StudyIn vs Recess

StudyIn is an SAT/ACT app blocker designed specifically for students preparing for the Digital SAT/ACT. Block distracting apps like TikTok and Instagram, study, then pass Math or Reading & Writing questions to earn your screen time back. Unlike ordinary screen-time blockers, StudyIn combines app blocking with exam-specific questions, adaptive difficulty and mastery tracking. Block distracting apps, study, then prove you've studied by answering questions that are subject-specific and are the type that actually appear on your exam. Pass? You've earned your screen time! Guilt-free scrolling, and no more nagging feeling in the back of your head. Fail? No more coddling, your future is at stake here. Get back to studying and come back once you know your stuff. You can talk yourself into fifteen more minutes. You can't talk yourself into knowing the answer. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps that have you scrolling for hours. 2. Customise a study session to fit your needs. 3. Actually do some studying (this one is on you). 4. Answer questions from your real syllabus and see if you've earned access to your apps. 5. Pass, and your apps open for a set window. Enjoy your break. Fail, and the shield stays up. There is no negotiating here. A question doesn't care how tired you are or how much 6. you deserve a break. 7. Get back to studying. Repeat this pattern and see a healthy habit form. 8. Ace your exam! 9. Delete StudyIn or use us for your next exam. THE QUIZ IS THE STUDYING This is the part people don't expect. Twenty years of research on retrieval practice found that testing yourself beats rereading and highlighting, which are the two things almost everyone does (Roediger & Karpicke, 2006). Are you starting to get it? The thing standing between you and that dopamine hit is also the thing improving your score. Now you are training yourself to WANT to study. WHAT'S INSIDE - An OS-level shield on any app you choose, built on Apple's Family Controls framework, so it holds across the whole device instead of inside one app. - Questions from real syllabuses: SAT Reading & Writing, SAT Math, ACT Mathematics, ACT English & Reading. - Adaptive difficulty across four levels. Questions get harder as you improve, and the ones you got wrong come back until you have them locked down. - Per-module mastery tracking, so you can see which topics are costing you marks. - Different modes. Study mode for exam season, interval-gated. Casual mode for maintenance, with lives and a daily unlock budget. - An exam countdown, full session history, and a study companion that reacts to how the session is going. WHY IT COSTS What makes this study system work is the questions we put in front of you at quiz time. Too easy, and you don't learn anything. Too hard, and you lose motivation to study. That's why we use a difficulty-adaptive algorithm built on thousands of past-paper questions. This ensures concepts you have learnt are being reinforced, while also pushing the limits of your understanding. Private SAT tutoring runs $45 to $400 an hour. A year of StudyIn costs less than one of those hours and will help you build a study structure across your entire independent study. Unlike a generic free blocker, StudyIn will actually make you study. Psychological research and behavioural economics studies show time and time again that people who pay for a product, service, or program exhibit stronger commitment, completion rates, and perceived value compared to those who receive the same item for free. By paying, you are making a commitment to yourself about your intentions for studying. StudyIn is a subscription with weekly, monthly and annual plans. There is no free version and no ads. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, and you are not charged if you cancel before it ends. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Study first, then scroll. Recess puts your flashcards in front of the apps stealing your focus. Instagram, TikTok, and the rest wait behind a study gate until you have done the work. Then your recess is earned, and you can scroll guilt free. HOW IT WORKS 1. Send Recess your notes, a PDF, or your slides. Recess builds a clean deck of flashcards and quizzes in seconds, with multiple choice, true or false, and fill in the blank questions. 2. Pick the apps that pull you away and set a daily study goal. 3. When you open a gated app, a flashcard appears first. Answer it to get through. 4. Build a streak. Watch your recall climb. Turn dead scroll time into real reps. WHAT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION KEEPS RUNNING Recess Pro is a study service, not a one time download. Your subscription pays for work that happens every time you use it: - AI deck generation that runs on our servers, turning new notes, PDFs, and slides into flashcards all semester long - An exam ramp that reschedules your reps as each test date gets closer, so the work builds early instead of piling up the night before - A web companion at studyrecess.com/create for sending files from your computer straight into the app - Spaced repetition scheduling that keeps adapting to whatever you keep forgetting WHY RECESS IS DIFFERENT Willpower is not enough, and you already know it. Recess is the external force you actually needed. It takes the app you cannot put down and puts your studying in front of it, so the thing that used to wreck your focus now protects it. Recess is on your side. It is not a lecture, not a punishment, and not a productivity guru yelling at you. It is a warm nudge that gives you permission to relax once you have earned it. MADE FOR STUDENTS Whether you are cramming for a midterm, grinding pre med or nursing prereqs, keeping a 4.0, or just learning something new, Recess fits the way you already use your phone. High school, college, and self learners use it to turn idle scrolling into study time. WHAT IS INCLUDED - AI flashcards from your notes, PDFs, and slides - Three question types: multiple choice, true or false, and fill in the blank - Quiz Me and Practice Test modes to check your recall - The study gate: distracting apps wait behind your flashcards - Soft and Hard gate modes, so you choose how hard the gate pushes back - Daily study goals and streaks - Stats, a study heatmap, and weak spot drills - Test date reminders and the exam ramp - The web companion for sending decks from a computer - Private by design, your study material stays yours SUBSCRIPTION REQUIRED Recess requires an active Recess Pro subscription to use. There is no free tier. Eligible new subscribers can start with a 7 day free trial. Recess Pro is an auto renewable subscription: $12.99 per month, or $39.99 per year with a 7 day free trial (US pricing; local prices shown in the app). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://studyrecess.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://studyrecess.com/terms Study first. Then scroll. You earned it.