Hitomazu: Pause, Don't Block

It doesn't block. Just one breath before you open. Hitomazu puts a single breath in front of the apps you choose to watch. The pause screen always has an "Open" button. ■ One question before you open When you go to open a watched app, it asks just one thing: "What are you here for?" You answer "On purpose" or "Just because." Choosing "Just because" is not held against you. It asks once more, "Still want to open it?", and after that it is your call. ■ It counts the times you turned back Two numbers are recorded: how often you paused, and how often you turned back. No screen-time totals, no comparison with last week, no completion rates. Instead of confronting you with the hours you failed to cut, it keeps the moments where you stopped. ■ Days you turned back, in color Look back shows the days you turned back as a quiet grid in shades of one color. No streaks, and no numbers to compare. A day without color can simply be a day you didn't reach for your phone. ■ It doesn't rush you No badges. No streaks. One notification, on Sunday morning, and only if you asked for it. No numbers in it. ■ Your records don't reach the developer The apps you pick and the records of them stay on your device. There is no server to receive them. No account, no ads, no analytics. Even with iCloud sync on, the only place they go is your own iCloud. ■ Free • The breath before opening (one watched app) • A record of your pauses and turn-backs • Look back (this week, how it played out, and the days you turned back), and every past week • Sync across your devices via iCloud • Home Screen widgets (this week, and the days you turned back) • This week's counts in the Shortcuts app ■ Hitomazu Pro • Watch as many apps as you like • A pause before Safari websites you pick (Safari only; iOS may also pause apps that show that website inside them) • Ask the question in your own words • Promises by time of day ("After 10 PM, ask again even when I have a reason") • Think up question ideas with Apple Intelligence, on your device (on supported devices) A one-time purchase, yearly, and monthly, listed side by side. You can cancel at any time. If a subscription ends, watching goes back to the first app you added; your settings are kept and come back when you resume. The one-time purchase never ends. ■ What this app doesn't have • Forced locks, timers you have to wait out • Streaks, badges • Screen time compared with last week • Sending anything to a developer server This is not an app for making you stop. It is an app for helping you notice. ■ Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ■ Privacy Policy https://www.naoyuki0920.com/hitomazu/privacy