Forepause: Screen Time Control

You don't need another app that blames you.

Forepause adds one breath — 4 seconds in, 4 seconds out — before you open the apps you choose. Then you decide: turn back, or open with intention for 5, 15, or 30 minutes.

That's it. No hard blocks to rage-delete. No streaks to lose. No "weak willpower" notifications.

WHY ONE BREATH WORKS A pre-opening pause is one of the few interventions with published evidence: friction-design research (PNAS, 2023) found it cut social media use by ~57%. Blocking alone changes behavior temporarily. Understanding changes it for good.

WHAT YOU GET • One-breath pause on the apps you choose — works the moment you tap the icon • Intentional opening: "5 / 15 / 30 minutes" — your choice, recorded, never judged • Time reclaimed: the only metric is additive. See what you got back this week • Your patterns: a weekday × hour heatmap shows when you actually scroll • Schedules: stronger intervention during the hours you choose (evenings, mornings)

PRIVACY, FOR REAL • No account. No server. No cloud. • Your usage data physically never leaves your iPhone (Apple's Screen Time API design enforces this — we couldn't read it remotely even if we wanted to) • No ads, no review nags, no "check out our other app"

PRICING, HONESTLY The core intervention is free, forever. Forepause Pro (unlimited apps, unlimited schedules, full history) is $29.99/year with a 7-day free trial, or $49.99 once — about a third of typical $100/year screen time apps. No surprise charges: the trial is a real trial.

Forepause is for adults managing their own screen time. It is not a parental control app.

Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://rekid-inc.github.io/forepause-legal/