Guard your attention
Block the scroll. Spend the time on what matters.
Social Break sets real limits on the apps that eat your time - and when you reach one, it doesn't just say no. It shows you the goal you said comes first.
Set the limit
Pick a strategy - a complete break, a daily limit, or a weekly allowance - for the specific sites and apps that pull you in, and track how much time you're actually reclaiming.
Name what comes first
A jar holds the few big goals you're actually working toward. Hit a limit, and one of them is what you see instead of the feed - on your phone and in your browser alike.
Do it today
Small daily habits to spend the time on, and a few seconds each evening to mark what you actually gave your day to.
Articles
Guides on rebuilding focus, breaking the scroll habit, and everything else this project is built around.
Social Break exists to help you live more, and scroll less.
How often the average person checks their phone, per 8 years of research by psychologist Larry Rosen. (California State University, Dominguez Hills)
For every extra hour of screen use before bed. (BMC Medicine, 2024 - review of 30+ studies)
For teens spending 3+ hours a day on social media. (JAMA Psychiatry)
Limiting social media to 30 minutes a day significantly reduced loneliness and depression in three weeks. (Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 2018 - University of Pennsylvania)
No ads, ever
The free tier stays free through simplicity, not through selling your attention to advertisers.
You own your data
Download your full habit history anytime, in CSV or Excel - it's yours, not ours.
Private by design
What you write here is encrypted, and nothing you do is shared with anyone.
Built by one person who needed this himself
Social Break started as a personal project, not a corporate product looking for engagement metrics.
Works everywhere you do
Website, mobile app, browser extension, and desktop app - your limits follow you, not just one device.
Try it free for 7 days
A real trial with full access, not a watered-down demo - you'll know if it's for you before you're ever charged.
The people in your life don't need you to have your phone in your hand.
Reclaimed time only counts if you actually spend it - on a walk, a conversation, a sunset you'd otherwise have watched through a five-inch screen. That's the point of Social Break: not just less scrolling, but more of everything else.
Articles
27/07/2026
Reclaiming Your Time
5 healthy habits to build when you take a break from the feed.
27/07/2026
Rewiring Your Brain: How to Regain Deep Focus
5 actionable strategies to transition from endless scrolling to intentional, deep work.
27/07/2026
The Multitasking Myth: Why Doing It All at Once Gets You Nowhere
Why working with the TV on in the background hurts both — and what actually helps when working in silence feels unbearable.
26/08/2026
Positive Thinking Is More Powerful Than You Think
What deliberately practicing optimism actually does to your brain and body — and how to build the habit for real.
29/08/2026
Why You Keep Making the Same Mistake
You know it's the same mistake before you even finish making it. That's addiction talking, not weak character - and knowing that doesn't let you off the hook. It tells you exactly what actually has to change.
05/09/2026
Should We Trust Our Thoughts?
You never chose your first thought, and you don't choose the ones arriving right now. So why do you treat every one of them as the truth — especially the one telling you to open the app?
11/09/2026
‘I’ll Do It Tomorrow’ Is a Decision, Not a Delay
Procrastination isn't bad time management — it's relief, and it works instantly. What the delay actually costs you, and how to swap ‘not now’ for ‘I have to start now’.
15/09/2026
Embracing Anxiety
Avoiding what scares you brings instant relief — and quietly teaches your brain the fear was right. Why anxiety so often points at what matters, and how to move toward it one step at a time.