Same energy.
Better direction.

Rebeam puts a short pause before Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and other social apps. One quick task, and you're in.

Get early accessHow it works

For iPhone · Built on Apple Screen Time

Rebeam pause screen: Open Instagram? Three tasks: breathe 1 minute, walk 300 steps, one new word. Not now.

Pick what fits the moment.

One short task opens the app for a while. You choose which ones show up.

Breathe task: breathe in for 4 seconds

Breathe

1 minuteOpens for 5 min
Squats: the camera counts 7 of 10 on the phone

10 squats

About 40 secondsOpens for 10 min
One new word: la ventana, pick the translation

One new word

Under a minuteOpens for 5 min
Chess puzzle: white to move, mate in 1

Chess

3 puzzlesOpens for 15 min
Focus: 12:40 left, social apps stay closed

Focus

15 minutesOpens for 10 min

You reached for social media fourteen times today.

A woman in bed at night, face lit by her phone
In bed.07:04 · impulse #1
Scrolling while waiting in line for coffee
In line.08:12 · impulse #7
At the desk, turning from the laptop to the phone
At work.14:30 · impulse #14

Fighting the impulse doesn't work. Giving its energy somewhere to go does.

How it works

A pause.
Then a choice.

How it works

A pause.
Then a choice.

01 · Pause

You reach for Instagram, TikTok or YouTube. Rebeam shows three short tasks.

02 · Task

Pick one. A minute of breathing, a short walk, a new word.

03 · Open

Done. Instagram opens. No guilt, no second pause.

Step 1: the pause with three tasks Step 2: breathe for one minute, in 4, hold 4, out 6 Step 3: done in 1 minute, Instagram is open for 5 minutes

By tonight

23

impulses, pointed somewhere better.

8 breaths6 walks4 new words3 chess puzzles2 focus sprints

Why it works

A small pause changes a lot.

57%

fewer opens of the paused apps after six weeks, in a study of a similar pause app.

Grüning et al., PNAS, 2023. Six-week field study, 280 people.
On-device

Your Screen Time data never leaves your iPhone. Rebeam runs on Apple Screen Time.

Apple keeps it on the device, out of our reach.

Pricing

3 days to try it. Then pick a plan.

The yearly plan starts with a 3-day trial. You see the price before you start.

3-DAY TRIAL

Yearly

$39.99 / year

$3.33 a month

Monthly

$7.99 / month

Cancel anytime

Lifetime

$99 once

Pay once, keep it

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Questions

How is this different from Apple's Screen Time?

Screen Time says stop, and “Ignore” is one tap away. Rebeam uses the same Apple framework, but asks for one short task first, then lets you in.

Does it block Instagram completely?

No. Finish a task and the app opens for 5 to 15 minutes, depending on the task. No second pause inside that window.

What if I really need it right now?

Tap “I really need it”. Three times a day, after 10 seconds, the app opens for 10 minutes. Rebeam only pauses the apps you pick.

What happens after the trial?

The trial comes with the yearly plan. After 3 days you're charged $39.99 for the year. Cancel before then in your iPhone's Settings and you pay nothing.

What do you see about my phone use?

Nothing. Apple's Screen Time framework keeps your activity on the device. No account needed.

Android?

iPhone first. Android is next.

Redirect your next impulse.

Rebeam is coming to the App Store. Leave your email and we'll write once, on launch day.