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Interrupt, don't block

Ten seconds between your thumb and the app.

Blockers get switched off within a week. Pause does not block. When you tap Instagram it asks one question and makes you wait ten seconds. Most of the time that is enough. When it is not, your partner can unlock it for an hour from their phone.

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22:14
Instagram
10

What are you here for?

One lineCheck Anna's reply, then out.
Not nowOpen anyway

What you get

Not a blocker. When you tap the app it asks one question and makes you wait ten seconds. Your partner can unlock an hour from their phone.

22:10
Pick the apps

Where do you drift?

Instagram
TikTok
YouTube
Reddit
X

Pick the apps or sites that pull you in.

22:14
Instagram
10

What are you here for?

One lineCheck Anna's reply, then out.
Not nowOpen anyway

On tap: ten seconds, one question, one line of intention.

20:31
Partner mode

Unlock request

From Anna's phoneOne hour of Instagram until 21:31?
YouApproved. Enjoy.
From Anna's phoneSame for you tomorrow at 8?
No shared passcodes

Partner mode: an hour unlocked from another phone, no shared passcodes.

9:00
This week

How many pauses became a no

31pauses
22said no
Instagram18 of 24
Reddit4 of 7
The only number that matters

Weekly: how many pauses became a no.

How it works

Step 1

Pick the apps or sites that pull you in.

Step 2

On tap: ten-second pause, one question, one tiny action (a breath, one line of intention).

Step 3

Optional partner mode: time-boxed unlocks approved from another phone, no shared passcodes.

Weekly: how many pauses became a no. That is the only number that matters.

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Who it is for

People who open apps before they decide to

The feed is open before you chose anything. Pause puts the decision back in, ten seconds at a time.

Couples

You want an hour of Instagram. Your partner unlocks it from their phone. And the other way round.

Anyone tired of subscriptions

One price. The tool that helps you scroll less should not bill you every month.

Pricing

Pause

$20one-time, lifetime

All platforms as they ship: Chrome extension first, Android next, iOS after review. Partner mode included. No subscription.

Pre-order lifetime for $20

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How this compares

App blockers are subscriptions at $30 to $100 a year and are either easy to bypass or so strict that people switch them off within a week. Pause interrupts instead of blocking, adds a partner unlock, and costs $20 once.

Why we are building this

Is there an app that intervenes at the very moment you tap an app icon, forcing you to snap out of autopilot?

a Reddit user, June 2026

Is there an app so if I wanted to go on Instagram for an hr she can unlock the app from her phone for me and vice versa?

a Reddit user, June 2025

Questions

Why not iPhone first?

Apple's Screen Time API limits what third-party apps can do. We ship Chrome and Android first and iOS once the review passes.

What happens with my email?

We use it to tell you when we open. Nothing else. One click to unsubscribe.

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