SlapMyHand
Pause Apps. Live More.
A gentle pause before every scroll. Breathing exercises, grounding prompts, and real-time analytics to break phone addiction.
Download SlapMyHand — the solution for your phone
What the world is saying about social media & screen addiction
“The technology that connects us also controls us. The first step is awareness — the second is building tools that give people back their agency.”
“The key to thriving in our high-tech world is to spend much less time using technology. You don't need to quit — you need to be intentional.”
“I helped invent infinite scroll. I’m sorry. It’s designed to be addictive. Every pull-to-refresh is a slot machine built into your phone.”
“Being indistractable means striving to do what you say you will do. Distraction is not about the technology — it’s about learning to manage internal triggers.”
“We’ve created a world in which a few people in Silicon Valley make decisions about how billions of people think, feel, and act — without them even knowing it.”
“Your attention didn’t collapse. It was stolen. The average person now can only focus for 65 seconds on a screen before switching. We need to fight back.”
“I don’t want my nephew on a social network. We’ve got to do something about this. Technology should serve us, not the other way around.”
“We are addicted to our phones because they give us small hits of dopamine. That’s the same chemical released by gambling and alcohol. The phone is a slot machine in your pocket.”
SlapMyHand
A gentle pause before every scroll. Breathing exercises, grounding prompts, and real-time analytics to break phone addiction.
Download SlapMyHand — the solution for your phone
No complicated setup. No accounts. Just pick your apps and start pausing.
Select which apps get a mindful pause — Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, or anything that steals your time.
When you open a monitored app, SlapMyHand gently intervenes with a breathing exercise or grounding prompt.
View real-time analytics, pause streaks, and usage patterns. Watch your habits change over time.
Built for people who want less screen time without deleting their apps.
Calm 4-7-8 and box breathing patterns that ground you before every session.
Sensory exercises and gratitude journaling to bring you back to the present moment.
Daily, weekly, and monthly charts showing pauses, skip rates, and peak usage times.
See which apps steal the most time. Your personal reflections help reveal patterns.
Build daily pause streaks. Stay motivated and watch your consistency grow.
All data stays on your device. No accounts, no tracking, no data collection. Ever.
Calm 4-7-8 and Box breathing exercises appear before apps open. Complete just one breath cycle to slow down, regain awareness, and make an intentional choice about how you spend your time.
The 5-4-3-2-1 sensory exercise brings you into the present before you open that app. Name what you see, hear, touch, smell, and taste. Then decide if you still want to scroll.
Real-time usage charts show total pauses, skip rates, average session lengths, and peak usage times. See which apps consume the most time and how your patterns shift week over week.
“If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.”
Netflix's The Social Dilemma exposed how apps are engineered to hijack your attention — infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications — all designed to keep you engaged as long as possible. SlapMyHand is the counter-move. A simple pause between the urge and the action. You don't need to delete your apps. You just need a moment to choose.