Hacktoberfest 2026 · Touch Grass

The world is your password.

ESCAPE is an Android digital-detox adventure. Instead of endless scrolling, take a stroll, discover something in nature and earn a little social-media time back.

See how it works Explore the code ↗

Built with Flutter, Kotlin, on-device Gemma and ML Kit. No ESCAPE cloud backend.

Real Android screenshot of ESCAPE displaying a nature quest, step progress, and the photo-proof action

Real Android screenshot · Mission screen (earlier build)

From screen time to green time

Three clues. One earned reward.

When you try a protected social app, ESCAPE guides you through a real-world quest.

Move

Put your phone away and take a short walk. ESCAPE tracks time and steps locally.

Discover

Spot a real-world clue: grass, a tree, a flower or a beautiful reflection.

Capture & earn

Photograph your discovery. An on-device image checker reviews it and, if accepted, unlocks a limited scrolling window.

More than an app blocker

Real life has better side quests.

🚲 Weekend Adventures

Find nearby cycling infrastructure and green places with optional map search. Discoveries can be saved for later; new searches need internet.

🌱 Offline nature quests

Gemma generates creative missions on your phone after its one-time model setup. No API key or ESCAPE server is needed.

🌙 After-dark alternatives

Meaningful, nature-inspired indoor challenges when an outdoor mission is no longer appropriate.

🔒 Earn your scroll

Successfully complete a quest and earn a temporary social-media access window, not unlimited screen time.

Open-source prototype

See the code. Follow the adventure.

ESCAPE is an Android app, not a browser app. This page showcases its real experience. Source code is public; Android test builds can be shared separately through GitHub Releases when available.

Open GitHub repo ↗ View releases ↗

Reminder: the existing model-only release is not an installable app. Do not install model weights as an APK.