Hold Until Sunrise
A gentle place to recenter
Free · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
When it all feels like too much, hold the screen and breathe until the sun rises. A calm, wordless reset — and a few kind words to carry with you.
Hold Until Sunrise is a quiet ritual for recentering yourself — any time of day.
When you need a pause, open the app and hold your finger on the screen. As you hold, night softens into dawn, a warm tone blooms, and the sun rises and grows. Breathe slowly with it. At sunrise, a few gentle words meet you — one of hundreds, never the same twice in a row — and a small question to carry into your day.
That's the whole thing. No feeds to scroll. No streaks to protect. No hustle. Just a moment of stillness, whenever you reach for it.
- A hold-until-sunrise ritual — an embodied pause you feel, not just read
- A breathing sun that rises as you hold, to pace your breath
- Hundreds of calm, first-person affirmations and reflections
- Gentle reminders at times you choose — with a sound you can turn off
- A quiet record of the moments you've returned to yourself
- Set an intention and let it greet you each time you open
- Calm, ad-free, and honestly made — no nagging, no dark patterns
Hold Until Sunrise isn't an alarm and won't wake you from sleep — it's what you reach for once you're up, or any moment you need to come back to yourself.
The developer, Paolo Peralta, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- Paolo Peralta
- Size
- 2.7 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - iPad
Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later. - iPod touch
Requires iOS 15.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
9+
- 9+
- Contains
Health or Wellness Topics
- Copyright
- © Paolo Peralta