Pause vs ReadTime

What if the time that melts away on social media went into a book instead? A quick break? Catching up on news? Just checking one notification… You meant to look for a minute, and two hours are gone. The break left you tired, not rested. And every day, a faint sense of "what am I doing" quietly eats at your confidence along with your time. You're not alone. That's why Pause exists. Pause asks you to decide how long BEFORE you open social or video apps. Then it shows what that time was worth in pages: how much of a book you could have read. When your time is up, the apps are blocked again automatically. No blame. Just a gentle place to stop, so a little of your scrolling turns into reading, day by day. That book you've been meaning to read, a few pages at a time. A reading habit builds on its own. And a small companion, Pause-kun, grows with every page. [ Free ] • Sessions: pick "just N minutes" before you open. When time's up, the apps are blocked again • Reading timer: paper or app. Time in Kindle, Audible, or Apple Books counts as reading too • Pages instead of minutes: your social time shown as "about N pages of a book" • Honest records: based on Screen Time measurements. No inflated numbers to scare you • A companion that grows: books pile up behind Pause-kun as you pause and read • Home Screen widget and a Lock Screen view while you read (Live Activity) • Share card: the time you turned into reading, and your companion, in one image • Today and this week at a glance * The free version covers up to 3 apps. [ Pause Plus ] The free version is enough for most days. Pause Plus is for people who want to cut back more seriously. It's available as a subscription or a one-time purchase. • Push Mode: a block you can't lift for the period you choose • Unlimited apps • Reward Mode: after you finish, 24 hours with no limits on your blocked apps • Monthly and yearly views, with a full year of history • Name your companion Pause Plus yearly and monthly plans each come with a 1-month free trial. Pause Plus one-time purchase: pay once, no auto-renewal. [ Your privacy ] • Your Screen Time details and the books you read never leave your device. No account, no sign-in • Pause doesn't ban social media. It only asks you to pause. The choice is always yours After the free trial, the subscription converts to a paid plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase, and the subscription renews automatically at the same price unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in Settings → Apple ID after purchase. Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://pause-lp.vercel.app/privacy/

Read first. Scroll after. ReadTime is a reading habit app that lets you trade the time you spend reading for timed access to the apps you choose. Turn the time that disappears into social feeds and videos into a reason to open the book you meant to read. Finish a reading timer to earn coins, then spend those coins to temporarily unlock blocked apps. READ TO EARN APP TIME • Track focused reading sessions with a timer • Earn coins from completed reading time • Trade coins for timed app access • Temporarily unlock the apps you choose when you start the redeemed time • Automatically lock them again when time runs out A BEAUTIFUL BOOKSHELF AND BOOK TRACKER • Add books by search, ISBN barcode, or manual entry • Organize books as Want to Read, Reading, or Finished • Track pages and reading progress • Save notes and memorable quotes for each book SEE YOUR READING HABIT GROW • View book covers on a reading calendar • Keep a daily reading streak • Review weekly and monthly reading-time reports • Check your reading at a glance with widgets • Save and share your reading calendar as an image READTIME IS FOR YOU IF YOU WANT TO • Reduce phone addiction and mindless social media use • Build a consistent daily reading habit • Keep books, sessions, pages, and notes in one place • Earn screen time instead of relying on willpower alone • Create a simple reason to focus ReadTime uses Apple's Screen Time technology. Screen Time authorization is required to use app blocking. An active paid auto-renewable subscription is required to use all ReadTime features. A free trial may be available depending on the selected plan. Pricing, duration, and renewal terms are displayed on the in-app purchase screen. Terms of Use: https://app.notion.com/p/39bd12352d5880f19f0af3aeee7eeafb Privacy Policy: https://app.notion.com/p/39bd12352d5880c7a643ff778c78e3ca Contact: https://forms.gle/vfJFj7VrS2EovxKF9