Less screen time.
More family time.
AppPause helps parents create calm, focused moments at home — pause distracting apps in one tap, set gentle schedules, and build healthier habits together. No surveillance. Ever.
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Calm in three taps,
not three settings menus
No complicated dashboards. AppPause is built around three simple ways to give your family a break from the screen.
Focused Sessions
Start a timed focus block for homework, dinner, or sleep. Chosen apps lock instantly across every device.
Set a sessionPause Now
One tap freezes distracting apps for the whole family — perfect for an impromptu walk or a moment together.
Try a pauseSmart Schedules
Set gentle, recurring routines — bedtime, school hours, family meals — and let them run automatically.
Build a routineEverything a parent needs.
Nothing a child resents.
Thoughtful controls that protect attention and trust in equal measure — designed to feel like care, not surveillance.
App Lock & Daily Limits
Lock individual apps or set a daily allowance per child. When the time's up, apps pause gracefully — no nagging, no shame.
Reports & Streaks
Clear weekly insights and positive streaks that celebrate progress — so balance becomes a habit the whole family is proud of.
Multiple Profiles
A tailored space for every child, with limits that fit their age.
Built for the Apple ecosystem
Native on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch — fast, private, and right at home in iOS.
Built around trust,
not surveillance.
AppPause helps families build better habits without spying on anyone. We don't read messages, track location, or monitor content — and we never will.
We never see what your family reads, types, or watches.
AppPause is about screen time, not whereabouts.
Family data syncs privately through your own iCloud.
Family settings sync securely through iCloud. We can't see them — and neither can anyone else.
Quieter evenings.
Closer families.
“The one-tap pause changed our dinners. We press it, phones go quiet, and we actually talk again. It feels like a gift, not a punishment.”
“Set-up genuinely took under a minute, and the Apple Watch pause is brilliant on the school run.”
“I love that it isn't spyware. No reading messages, no GPS. My teens trust it, which means they actually keep it on.”
“Smart Schedules quietly handle bedtime so I don't have to be the bad guy every night. The streaks even got my son competing with himself.”
“Finally a screen-time app that feels calm and Apple-native instead of clunky. The weekly report is something we look at together.”
“Worth it for the focus sessions alone. Homework time is no longer a battle in our house.”
Download AppPause free
Join 12,000+ families building calmer, more connected days. Free to start — no account required to try a pause.
★★★★★ 5-star rated · Requires iOS 16 or later