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Work · May 5, 2026

SmartPause

Healthy breaks that don’t break your focus

SmartPause launched on May 5, 2026 with 2 votes, #6,288 of 20,538 launches that month.

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What it does

SmartPause is a native macOS menu bar app for people who spend long days at a desk and want breaks that are useful enough to keep. It combines micro breaks, longer recovery breaks, guided neck/shoulder/eye/posture resets, smart interruption detection, Pomodoro, Focus Guard, and History & Trends.

SmartPause guides Mac users through 60 recovery exercises. Smart enough to wait through Zoom calls. One-time $14.99. No subscription. Start free with a 7-day Pro preview.

Stiff neck by lunch. Eye strain by 3pm. Six break apps, all deleted. SmartPause is the one that sticks — it waits through every Zoom call, then guides you through exactly what your body needs. Product Hunt launch: use PH30OFF for 30% off Pro through June 30, 2026. Claim offer They remind you. They don't help you. And they interrupt at the worst possible moments. On a call? Sharing your screen? Deep in a video? SmartPause holds the break until you're actually free. No interruptions you have to dismiss. Not mid-sentence. Not during your flow state. Breaks land in the gaps you already have so they feel natural instead of annoying. A daily score, a streak, a full year of history. Watching your…from smartpause.app

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