An app by Hopbine Design

Interval

Name: Interval
Author: Hopbine Design

Take back your time from the scroll.

Interval gently interrupts endless reels and short-form video, so a quick look doesn't quietly become an hour. A quiet pause — no streak guilt, no cartoon mascots.

Download on theApp Store Visit useinterval.app

For iPhone & Mac · Free to download · Premium: 7 days free, then £3.99/month

Interval breathing task: 'Breathe in' circle with 42 seconds remaining

Anti-Doom Scrolling

Choose the apps that eat your time and set gentle limits. Interval checks in once — “are you sure you want to keep going?” — then locks the app when you reach your limit. Short breaks still count, so you can't just close and reopen.

Choose when Interval checks in
Lock after a limit you choose
Resets after a real break of 15, 30 or 60 minutes

Set Anti-Doom Scrolling screen with apps to watch, check-in after 10 minutes and lock after 20 minutes — Set your limits

Check-in screen: '10 minutes of scrolling. Are you sure you want to keep going on this app?' — A gentle check-in

Mindful unlocks

When an app locks, you earn it back with a short, healthy task. Interval picks one at random each time, so it never becomes muscle memory.

Breathe — 45 seconds of slow breathing
Quick maths — solve 3 quick sums
Set an intention, take a 100-step walk or stretch for 60 seconds

Locked app screen: 'Time's up. Complete a quick task to unlock it.' — Time's up

Focus modes

Block distracting apps for whatever you're doing — Work, Personal, Sleep, Fitness, Reading and Study — or build your own custom focus.

Six ready-made modes
Custom modes for your routine
Start a session in a tap

Choose a focus screen with Work, Personal, Sleep, Fitness, Reading, Study and Custom — Choose a focus

Pick your unlock tasks

Focus near Mac

Sit down at your Mac and Interval quietly blocks your chosen iPhone apps. The companion Mac app lives in your menu bar and tells your iPhone when you're at your desk.