Beat doomscrolling BEFORE you even launch the app! App Pause helps you reduce screen time and stay focused by adding a short delay when you open apps. This simple pause gives you a moment to reconsider your digital choices, break the cycle of mindless scrolling and help you build healthier habits. ?

✨ How App Pause Transforms Your Habits ✨

• Simple Setup: Select the apps you want to Pause launch for and you are good to go (the default settings should be enough, but everything is customizable)! ✅

• Pause Screen: When you launch a monitored app, App Pause intercepts with a customizable waiting screen to allow you to take a mindful pause. Take a breath and consider if you really need to use the app right now. ⏰?

• Decide the Outcome: Use the pause to decide if you really want to use the app now or not ?

✨ Additional Features to build a Healthier Digital Life ✨

• Reduce Mindless App Opening with Waiting Time: Break the automatic habit of opening time-consuming apps. Once you open a distracting app, you get sucked in for hours. Now, App Pause will make you wait for a fixed duration which can help break your habit. ?

• Be intentional with Grace Periods: Make conscious decisions about how long you want to use the app by selecting a suitable Grace Period. You get paused again once grace period ends. ✨

• Stay Focused with Floating Timer: Enable the floating-timer to see exactly how much time you have remaining in your Grace Period. Use all apps like Pomodoro! ?

• Track Your Habits: Gain insight into your actual app usage patterns with clear statistics. ?

✨ Who Benefits from App Pause? ✨

App Pause is perfect for anyone who is:

• Trying to be more mindful of their phone usage & want to reduce screen time. ?

• Working on breaking app addiction or unintentional usage of them. ?

• Needing a simple way to block distractions from social media and games. ?

• Looking for tools to help build self-control and stay focused. ?

• Seeks to use their smartphone as a tool with intention, not a distraction. ?

✨ Why Pause instead of Blocking? ✨

Sometimes, hard blocks don't feel flexible enough for the use cases life throws at you. That's why App Pause replaces rigid rules with a new philosophy: intentional use is the truest form of self-control. Instead of taking away access, the delay feature creates a mindful space for you to decide. We believe you have the power to make the right decision - you just need the opportunity to choose.

App Pause is designed to provide that opportunity which modern digital consumption takes away. Our goal is to develop App Pause into the tool that helps you build genuine digital wellbeing without the frustration of an inflexible blocker. ?

✨ Solo Developer Committed to Your Digital Well-being ✨

I'm constantly improving App Pause based on user feedback. Please feel free to contact me for any feature you want to see or any bugs you have noticed. ?

Download App Pause today and start using your phone with intention! ?