No subscription needed! Free screen time control powered by quick, mindful breaks.
PandaPaus puts adorable helpers in charge of your most distracting apps, keeping you accountable with streaks and a little charm.
- Stop mindless app-opening before it starts - you set the limit, your helper enforces it
- A guard that speaks your language - sassy, zen, guilt-tripping, and more
- See yourself improving day after day with streaks that keep you honest
- Unlock cute collectible backgrounds as you go
- No bloat, no dashboards - clean and simple
- Home screen widget to track your apples and streak at a glance
- Always free to use
How it works
Add the apps eating your time. Set your daily limit. When you reach it or tap in mindlessly, your helper steps in with a message - warm, sassy, zen, or quietly devastating, depending on the tone you pick. It's a nudge that actually lands.
Keep your helpers fed with apples and they stay on duty. The longer your streak, the more you unlock - milestone moments, mini celebration screens, and a growing collection of cute backgrounds.
Cute, has personality, and built to actually work.
PandaPaus - paus the scroll.
Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Privacy Policy: https://pandapaus.com/privacy/
FINALLY!! An app with a clear user interface, minimal handling, maximizing productivity
Cristyjewelry
For quite a while now, I’ve tried IG’s screen time “daily limit” warnings. They seriously don’t cut it with my deeply ingrained habits. Such apps build that feature in, but their easily dismissible designs hardly interfere with anyone’s doomscrolling (on purpose!? sHoCKiNg)On the other hand, this app’s in-your-face panda counter consistently stopped my instincts to open social media in its tracks. My data shows drastically reduced screen time — what a surprisingly huge difference in lifestyle by HOURS!!You pick one of the cute pandas to help you limit your usage of other apps according to your custom time limits.For each app, offer 2 apples for your panda to guard for the day. A couple of short ads in the apple orchard to replenish. I personally stack them in one go. Super quick, super simple, makes it fREE for you and ME.My only complaint is a minor one related to customizing cosmetics (like for my pandas as I’m extra and lowkey getting emotionally attached LOL), but I understand this vastly complicates functionality and general users need more user-friendly apps. Such a fun theme regardless. I’m a very happy camper!
Love the Custom Reminder Tones
Morgan855
Love this app! The panda art is adorable, and the notifications are gentle reminders that help without being annoying. I also love that you can change the tone to be sassy or more encouraging. Really appreciate that you can watch ads to earn apples instead of needing a subscription, though the unlimited apples definitely make the subscription tempting. Great app!
Would recommend
Jeffrey999dino
Trying to stop doomscrolling, but nothing was really working and I don’t want to pay for a subscription. This works, I can see the difference already and can actually get my stuff done
Great App - useful and simple
Move and Flow
Works great for me to control my time online so I can break and get my movement in at intervals. I appreciate the thoughtful helpers in the design and look forward to future rollouts. Highly recommend !
We've made some improvements and squashed bugs to make PandaPaus even better for you!
Version 1.0.12
The developer, Modern 21, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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