscle memory would still search for them, and even if I deleted them, the App Store would show results and tempt me to install again.

To break out of that, I built DopaMean. It’s a minimal web app that creates a fake but realistic-looking icon on your home screen. You delete the original app and use this shortcut (PWA) instead.

When you tap it, it gives you a 30-second pause. After that, you can decide whether to continue or not.

you can try -> https://dopamean.hidas.dev

This is not an app but a minimal website, which is free and open source. There is no tracking and you don’t have to create an account.