Your scroll has a price.

Your time on each social media platform is multiplied by 365 to get yearly hours, then converted into days of life, living-wage dollars, and ads endured. We use public data from platform financial reports (Meta, ByteDance, Alphabet) and average ad load densities. See the full methodology above.

No. Nothing is stored server-side. Your receipt exists only in the URL you share — no database, no account, no tracking. 100% anonymous and GDPR-compliant by design.

No — it's editorial. Estimates are approximate and aim to make an invisible cost tangible, not to do accounting. In Western Europe and the US, your real ARPU is probably 2-3× higher than the global averages we use — your real cost is actually higher.

Yes, entirely free. No sign-up, no credit card, no email. The tool is funded by Rtriv, an iOS productivity app that helps you take back control of your scroll.

After printing your receipt, start by setting a daily quota of content actually worth keeping. The Rtriv app adds intelligent friction to Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X and other networks, and stops you when you've hit your quota for the day.

Anyone who wants to materialize what their smartphone really costs them — in time, money, and attention sold to advertisers. Especially useful if you feel hooked on Instagram or TikTok, or if you want to start a digital detox with concrete numbers.