Name your sessions
Choose the apps and categories to quiet. Give each session a name—Deep Work, Family Dinner, or your own—and start it now or on a schedule.
/// Focus · Private by design
A calm pause between you and the apps that pull you in.
Name a focus session. Choose the apps and categories you want to quiet. When you reach for one, Standstill gives you a moment to breathe and choose what happens next.
Free to start · iPhone · No account required
- A pause, not a hard wall
- Your app choices stay private
- One-time Pro unlock
Focus, on your terms.Start now or let your schedule take care of it.
Friction, not forceA mindful pause you can choose to continue through.
Private on your iPhoneNo account, server, or tracking.
Free to startUpgrade once for unlimited sessions and schedules.
/// The problem
Willpower alone loses to a well-designed feed.
The apps that pull you in are engineered to. A hard lock can feel like punishment; doing nothing leaves the reflex untouched. Standstill creates a small, deliberate beat between the reach and the scroll—so the choice stays yours.
Meet the pause that leaves you in control/// What Standstill does
Friction, not force.
Put a little space between the reflex and the scroll. Standstill helps you keep the promises you make to yourself without pretending a blocker can be impossible to bypass.
Take the pause
When you reach for a blocked app, Standstill offers a slow breath before you choose a short unlock window if you need one.
Let schedules work
Set recurring focus times and keep sessions running in the background. Standstill does not need to stay open to enforce them.
Add a little resolve
Strict mode adds a typed phrase and cooldown before ending early. Strong friction, still your choice.
See time at a glance
Live Activity keeps the session countdown on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
Keep your choices yours
Your app selections stay on your device. Standstill has no account, server, or tracking.
/// A look inside
A quieter kind of focus.
Set the intention, take the pause, and get back to the part of your day you chose.
/// How it works
Three steps to a calmer phone.
Name a session
Choose the apps and categories to quiet, give the session a name, and start it now or on a schedule.
Take a breath
When you reach for a blocked app, Standstill replaces the reflex with a moment to check in.
Stay in control
Continue your focus or choose a short unlock window. The pause helps you decide; it does not decide for you.
/// Simple pricing
Pay once. No subscription.
Start free with one session set and one schedule. Upgrade only if you want more room to focus.
Standstill Pro · one-time purchase
$9.99 once
Free forever with 1 session set + 1 schedule. Pro unlocks more ways to make focus yours.
- Unlimited focus sessions and schedules
- Strict mode with phrase and cooldown
- Live Activity session countdown
- Mindful pause and private on-device use
The app is free to download. Pro is a one-time in-app purchase billed by Apple; it does not renew.
/// Good questions
Know what to expect.
Is Standstill a subscription?
No. The free tier includes one session set and one schedule. Standstill Pro is a single $9.99 purchase with no auto-renewal.
Can I open a blocked app if I need to?
Yes. Standstill is a pause, not a prison. You can take a breath and choose a short unlock window when you decide you need one.
Does Standstill see which apps I block?
No. Apple's Screen Time keeps your selections private on your device. Standstill has no account or server.
Does blocking work when the app is closed?
Yes. Once a session or schedule is running, Standstill keeps enforcing it in the background.
/// Focus, on your terms
Make room for what you meant to do.
Take a breath. Decide what happens next. Standstill is free to start on iPhone.
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