Roman Shulga, a software engineer from Koryukivka, has developed an app to combat addiction to social media and smartphone games. He created it to help his son.
Roman Shulga, a software engineer from Koryukivka, has developed an app to combat addiction to social media and smartphone games. He created it to help his son.
As reported by the publication «Neighbors.City», an IT man noticed that his 16-year-old son Nikita spent hours on his phone. In his opinion, this was already a real addiction, especially to the social network TikTok.
«At first, I tried to persuade him, forbid him, and install various mobile applications that limited his screen time. But nothing good came of it. Nikita constantly followed me with only one question: 'When will it be possible to …'» — said Shulga.
So he decided to create the GrowBrain mobile app, which
encourages the user to do interesting tasks to develop thinking. Aitivets added eight scientifically approved developmental games that improve attentiveness and memory. The application limits the user’s time on social networks and games, and to get additional time, he needs to complete tasks in the application.
«GrowBrain adapts the level of difficulty to maintain a child’s interest and form healthy digital habits,» the app description says.
It does not contain advertising or internal purchases and can work offline. GrowBrain is available in the AppStore. According to Roman Shulga, he noticed that after a month and a half of using the application, his son’s interest in social networks decreased, and his academic performance improved.
Recall that 17-year-old Ukrainian Danylo Kovalev, who was forced to move from Mykolaiv due to a full-scale Russian invasion, is developing a mobile application called OffGrid with a team of teenagers. It also helps to overcome addiction to fast dopamine.
