Screen Time Cost Calculator
Your phone tells you your daily average — now see what it adds up to. Enter your daily screen time and hourly wage to find out how many days of your life (and how much money) it represents.
About this calculator
Turn your daily phone screen time into hours per year, days of your life, and an estimated dollar cost based on your hourly wage — a shareable wake-up-call calculator.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does the 'hourly wage equivalent' cost come from?
We multiply the hours you classify as 'wasted' scrolling by your hourly wage as a simple illustration of opportunity cost — it's not literal lost income unless that time would have been billable work.
How is 'days of your life' calculated?
We simply convert total screen time hours into 24-hour days to make the scale of time spent easier to visualize.
Is this meant to shame me about my phone use?
Not at all — it's meant as a lighthearted but eye-opening way to see accumulated time and put a rough number on it, for reflection only.