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Everything Pausa does, quietly

A calm pause before distracting apps, focus when you need it, and gentle insight into your habits — all private, all on your terms.

Mindful interventions

A calm pause before the scroll

No guilt. No lock-outs. Just a moment of awareness that breaks the autopilot scroll before it starts.

  • A calm pause before distracting apps
  • Gentle friction that helps break automatic habits
  • Always free to continue when you choose
  • Simple, supportive, and distraction-free

Screen time your way

You decide what deserves a pause

Built on Apple’s Screen Time technology, so it’s reliable and respectful of your privacy.

  • Choose apps and categories to monitor
  • Create custom pause rules
  • Schedule mindful pauses throughout your day
  • Built on Apple’s Screen Time technology

Focus sessions

Stay present when it matters

Start an intentional focus session for deep work or study, and let the distractions wait.

  • Start intentional focus sessions
  • Reduce distractions during deep work or study
  • Stay present when it matters most

Reflection journal

Notice the pattern behind the reach

Capture what you were hoping to find. Over time, the reasons behind the scroll become clear.

  • Capture thoughts and intentions
  • Notice patterns behind your scrolling habits
  • Build awareness over time
  • Private and stored on your device

Insights & history

See your progress, gently

Meaningful insights and streaks — encouraging by design, never a shame counter.

  • View your pause activity over time
  • Browse your complete pause history
  • Discover your calmest and most distracting hours
  • Track your progress with meaningful insights and streaks

Mindful milestones

Celebrate every mindful choice

Gentle achievements that mark your progress toward a healthier relationship with your phone.

  • Celebrate your progress with gentle achievements
  • Build healthier habits through consistent mindful choices
  • Encouraging by design — never demanding

See it in the app

The same calm, on every screen

Straight from the App Store — presented, never redesigned.

Pausa Today screen showing a good-morning greeting, pauses today, daily goal reached, a 20-day streak and time reclaimed.

Your calm home

A gentle daily view — pauses noticed, a soft goal, time reclaimed. Never a scoreboard.

Pausa breath intervention screen with the prompt Take a breath, Will this make your day better, and Step away or Open anyway.

The pause itself

Take a breath. Will this make your day better? Step away, or open anyway — it’s always your call.

Pausa Pauses history listing apps like Snapchat, Instagram and WhatsApp with stepped away or opened anyway outcomes.

Understand what pulls you in

See which apps ask for your attention, and when you’re most likely to reach for them.

Pausa focus session in progress with a large 24:53 remaining timer and an end-session-early option.

Focus when it matters

Start a distraction-free focus session for deep work or study, whenever you need it.

Pausa Insights screen with a weekly report and overview cards for total pauses, streaks, stepped away percentage and time reclaimed.

See your progress

Meaningful insights and streaks that celebrate the direction you’re heading.

Pausa milestone celebration showing an Achievement unlocked card for First Pause with a sage leaf.

Celebrate every milestone

Gentle achievements mark each mindful choice. Encouraging by design, never demanding.

Ready for a calmer scroll?

Every feature is free to start. Download Pausa and take your first mindful pause today.

No account · No tracking · Your data stays on your device