Onboarding & First Run
Pause before you scroll.
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When you open Instagram, TikTok, or X, MindfulPause steps in for a few seconds — long enough to remember why you reached for your phone.
Pick all that apply — we'll tune your interventions accordingly.
📊 You're in good company
The average MindfulPause user reclaims 42 minutes / day after their first 2 weeks.
A few seconds, then you choose. Powered by Apple Shortcuts.
100% on-device. We never see what apps you open or how long you scroll. No analytics SDKs, no third-party tracking.
Pick Apps & Intervention
Step 1 of 3
Pick the apps you want to slow down. You can add more anytime.
Step 2 of 3
Pick a style. You can mix & match per app later.
Step 3 of 3
Most people start gentle and ramp up.
Apple Automation Walkthrough
iOS won't let third-party apps intercept other apps automatically — but Apple Shortcuts can. Here's the 30-second setup.
0 of 3 apps configured
Step 3 of 5
When
Do
+ Add Action
3 of 3 automations are live. Tap any app below to test the pause.
Intervention Variants
Pausing Instagram
Through your nose · 4 seconds
00:04 / 00:08
Skip pause
Pausing TikTok
Keep holding…
A small physical effort to pause the reflex.
3.5s of 5s
Cancel pause
Pausing YouTube
No wrong answer — just notice.
Pausing X
Take a moment.
7 seconds remaining
Hold to skip
Continue or Go Back
8-second pause complete
You said you wanted to scroll because you were "bored or tired." That's okay — just notice.
This week: 18 paused · 4 continued
You just saved yourself from a scroll session. We'll log it as a win.
"The pause is the gap between stimulus and response. In that gap is your power."
— Viktor Frankl
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Stillness · 6s
Habits & Progress
Good morning
Current streak
Best: 18 days · keep going 🔥
Apr 28 – May 4
Pauses per day
Time reclaimed
vs. last week's 3h 18m
Friday at 8:45 PM
You paused TikTok 11 times — went back 9 of those. Your Friday-evening reflex got noticeably softer this week.
Where your pauses are working most.
82 pauses · 71% bounce rate
↑ 14%
TikTok
94 pauses · 48% bounce rate
→ 0%
YouTube
38 pauses · 89% bounce rate
↑ 28%
💡 Try a stricter pause for TikTok
Switch to Tap-and-Hold 8s to bump bounce rate.
Manage Apps & Customize
Tap any app to change its intervention.
✓ Automation active
Breathing
Hold
Reflect
Countdown
We rotate these in your reflection pauses. Edit any.
Why are you opening this right now?
ONWhat were you about to do instead?
ONIs this a need or a reflex?
ONHow will you feel in 10 minutes?
OFFAre you avoiding something?
ONV1 Deliverables
Native iOS intervention app — built on SwiftUI, App Intents, and Apple Shortcuts. Loop-safe URL scheme handoff, on-device privacy, ready for App Store submission.