Gratitude Journal vs Atempause

A CALMER DAY STARTS IN ONE MINUTE Three Things is a simple, private gratitude journal that helps you feel better, one small entry at a time. No pressure. No complexity. Just you, three things you're grateful for, and sixty seconds. THE SIMPLEST GRATITUDE HABIT YOU'LL EVER BUILD Most wellness apps overwhelm you with features, feeds and social pressure. Three Things does the opposite. It keeps only what actually works: writing down what you're grateful for, every day. Research suggests that a daily gratitude practice can help reduce stress, improve sleep, lift your mood and build long-term emotional resilience. You don't need an hour. You don't need a perfect entry. You just need three things. WHY THREE THINGS WORKS Takes about 60 seconds a day. Clean, distraction-free design that gets out of your way. A gentle, optional daily reminder. No guilt. Missed a day? Just start again. Works completely offline. No account. No sign-up. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your journal is yours alone. Everything is stored on your device: no servers, no cloud, no account, and no way for anyone else to read your entries. With Premium, you can also lock the app with Face ID. SEE HOW FAR YOU'VE COME Look back through your history, search past entries, and watch your habit grow in a year view of every day you wrote. Export your journal as PDF or text anytime. BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Three Things fits into your life as it is. One minute in the morning before the chaos starts, a quiet moment before bed, or a spare minute on your lunch break is enough. There's no wrong way to use it. Write big things, small things, silly things. A hot coffee. A kind stranger. A song that made you smile. Gratitude doesn't need to be profound to be powerful. WHO IS IT FOR? Anyone looking to reduce daily stress. People building a self-care or mindfulness routine. Those who found other journaling apps too complex. Anyone recovering from burnout. Beginners who want a simple, pressure-free habit. Anyone who wants to feel a little better, every day. FREE TO TRY, THEN PREMIUM Write for 5 days for free. Then choose Premium to keep writing every day and unlock your full history, search, stats, export and Face ID lock. Premium Yearly: auto-renewing subscription. Premium Lifetime: one-time purchase, yours forever. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The yearly subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it anytime in your App Store account settings. A TINY RITUAL. A REAL DIFFERENCE. The most powerful habits are often the smallest ones. Three Things gives you a gentle daily anchor: a moment to pause, reflect and remember what's good. Over time, that one minute a day adds up to a real shift in how you see the world. Just gratitude. Just three things. Just one minute. Terms of Use: https://dacans.github.io/threethings/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://dacans.github.io/threethings/privacy.html

Atempause sends you random breathing pauses — short moments of silence that bring you back to the present. No fixed timer. No predictable intervals. Instead: consciously random reminders within your personal time range. You simply define the range — for example between 20 and 60 minutes — and Atempause chooses the moment. Why random? Because the brain ignores fixed patterns. Behavioral research shows that variable intervals create the most sustained attention. Each breathing pause remains effective because it arrives unexpectedly — gentle, yet present. How a breathing pause works: Your screen slowly fades to black. A gong sounds. For a few seconds: silence. Then everything returns. That is enough — one conscious breath, one moment of clarity. Features • Random intervals with adjustable minimum and maximum limits • Works on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch (stand-alone), and Mac • Smart Skip: automatically detects when camera or microphone are active • Apple Health integration • Only 3.7 MB — lightweight and resource-efficient • No subscription, no in-app purchases, no data collection Free. Private. Honest. Atempause collects no data, shows no ads, and costs nothing. The goal of this app is to one day no longer be needed. APPLE WATCH The watchOS companion app works independently or paired with your iPhone. Receive gentle haptic cues on your wrist, track your progress, and adjust settings directly from the watch face using WidgetKit complications. CROSS-PLATFORM Atempause is also available for macOS and Windows so that your practice remains consistent across devices. Especially if you spend a lot of time in front of screens, the effect can be surprising. This is not a productivity tool. It is a practice aid — micro-interruptions that become anchors of mindfulness throughout your workday. Breathe. You are here.