MonkeySee
At MonkeySee, we believe something radical: your time is worth more than your feeds.
We started with a simple observation: the average person spends over 2.5 hours daily scrolling through social media. That's nearly 38 days a year—a full month of your life—thumb moving, eyes glazing, mind numbing.
And for what?
MonkeySee exists to break the cycle of digital dependence and help people reclaim their most precious resource: time.We're not anti-technology. We're pro-human. Because somewhere between the invention of the smartphone and the perfection of the infinite scroll, we stopped using technology and it started using us.
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MonkeySee was born in 2022 when our founders, Jamie and Alex, realized they'd spent an entire weekend scrolling through feeds without remembering a single thing they'd seen.
"We built this tool for ourselves first," says Jamie. "I was losing hours every day to mindless scrolling and feeling worse for it. The irony of using AI to solve a problem created by technology isn't lost on us, but sometimes you need to fight fire with fire."
Alex adds, "The name 'MonkeySee' came from watching how we all behave with our phones—see notification, pick up phone, scroll feed, repeat. It's almost primal. We wanted to break that pattern."
We believe your attention deserves better destinations than infinite scrolling.
True digital freedom comes from setting healthy boundaries.
We obsess over how much life our users reclaim, not how much time they spend in our app.
We don't claim to have all the answers, but we're committed to the questions.
MonkeySee is a team of 12 recovering scroll-addicts, behavioral psychologists, and software engineers based in Oakland, California. We're backed by investors who believe in building technology that enhances human flourishing rather than diminishes it.
Answers to questions you might have about MonkeySee.
That's the beauty—almost nothing in those infinite feeds is actually important. MonkeySee helps break the illusion that you need to keep checking.
Our users report saving 2-3 hours daily—time they're now spending on hobbies, relationships, and sleep.
Studies show excessive feed scrolling increases anxiety, damages focus, and disrupts sleep patterns. MonkeySee helps break the cycle.
Our technology actively engages with your feeds so you don't have to, breaking the psychological pull that keeps you coming back.