Digital Break
Digital Break: pause the apps that take your time
Digital Break gives you a calm way to step away. Choose the apps, set one time, and Arjuna pauses them until your break ends. Android.
What is Digital Break? Pick the apps that distract you, set a time, and Arjuna pauses them until your break ends. For Android only.
Built for real life
Digital Break fits around your day.
Start it your way
Start a break yourself in the app, or from a notification.
It keeps counting
Close the app or restart your phone and the countdown carries on. Choose a set time, or leave the break open-ended.
Time left at a glance
While a break is running, a card on the Home screen shows how many minutes remain.
How It Works
Choose, Pause, Break, Return.
Choose
Pick the apps you want to step away from.
Set the time
Pick one duration for all of them.
Pause
Start the break. Arjuna pauses those apps and shows a calm screen with a live countdown instead.
Return
Come back when the time ends, or end the break early from the same screen.
Good to know
A few things worth knowing before you start.
- For Android only. iPhone support has not been announced.
- Digital Break uses an Android Accessibility Service, which Arjuna explains in the app before you turn it on.
- A few apps, such as one minimised into a floating window, can be harder to pause. Digital Break cannot promise to stop every app every time.
For parents
Digital Break for parents: pause apps on your child's phone
Homework, dinner, bedtime: the apps that pull children away do not need a battle. Choose the apps on your child's phone, set the time, and Arjuna shows a friendly screen instead of the app until the break ends. You decide the list and the time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions parents ask
Everything you need to know about Digital Break.
What is Digital Break?
Digital Break pauses the apps you choose for a time you set, on Android.
Can I use Digital Break as a parental control?
Yes, you can set it up on your child's phone to pause the apps you choose for a set time. You decide the list and the time.
Can a break be ended early?
Today the blocked screen has an End Digital Break button, and a Back to My Break button if you decide to carry on.
What happens if the phone restarts?
The break keeps its end time, so the countdown carries on after you close the app or restart your phone.
Why does Digital Break need the Accessibility permission?
To notice which app is open so it can pause it. Arjuna explains this inside the app before you turn it on. For how Arjuna handles your information, see our privacy policy.
Does Digital Break work on iPhone?
Not announced. Digital Break is for Android only.
Is Digital Break free?
Plan details will be confirmed at launch.
Does Digital Break block every app all the time?
No. Some situations, such as an app in picture-in-picture, can be harder to stop, so Digital Break cannot promise to pause every app every time.