Different tools, different jobs
People look for an Android app blocker for different reasons. A hard block tries to keep you out. A time limit counts minutes and then stops you. A screen-time view tells you what already happened. An interruption sits between impulse and the next item, then lets you choose.
None of these is “the right” tool for everyone. They are different answers.
Hard blocking assumes you should not go back
A locked door can be the right tool. It can also become a fight with your own phone — a PIN, a workaround, then the same feed with more frustration. Pause 2 Mins does not claim to be that product.
An interruption assumes you might still want to continue
Pause 2 Mins watches the Android apps you choose. When one stays open past your threshold, it shows a pause. The lockout is two minutes. After that, you can return. The point is not punishment. The point is a gap — useful for doomscrolling and ordinary phone habits.
What it uses, and what it does not do
It uses usage access to notice a selected foreground app, and overlay permission to show the interruption. Settings stay on the device. There is no account in the current app. It does not block all phone use. It does not prevent you from opening an app again after the pause.
During the pause you can breathe, or use Surprise me. Read and Memories are not available yet. Details are in how it works and the privacy policy.
Join the early access list if a moment is what you wanted, not a locked door. For steps you can use today, see how to stop doomscrolling.