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The focus app that actually pauses you.

ScreenCalmer interrupts the scroll with a short, full-screen calm-down ritual — then hands the decision back to you.

For Android · No account · No tracking

How it works

Catch the urge

Open it when you feel the pull, or let the timer catch you when your set time runs out.

Pause with the ritual

A full-screen calm-down takes over: a breathing animation and a short countdown you can’t skip.

Choose freely

When the countdown ends, the close button appears. Keep scrolling or put the phone down — your call.

Works where others die: MIUI, HyperOS & Chinese ROMs

MIUI, HyperOS, and other Chinese ROMs aggressively kill background apps and block pop-ups — the exact abilities a forced calm-down depends on. For apps in this category, it’s the most common source of bad reviews.

ScreenCalmer is tuned for this reality: it detects your ROM, checks what’s restricted, and walks you straight to the settings your phone needs — no guesswork, no fighting your device.

Setup guidance is built in for

  • MIUI & HyperOS
  • Samsung One UI
  • OPPO & OnePlus (ColorOS)
  • vivo & iQOO (OriginOS)
  • Honor devices

Why a pause works

Between the impulse and the tap there is a gap, and most apps design it away. Behavioral research consistently finds that adding friction — even a few seconds — reduces impulsive use. A forced pause is not a cure, and we won’t pretend otherwise. But ten quiet seconds before the feed reclaims you is a surprisingly good place to start.

Be there on launch day

ScreenCalmer for Android is coming to Google Play.

Built with distracted brains in mind.