Comparison

JustPause vs Pauzie Go

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

JustPause

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Block distracting apps. Complete a quick check. Track real usage. JustPause helps you control distracting apps without deleting them. Choose apps to restrict, complete a short breathing or exercise check, unlock access for a selected time, and track your usage over time. HOW IT WORKS Choose distracting apps: TikTok • Instagram • YouTube Open a restricted app → Complete breathing or exercise → Choose unlock duration → Use the app → Track results BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Control the apps that consume most of your time. Apply restrictions to social media, entertainment apps, games, and other distracting apps using Screen Time technologies. Supported scenarios: • Single app unlock • Multiple app unlock • Timed access sessions UNLOCK METHODS Breathing Unlock durations: 1 min • 3 min • 5 min • 7 min Exercise Unlock durations: 15 min • 30 min • 1 hour • 2 hours Exercises: • Push-ups • Squats Exercise counting runs locally on-device. No videos are stored. SMART USAGE TIMER Unlock time decreases only while restricted apps are actively used. Example: 15 min unlocked Instagram used for 3 min Remaining access: 12 min Time does not decrease while restricted apps stay closed. Only actual app usage counts. CONTROLLED REMOVAL To remove an app from your restricted list, complete 30 push-ups or squats. Only one restricted app can be removed per day. TRACK RESULTS Monitor: • Restricted app time • Unlock activity • Daily and weekly usage • Progress over time WORKS ON • iPhone • iPad Core restrictions work locally on your device. PREMIUM Premium includes subscription and lifetime access options. Billing is handled by Apple App Store. QUESTIONS? Email: justpause.contact@gmail.com Terms: https://justpause.notion.site/Terms-of-Service-35cef6714d8980caaf91e60cafc7967d Privacy: https://justpause.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-317ef6714d898092a508d247fa78b1a9 EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Pauzie Go

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Pause puts a capybara between you and your feed. Open Instagram, YouTube, or any app you pick, and you don't land on the feed. You meet Kapi, a capybara holding the key. Do one small thing that's good for you, then decide how long you're really going in for. The app is still there. So is your attention. Not a blocker you rage-quit after three days. Not a timer you swipe away. A short, real pause, every single open. REAL BLOCKING, NOT WILLPOWER Pick the apps that eat your time. Pause shields them with Apple's Screen Time. Open one and you meet Kapi instead of the feed. No timer to ignore, no "just five more minutes." WHAT TURNS THE KEY Pick your mix. Every gate is one of these: • Words: learn a new English word with a memory key that makes it stick. 340+ words, most useful first. Built for exam prep. • Sudoku: a mini 4×4 grid against the clock. Beat your own time. • To-do: see today's tasks and tick one off. A full to-do list with due dates, reminders, and repeats lives inside the app. • Breathe: nine guided patterns (box, 4-7-8, coherent, vagus and more) with Kapi breathing beside you, inhale for inhale, with soft breath sounds you can follow eyes closed. • Lesson: a 2-minute lesson from Atomic Habits, Deep Work, Indistractable, Dopamine Nation and more. 270 lessons from 10 books, each with a try-this and a quiz. THEN YOU CHOOSE After the gate, pick how long you're going in for: 5, 10, 15, 30 or 60 minutes. When time's up, the shield comes back on its own. PAUSE PASS Three passes a day lift the shield for 15 minutes each. Real life happens. Passes reset at midnight. SEE YOUR REAL PATTERN Your actual screen time, shown to you straight. Then watch what Pause saves you, counted in hours of your life back. WATCH IT GROW Every pause grows a pearl on the plant on your home screen. Keep the streak, get a recap every Monday, and share cards of your streak, your garden, and the hours you got back. WHO IT'S FOR Students preparing for exams (the Words gate was made for you). Anyone who opens Instagram "for a second" and loses an hour. Anyone who has tried app blockers and deleted them. Free to download and use. Sign in with Apple or Google to keep your progress if you change phones. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your app choices and usage never leave your phone. Apple's Screen Time framework keeps that data sealed on-device. We couldn't read it if we wanted to. Your account holds only your progress, tasks, and streaks. Your scroll can wait. Kapi has the key.

Screenshots

JustPause4 screens
Pauzie Go4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pauzie Go at none against JustPause's 3. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. JustPause sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Pauzie Go asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JustPause ships an update every 2 weeks, Pauzie Go every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
JustPause versus Pauzie Go: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJustPausePauzie Go
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperErmek TanikulovAbhishek Jain

In-app purchases

3 purchases

JustPause

Subscriptions2
  • JustPause Weekly$0.997 Days
  • JustPause Annual$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • JustPause Lifetime$24.99
None

Pauzie Go

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JustPause free?
JustPause is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pauzie Go free?
Pauzie Go is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JustPause or Pauzie Go have ads?
Neither JustPause nor Pauzie Go shows ads.
Which is updated more often, JustPause or Pauzie Go?
JustPause ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pauzie Go every 3 weeks. Most recently, JustPause was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pauzie Go on October 24, 2026.

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