A pause button for real life

softPause. One breath is enough.

A gentle breathing app with a plant that grows with you.

A quiet reset

A gentle breathing app for moments that feel too loud.

01

Open

No account. No setup spiral.

02

Breathe

Inhale. Inhale a little more. Exhale slowly.

03

Return

One breath, then back to your day.

Your growth, visualized

A small plant grows with every pause. Its health reflects your mood, never judging, always growing.

Seed stage of the softPause growth plant

Seed

Seedling stage of the softPause growth plant

Seedling

Flourishing stage of the softPause growth plant

Flourishing

Built to reduce friction, not add it

No streaks. No pressure. No content to scroll. Just a gentle pause when you need one.

softPause onboarding screen with language and name setup
softPause guided breathing screen with the warm central orb
softPause history screen showing pause count and seven-day trend

Three glimpses — the plant that grows with you, the twenty-second breath, and your pauses gently counted.

softPause home screen with lotus plant and Pause now button — Your growth, gently.
softPause guided breathing orb mid-cycle — One breath is enough.
softPause history screen with pause count, streaks and mood trends — Every pause counts.

Private by design

softPause works without accounts. Your preferences stay on your device. Anonymous usage analytics help improve the app and can be turned off anytime in settings.

Track your mood trends over time and see whether breathing is helping. Your data stays on your device.

Read the full privacy policy

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