# Forepause: Screen Time Control — Digital Detox, Stop Doomscroll

> Digital Detox, Stop Doomscroll (iPhone/iPad app by Rekid LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forepause-screen-time-control/id6779040441 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Rekid LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1769969746)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, European Spanish
- Released: 2026-06-11
- Data updated: 2026-07-05
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/forepause-screen-time-control/id6779040441/reviews.md

## What is Forepause?

You don't need another app that blames you.

Forepause adds one breath — 4 seconds in, 4 seconds out — before you open the apps you choose. Then *you* decide: turn back, or open with intention for 5, 15, or 30 minutes.

That's it. No hard blocks to rage-delete. No streaks to lose. No "weak willpower" notifications.

WHY ONE BREATH WORKS
A pre-opening pause is one of the few interventions with published evidence: friction-design research (PNAS, 2023) found it cut social media use by ~57%. Blocking alone changes behavior temporarily. Understanding changes it for good.

WHAT YOU GET
• One-breath pause on the apps you choose — works the moment you tap the icon
• Intentional opening: "5 / 15 / 30 minutes" — your choice, recorded, never judged
• Time reclaimed: the only metric is additive. See what you got back this week
• Your patterns: a weekday × hour heatmap shows *when* you actually scroll
• Schedules: stronger intervention during the hours you choose (evenings, mornings)

PRIVACY, FOR REAL
• No account. No server. No cloud.
• Your usage data physically never leaves your iPhone (Apple's Screen Time API design enforces this — we couldn't read it remotely even if we wanted to)
• No ads, no review nags, no "check out our other app"

PRICING, HONESTLY
The core intervention is free, forever. Forepause Pro (unlimited apps, unlimited schedules, full history) is $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or $49.99 once — about a third of typical $100/year screen time apps. No surprise charges: the trial is a real trial.

Forepause is for adults managing their own screen time. It is not a parental control app.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://rekid-inc.github.io/forepause-legal/

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Forepause Pro | $29.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Forepause Pro Lifetime | $49.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.0.2 — 2026-06-21

This update adds category bulk selection for Pro, improves Screen Time permission handling on launch, and fixes dark mode shield buttons and Free-plan app selection limits.

### 1.0.1 — 2026-06-12

• Forepause now speaks German, Spanish, French, and Korean
• Minor improvements

### 1.0 — 2026-06-12

No release notes.

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