TAP OFF: points for staying off

Every tapper asks you to hit the screen for as long as possible. TAP OFF works the other way: the less you use your phone, the more points you keep. The project calls itself an anti-tapper and a social experiment. 📵

Its site motto is roughly "less screen, more OFF". It sounds like a joke, but the mechanic is simple and clear.

What your day is worth

Every day you get a ration of 3000 OFF points. While you use your phone, the points burn, and the more screen time you have, the faster they go. To get the reward you have to end the day with a positive balance.

Claiming is possible only between 23:00 and 00:00 Moscow time. Miss the window and everything burns.

Three steps to start

1. Install the observer app on iOS or Android. It counts your screen time.
2. Open the Mini App in Telegram and get a six-digit code.
3. Enter the code in the app to link the accounts, then live normally while glancing at the screen less.

In the evening, open the Mini App and collect the points left, during the allowed hour.

What else is inside

• Degradation Detector. The app listing's name for its screen time indicator.
• Button skins. Cosmetics for the interface.
• Hall of Shame. A ranking where you compare your results with other participants.

The authors describe it as a mindfulness tracker where your main asset is a switched-off screen. 🧘

The idea is clear to anyone who has caught themselves scrolling a feed for no reason before bed. A game frame with a daily points budget and an evening tally turns the vague "I should use my phone less" into a concrete goal for the day.

A simple trick works well: pick two or three hours when the phone stays in another room and see how your evening balance changes.

The money question

The project's own site jokingly calls itself an "honest scam" since 2025 and promises not mountains of gold but a benefit for your attention. There is no evidence that OFF points convert into real money, so do not expect income.

Treat it as a habit game. If the effect is what you care about, watch your own screen time numbers.

Before you commit

The observer app needs access to screen time statistics, so you will have to grant permissions. Read which ones it asks for and do not hand over more than needed.

If work calls or studying require your phone, the points will burn regardless of your intent. Do not stress over a number. And if you truly want less screen, the phone's built-in tools help too: app limits and Do Not Disturb. Project support answers by email, and the address is on the site.