Focus Pause vs BringMeBack

Trying to spend less time on your phone, but keep reaching for it anyway? A spare moment. A tiring day. Something you would rather put off. You open a familiar app for a quick look, and the time you meant to spend studying, working, or resting slips away. Focus Pause helps you change what happens in those small moments. Take a breath before opening an app and decide what you came to do. Block distractions when you need to focus. Then look back at when you stopped and when you kept going. You do not have to change every habit at once. Start with one pause, one focus session, and find a way of using your phone that works for you. PAUSE BEFORE YOU OPEN • Use iOS Shortcuts to add a pause before opening distracting apps. • Follow a breathing animation, then ask yourself: what am I opening this app for? • Choose your purpose and decide whether to continue or put your phone down. • Set a usage duration when you continue. Protection kicks in when time is up, giving you another chance to stop and choose. MAKE SPACE TO FOCUS • Quick Timer immediately blocks selected apps and categories for study, work, reading, or rest. • Choose 15, 30, or 60 minutes, or set a custom duration from 15 minutes to 24 hours. • An immersive full-screen timer keeps the remaining time in view. Minimize it and your session keeps going. • Follow your countdown with Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported iPhones. BUILD FOCUS INTO YOUR DAY • Schedule app blocking for work, study, sleep, or any time you want fewer distractions. • Set multiple time periods, all-day blocks, or overnight periods. • Pause, resume, or adjust your schedules as needed. • Quick Timer and schedules can run together. Ending one leaves the others in place. UNDERSTAND YOUR HABITS • See whether you stopped or continued after each opening pause. • Review recent records, opening paths, and your stop rate to spot apps and purposes that tend to distract you. • Look back at Quick Timer and scheduled blocks, including completed, ended-early, and interrupted sessions. • Use your own choices to shape what you do next time. YOUR CHOICES. YOUR RECORDS. Focus Pause uses Apple’s Screen Time controls to select and block apps. Focus and review records stay on your device. You can end an active block early after confirmation when you need to. • Focus and review records stay on your device. RevenueCat receives an anonymous member ID and purchase history for access and subscription analytics. START FREE. UPGRADE WHEN YOU NEED MORE. The free version includes the opening pause for up to 2 apps, up to 5 purposes per app, Quick Timer, and your first 2 schedules with one active day each. Premium unlocks unlimited protected apps, schedules, and custom purposes, multiple active days, more breathing settings, and deeper review insights. Choose monthly, yearly, or Lifetime Premium. Less opening out of habit. More choosing for yourself. Make time for what you want to do, and for the life around you. SUBSCRIPTIONS Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account subscription settings. Lifetime Premium is a one-time purchase and does not automatically cancel an existing subscription. Terms of Use: https://focuspause-privacy.pages.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://focuspause-privacy.pages.dev/

Bring Me Back — Mindful Pauses Before You Scroll Bring Me Back can also block distracting apps and adult or custom websites. This uses Apple's Screen Time on your device to filter content you choose — everything stays on your device, and nothing about your browsing is collected or sent anywhere. Ever open Instagram "just for a second" and lose 45 minutes? Slap My Hand places a gentle pause between you and your most distracting apps — giving you a moment to breathe, reflect, and choose intentionally. How It Works Choose the apps you want to pause. Every time you open one, Slap My Hand steps in with a short mindfulness exercise — a breathing session, a grounding exercise, a gratitude prompt, or a simple delay. Complete the pause, then decide: do you still want to scroll? 6 Mindful Pause Types 4-7-8 & Box Breathing — Calm your nervous system before you scroll Grounding Exercise — 5-4-3-2-1 sensory awareness to bring you back to the present Gratitude Journal — Name three things you're grateful for right now Intention Setting — State your purpose before opening the app Mindful Quote — A moment of reflection before you dive in Delay Timer — A simple countdown that creates space between impulse and action Track Your Progress See exactly how much time you spend in each app Activity heatmap shows your usage patterns by hour and day Personalized insights identify your most compulsive habits Watch your mindfulness streak grow day by day Schedule Mindful Breaks Set daily reminders for regular breathing or gratitude sessions — independent of any app. Build a mindfulness habit on your own schedule. Premium Features Pause unlimited apps (free plan includes 3) Access all 6 pause types Full usage analytics and heatmap Scheduled mindful breaks No ads. No data collection. Just a helping hand when you need it most. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pkumar.org/privacy-ios/slapmyhand