Hype Control

You love your streamers. You've also tipped more in one stream than you spent on groceries that week. Hype Control adds a friction layer between you and impulse purchases — spending caps, cooldown timers, and confirmation prompts that give your future self a fighting chance.

Install from Chrome Web Store Free · Open Source · Your data never leaves your device

What It Does

Real Cost Display

Shows the actual price with tax, because Twitch won't. Translates every purchase into work hours and comparison items. "That's 16 Costco hot dogs" hits different than "$50."

Multi-Step Friction

Confirmation steps scale with price. Small purchases get a nudge; big ones get a cooldown timer, type-to-confirm, and a math challenge. Earn it.

Spending Limits

Daily, weekly, and monthly caps with progress bars that track where you stand. Go over and the friction kicks in harder. Budget-aware by design.

Streaming Mode

Auto-detects when you're live on your own channel and steps aside. Toast notifications let you know friction was bypassed, so you stay aware without the interruption.

How It Works

1

Install & configure

Add Hype Control from the Chrome Web Store. Set your hourly rate, tax rate, and how much friction you want between you and your wallet.

2

Watch Twitch like normal

Hype Control sits quietly in the background. Zero impact until you reach for a purchase button.

3

Get the reality check

Before any gift sub, subscription, or Bits purchase goes through, you see the real cost — in dollars, work hours, and everyday items. The discomfort is intentional.

4

Decide deliberately

Proceed or walk away. Either way, it was actually a decision — not a reflex. Your savings calendar tracks every dollar you didn't spend.