# Pauz: Screen Time & Focus — Limit apps, beat distraction

> Limit apps, beat distraction (iPhone/iPad app by Oh8 Digital (pty) ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pauz-screen-time-and-focus/id6775598391 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Oh8 Digital (pty) ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1458649860)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 15 MB
- Languages: American English, Afrikaans
- Released: 2026-06-16
- Data updated: 2026-07-24
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pauz-screen-time-and-focus/id6775598391/reviews.md

## What is Pauz?

You don't actually want to open that app right now.
Your thumb gets there before your brain does. The block apps you tried felt like punishment, so you uninstalled them. Apple Screen Time? You learned the workarounds in a week.

Pauz is built different. When the shield fires, you don't see a generic "blocked" screen you see your own identity statement, the words YOU wrote about who you're trying to be, and three honest choices: ride it out, spend minutes you earned, or lock down hard.

This isn't another shame app. It's the half-second of self between you and the urge.

INSIDE PAUZ
Identity-Anchored Shields. Your own words on the shield, not a stranger's lecture.
Ride It Out. An 80-second breath that stays with the urge until it softens.
Earn & Spend. Finish your tasks, earn minutes, spend them on the apps you blocked.
Reinforce. A two-hour lockdown for when the moment is bigger than you.
On-Device Filter. Optional adult/gambling/custom-domain filter. Traffic never leaves your phone.
The Journal. Every override recorded in your own words. Patterns emerge.
Behavior Patterns + Screen Time. Your real numbers, nothing gamified.
Live Override Countdown. The Dynamic Island shows what's left. No surprise re-blocks.

PRIVACY
Your identity statement, reflections, habits, and journal never leave your phone. No third-party analytics. No tracking. No email capture. We can't read your data, and we can't sell it.

PAUZ PLUS
$4.99/month, optional. Adds the Pauz Plus mark beside your name and funds independent development. Pauz is fully free without it, the membership is the support, not the unlock. Auto-renews monthly; cancel any time in iOS Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions.

P.S. Tried other screen-time apps and uninstalled them in a week? This is for you. Never wished you could close an app and meant it? This isn't.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pauz Plus Monthly | $4.99 | per month |



## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 0.1.3 — 2026-07-21

This one is about making Pauz steadier and more honest.

- When your earned time runs out, blocks now come back on their own, in the background. No need to reopen the app.
- Your earned minutes show up and can be spent from 5 minutes, not just 15.
- Buttons respond right away, so nothing waits for a reopen.
- We retired the "days without an override" streak. Pauz counts what you build, never what you slip on.

If something feels off, write to deon@oh8digital.com. We read every one.

### 0.1.2 — 2026-06-24

Minor Bug Fixes

### 0.1.1 — 2026-06-16

No release notes.

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