one sec
Adds a pause before you open distracting apps
The verdict
If you open Instagram without ever deciding to, one sec makes you sit through a short breathing pause first, and often that is enough to close it. It delays apps instead of blocking them, and the developer reports a 57% average drop in app use from studies with the Max Planck Institute. The free version covers only 1 app, and Pro at $19.99 a year is far better value than $6.99 a month.
Get it if
You reach for TikTok or Instagram on autopilot and want a moment to change your mind.
Skip it if
You want a hard wall around an app; Screen Time's App Limits in Settings block it free.
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What it helps you do
- Pause before opening Instagram or TikTok
- Get kicked out after 5 minutes of scrolling
- Block distracting apps during set hours
- Interrupt distracting websites in your browser
What it really costs
Pay once or subscribe? Drag to see the total after each year.
Pay-once totals leave out paid upgrades to future major versions.
Plans and prices
Free
A breathing pause before 1 app of your choice, plus the free browser extension
one sec pro
$6.99$6.99 a month, $19.99 a year or $99.99 once for unlimited apps and the rest of the features
Family Plan
$9.99$9.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $149 once
What changed
Version 6.1
one sec’s big iPhone Duo update is here! …but even if you don’t own a shiny new iPhone, we have quite some nice improvements in stock: · Easier block setup: switch between a one-time block and a recurring schedule in the same screen. · More intuitive account screen. · Fixed duration, progress, and count issues in Follow the Dot, Math, Rotate Phone, and typing interventions. · Fixed unreadable Live Activity…
Added to The Useful Apps
Pick something else if
Cold TurkeyPick it if you always find a way to disable blockers and need one on your Mac you can't undo.Free to start
ScreenZenPick this if you want a pause plus daily open limits on your iPhone without paying anything.Free
FreedomPick this if you drift from your laptop to your phone and need both blocked at the same time.Free to start
one sec head to head
- one sec vs ScreenZenPick this if you want a pause plus daily open limits on your iPhone without paying anything.
- one sec vs Cold TurkeyPick it if you always find a way to disable blockers and need one on your Mac you can't undo.
- one sec vs FreedomPick this if you drift from your laptop to your phone and need both blocked at the same time.
The details
- Runs on
- Mac, iPhone, iPad
- Requires
- macOS 15.0 or later
- Version
- 6.1
- Size
- 366 MB
- Made by
- riedel.wtf apps S.L.
- Rating
- 4.8 from 24K ratings on the App Store
- Family Sharing
- 1 purchase for the family
- Free trial
- Try the paid version first
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