Friction between your wallet and the hype train. Spending caps, cooldown timers, and reality checks before Twitch purchases.
Users
7
0 in 30 days
Rating
0.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
0
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#227K
#190K among extensions
Version
1.1.0
updated 27 Apr 2026
Users
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 20 Oct 2026:7 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month
Ratings count
monthly, 7 months
Latest, 20 Oct 2026:0 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month
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About Hype Control
Hype Control is a free, open-source Chrome extension that adds friction between you and impulse Twitch purchases — gift subs, bits, and subscriptions. It doesn't block anything. It just makes sure the decision is actually a decision.
What it does:
- Shows the real price with tax, because Twitch won't.
- Translates purchases into work hours — "that's 2.5 hours of your life" hits
different than "$50".
- Puts spending in terms you feel — that gift sub is 16 Costco hot dogs.
- Scales confirmation steps with price: small purchases get a nudge, big ones
get cooldown timers, type-to-confirm, and a math challenge.
- Daily, weekly, and monthly spending caps with progress bars.
- Savings calendar that tracks every dollar you didn't spend.
- Streaming mode auto-bypasses friction when you're live on your own channel.
- Per-channel whitelist — skip, reduce, or keep full friction per streamer.
Privacy: All data stays on your device. No analytics, no tracking, no servers. Full privacy policy:
https://ktulue.github.io/HypeControl/privacy.html
Open source: https://github.com/Ktulue/HypeControl