Pause: daily mindfulness Reviews

Gives me strokes

Cheeseburger321

I was playing this and I had a stroke so warning this stupid game gives you strokes, not calmness and serenity.

Really like the idea, but it doesn't quite get there

Kludgel

I was expecting a little more from this, given that it's a paid app. I knew it was just "thumb tai chi" and wouldn't have anything exciting to it, but I also didn't expect the "lava lamp" aspect to disappear after a couple of minutes in a session (the bubble grows as you go, eventually growing larger than the screen such that you can't even tell if it's still moving with your touch). I also didn't expect it to be so easy to just forget that you're doing it. It's supposed to be a focus for mindfulness, but really, it's so simple that it would be more effective to hold a very full cup of water and use that as your focus point. Tai chi has forms to give some structure to the controlled movements, this does not. It also has no minimum speed, so you can just creep your finger across the screen and defeat the purpose. If it was free, it'd be a nice app, but for 2-3 bucks, it's not worth it.

Works Well

Written in Indigo

Nice little app. Works well when combined with deep breathing.

Disappointed

Marty Funderburk

I agree with the many reviewers who were disappointed with this...the "blobs" disappear a minute or so after you begin and you're left slowly rubbing a solid green iPhone screen for what feels like an eternity...accompanied by a cheesy synth trance loop with birds chirping. My hand started cramping and I grew irritated. It was anything but calming.

Cheburyatkas

Chenuryatka1

Really enjoy the app. Helps me fall asleep better, but I use it on the phone and the dot gets big way too fast..

Waste of money

MrGoodbye

All you need to do to get the same experience for free is play soothing music and move your finger slowly along your display. This app tells you to close your eyes at one point but not when to open them. The only other instructions told is to follow a dot, and move slowly anywhere.

Glad I only spent $0.99 on this.

garfnodie

I'm not seeing the benefit of this. Follow a dot for three seconds and then go where you want. I just kept getting anxious waiting for something else to happen. That music makes it even worse because it always sounds like it's about to pick up and start rocking, but no, it's just always hanging on that note. Actually had the opposite effect on me than it claimed it would have.

Love this simple design

@EmmaSeymore

Very effective stress releasing app. It helps you focus back and slow down. I like the option to remove the written cues and that there are different levels and different time settings.

Disable Sound, and It's Really Very Effective

jcreig

First, I have sound disabled for this. I suppose soothing music would be fine, but it seems like a distraction. After that, I just keep slowly moving the image, and about 20 or 30 seconds in, I can feel the difference. At 55 seconds, VERY relaxed yet focused. Yes, it's a very minimalist app, it doesn't brush your teeth and comb your hair, but it does what it does quite well. I think the early adopters here could have played around with it more and discovered its potential.

A pointless waste of money

deepseas72

It's fine for about 30 seconds and then it fills up the whole screen and you can't define any boundaries or see any movement. Don't waste your money.

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