For iPhone + Apple Watch · in development
PAUSE
Handle difficult moments before they handle you.
Ninety seconds, one tap, nothing to decide. Space between the impulse and the thing you cannot take back.
Prepare. Pause. Review.
The whole arc — not only the flare.
Difficult moments do not begin when you lose your temper, and they do not end when the room goes quiet. With PAUSE Pro, you can prepare for one concrete situation while you are calm enough to think: recognize how it starts, protect what matters, and choose a usable next move.
In the moment, one tap starts the interruption: no session to pick, no narrator, no countdown to stare at. Afterwards, one optional answer is enough. With enough answered reflections, a supported recurring cause may surface in the Safe Space; Pro adds longer private history and comparisons.
The reset
Ninety seconds.
Six physiological sighs.
A deep inhale, a second short one on top of it, then a long controlled exhale. The double inhale is the part most people skip, and the part that lets the exhale do its work. No visible countdown — a vessel fills instead, and haptics carry the pacing, so it works face-down and screen-off.
Balban et al., Cell Reports Medicine 4(1), 2023.
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Your signal, your preparation, your reminders and your history are written to your phone with full iOS file protection. No streaks, no red dots, no missed-day warning — needing PAUSE less often is the point.
Private by design
Your preparation, reminders and history stay protected on your iPhone. No tracking and no streak pressure.
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What does PAUSE actually do?
PAUSE helps you interrupt an automatic reaction with one tap and optionally reflect after an eligible recent pause. PAUSE Pro also lets you prepare for a specific high-pressure situation while you are calm. PAUSE creates space; it does not decide your next move.
Is PAUSE a meditation app?
No. PAUSE is a decision-support tool for the moment before reaction takes over. It uses physiological-sigh pacing as the interruption and does not replace an existing meditation practice.
Can I use PAUSE for stress, not just anger?
Yes. PAUSE is for any high-pressure moment where you want space before acting—for example before a difficult conversation, after an upsetting message, or whenever stress makes an automatic reaction more likely. It creates a pause; it does not diagnose or treat stress.
Is PAUSE free?
The 90-second Standard reset, an optional delayed reflection on your latest eligible pause, a seven-day Review overview, quick access, and offline use on iPhone are free. PAUSE Pro adds the Apple Watch app, preparation for specific situations, browsing saved moments, the monthly calendar and deeper patterns, plus 45-second discreet and three-minute deep pause formats.
Does PAUSE need an account or an internet connection?
No. PAUSE requires no account, and the reset has no network dependency. It works in airplane mode.
Is PAUSE therapy?
No. PAUSE is a self-regulation and decision-support tool. It is not therapy, medical treatment, or an emergency service.
PAUSE
Space before the next move