# EyeReset: 20-20-20 Eye Timer — Break Reminders & Blink Guide

> Break Reminders & Blink Guide (iPhone/iPad app by Raphael Ben-Hamo.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/eyereset-20-20-20-eye-timer/id6754855595 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Raphael Ben-Hamo](https://appshunter.io/developer/1850529729)
- Category: Health & Fitness, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Rating: 5.00/5 from 1 App Store ratings
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 67 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2025-11-07
- Data updated: 2026-10-24

## What is EyeReset?

Tired, screen-weary eyes? EyeReset gives you a 1-minute guided blink reset and a 20-20-20 break timer on your Lock Screen. No account needed.

EyeReset is a small, calm app for people who look at screens all day. It does three things well: it reminds you to take eye breaks, it walks you through short guided exercises, and it shows you your own pattern so you can see whether breaks are making your days more comfortable.

START WITH A 1-MINUTE RESET
Eyes hurting right now? Tap "My eyes hurt right now" and follow a short, voice-guided blink session. People tend to blink about half as often when looking at screens, so complete, deliberate blinks are a good place to start. Rate how your eyes feel before and after, and that is it. From the Home tab or the Home Screen widget you can also run the longer 3-minute sequence, which adds an eyes-closed rest.

THE 20-20-20 TIMER, WHERE YOU ALREADY LOOK
The 20-20-20 rule is a commonly recommended way to take screen breaks: every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet away for 20 seconds. It is a convention, a memorable prompt rather than a prescription, and EyeReset treats it that way. Choose a different interval if you prefer.
- Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you can see how long until your next break without opening the app
- A Home Screen and Lock Screen widget that starts a relief session with one tap
- Reminders keep going for a full week even if you do not open the app
- Pick a standard reminder, or switch to a calm, silent delivery style anytime in Settings
- A 20-second break, or a 60-second guided break when 20 seconds is not enough

GUIDED EXERCISE LIBRARY
Short, step-by-step exercises in four groups:
- 20-20-20: look-away breaks
- Blinking: slow, complete blinks
- Convergence: near-focus exercises
- Accommodation: changing focus between near and far during a break
Voice guidance walks you through the exercises. These are break routines, not therapy. They make no claim to change your eyesight.

AN EVENING CHECK-IN THAT SHOWS YOUR OWN PATTERN
Each evening, rate your eye comfort in a few seconds. After two weeks, EyeReset shows a plain verdict: on the days you took breaks, did your eyes feel better? It is self-reported and personal to you, not a controlled study, and the app says so.
You can export a PDF summary to share with your optometrist.

KEEP THE HABIT GOING
In a small two-week study of computer users, break reminders were followed by lower reported eye-strain and dry-eye symptoms, and the benefit faded once the reminders stopped. A small study is not proof, but it is a good reason to keep gentle reminders switched on. Streaks track your consistency, and they stay on your phone.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN
- No account or sign-up needed
- Your breaks, check-ins and streaks stay on your device
- Anonymous usage analytics only, which you can switch off in Settings
- Read the plain-language privacy policy: https://yeshivsher.com/apps/eye-reset/privacy

GOOD TO KNOW
Screens do not damage your eyes permanently, but they can leave them uncomfortable. Eye-care bodies such as the American Optometric Association recommend regular breaks, a comfortable screen distance and frequent blinking. EyeReset is a wellness tool, not a medical device. It does not diagnose, treat or cure any condition. If your eyes hurt persistently, or your vision changes, see an eye-care professional.

Questions or feedback? https://yeshivsher.com/apps/eye-reset/support

## Is EyeReset safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess EyeReset.

## Is EyeReset legit?

EyeReset: 20-20-20 Eye Timer has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for EyeReset is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.9.2 — 2026-10-15

Eyes hurting right now? Start with a one-minute guided blink reset and see before and after how your eyes feel.

New evening check-in: rate your eye comfort in seconds, and after two weeks EyeReset shows you whether the days you took breaks felt better. Export a PDF summary to share with your optometrist.

A 60-second guided break option for when 20 seconds isn't enough.

Your break timer now lives on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and a Home Screen widget starts a relief session with one tap.

Reminders keep going for a full week even if you don't open the app. We now ask about notifications only after your first break or relief session, and you can choose quiet delivery or banners anytime in Settings.

### 1.9.0 — 2026-10-02

Eyes hurting right now? Start with a 3-minute guided reset — blink training and palming with voice guidance — and see before and after how your eyes feel.

New evening check-in: rate your eye comfort in seconds, and after two weeks EyeReset shows you whether the days you took breaks felt better. Export a PDF summary to share with your optometrist.

A 60-second guided break option for when 20 seconds isn't enough.

Your break timer now lives on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and a Home Screen widget starts a relief session with one tap.

Reminders keep going for a full week even if you don't open the app, and you can switch to a calm, silent delivery style anytime in Settings.

### 1.8.1 — 2026-09-23

Reminders you can actually see.

If EyeReset had gone quiet on you, this is the fix. Break reminders were arriving silently in Notification Center instead of showing up as real notifications. They appear properly again now.

We also lowered the default from 8 reminders a day to 4, roughly one every two hours. A reminder you notice beats four you don't. The number, the hours and the active days are all still yours to set in Settings.

Reminders now stay scheduled a full work week ahead, so they keep coming even if you go a few days without opening the app.

### 1.8.0 — 2026-09-15

Privacy, done properly.

Settings now has a Privacy section: switch usage analytics off, download
everything the app holds about you as a file, or delete it outright.

While building this I audited my own App Store privacy labels and found
they listed contact details EyeReset has never collected — left over from
a sign-in screen I removed long ago. Those are gone now.

### 1.7.1 — 2026-08-26

Fixed: your screen no longer turns off in the middle of an exercise or a 20-second break. It stays awake for the session, then goes back to normal.

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