The average person scrolls 300 feet of content every day.

That's the length of the Statue of Liberty. Every single day.

Your phone should
make you better,
not worse.

Pause Therapy bricks your screen and forces a mindfulness break — in the middle of whatever you were doing. No swiping away. Just a short, science-backed moment of breathing, gratitude, or clarity. Then you come back.

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Try a pause

Match the spiral. Breathe in as it expands, breathe out as it contracts.

One full cycle is just under twelve seconds. Four seconds in, eight seconds out.
The long exhale is what calms the nervous system.

How it works
01

You pick up your phone

Like you do 96 times a day. No judgment.

02

Your phone is bricked

On a schedule you set, the screen is taken over completely. No swiping out. No switching apps. The breathing exercise owns your screen until it's done.

03

You come back to yourself

In under 60 seconds, the pause is over. You've shifted from autopilot to awareness. Now you choose what to do next — intentionally.

Not another meditation app

Meditation apps wait for you to show up.
Pause Therapy doesn't ask permission.

Traditional apps
  • You open the app when you remember
  • Notifications are easy to dismiss
  • Mindfulness stays inside the app
  • You have to choose to practice
Pause Therapy
  • The phone interrupts you first
  • No escape from the pause
  • Interventions happen where the scroll happens
  • Practice happens without you choosing it

Choose your path

Mindfulness

Guided breathing, body scans, and present-moment awareness exercises that ground you in seconds.

Positive Psychology

Evidence-based interventions from the science of happiness — gratitude, strengths, and savoring.

Coach-Designed

Custom tracks created by certified coaches for motivation, resilience, and intentional living.

As seen in
SF Chronicle • ABC • CW • NBC • Boston Herald

Built on the science of well-being

Founded by Zack Prager, MAPP — studied Positive Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania under Dr. Martin Seligman, founder of the field. Software development at UCLA. Lecturer at UC San Diego.

Pause Therapy is built on peer-reviewed positive psychology research, not vibe-based wellness content.

What if the thing you reach for 96 times a day
actually made you better?

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