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Take a BreakiOS
Blocker & Alarm
Complete Capability Breakdown

Engineered for Habit Freedom

Every feature in Take a Break is designed around human psychology: replacing guilt with physical movement and rigid lockouts with intentional trades.

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Apple Screen Time Native

Distraction Shielding on Your Schedule

Take a Break directly connects with Apple's FamilyControls framework to lock your selected apps during work or bedtime. Native shielding does not route your network traffic through a VPN.

Select specific addictive apps (social media, games, streaming)
Schedule repeating daily focus windows or night curfews
Set daily per-app allowances for balanced moderation
Clean hourglass badges over locked app icons
Distraction Shielding on Your Schedule
Physical Activity Integration

Walk-to-Mint — The 2:1 Attention Economy

Willpower alone often fails. Take a Break gives you an intentional emergency release valve that encourages physical health: walk 500 physical steps to mint 10 local Time Bank minutes. Each minute of early unlocking costs two banked minutes.

Step counting with CoreMotion (CMPedometer)
App selections, mission proof, and step counting stay on your device. No account, no ads, and no data sale. Crash diagnostics and optional usage statistics are disclosed in the privacy policy.
500 steps = 10 banked Time Bank minutes; early unlocking spends 2 banked minutes per minute
An opportunity to pause scrolling and take a walk
Walk-to-Mint — The 2:1 Attention Economy
Evening Routine

Bedtime Routine & Wind-Down Shield

Make space for an evening away from scrolling. Take a Break activates an evening shield that locks apps at bedtime and keeps them locked until you wake up and solve your morning mission.

Visual streak heatmap celebrating calm consecutive nights
Gentle sleeping companion Moo settles down as your screen dims
Make room for a quieter evening away from feeds
Build a bedtime routine that suits you
Bedtime Routine & Wind-Down Shield
AlarmKit Technology

Wake With an Active Cognitive Mission

Stopping the ring is always possible. Take a Break asks you to complete a wake mission to settle the alarm: solve math equations, type affirmations, or scan a QR code.

Uses Apple AlarmKit to alert reliably through Silent & Focus modes
Math missions with cognitive friction
Morning affirmation typing to align your mindset
Location-based QR code scanning (coffee machine, bathroom mirror)
Wake With an Active Cognitive Mission

Ready to experience the difference?

Download Take a Break from the App Store with a 1-month free introductory trial on the monthly subscription for eligible new subscribers.

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