Apps and games can be hard to put down. No wonder, since most are deliberately designed to hook our attention for as long as possible.
Kinder World's guide is Samy, a fluffy white dog in a straw hat who gently nudges users to do the opposite: "I'm sure you have things to get to as well, so don't worry about spending too much time here. Your plants only need a few moments of care twice a day — once in the morning and once at night!"
The experience is akin to short-play games like Wordle and its many offshoots, where limited use is built-in. As awareness of screen time's detrimental effects grows, opportunities abound for tech that's consciously created to be unsticky. And even, like Kinder World, conceived to do the mind good.
