Clinch intercepts every open of Instagram, TikTok, and the apps that pull at you — with a quiet ~15-second moment. Then it asks: what brought you here?
Two paths, both built in. The per-open intercept is a gentle bump. The Block schedule is a hard wall when you want one. Pick either or both.
iOS Shortcuts triggers Clinch the instant you tap Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, Reddit and friends.
~10–30 seconds of breathing, a dot to spot, a tile to slide, a fact to read. Six rotating interceptors.
What brought you here? Pick an intent (a break, looking for someone, just bored). Your patterns get smarter.
Continue to the app, or stay. Either choice is valid. There's no shame, no streak, no penalty.
Every intercept pulls from a randomized rotation so it never feels mechanical. Two are free; the other four unlock with Pro.
Inhale 4s, exhale 6s. The longer exhale taps the parasympathetic system — small physiological hand-brake.
A single dot appears on a quiet field; tap it before the window closes. Each round tightens. Pure attention switching.
A small fact or a quiet thought. Same channel as scrolling for a hit of novelty, opposite payoff. No infinite feed underneath.
Huberman's pattern: a short sip on top of a deep inhale, then a long exhale. A lung-column visual fills and drains.
Drag your finger along an inward spiral to a center goal. Can't shortcut. The slow, constrained motion is the medicine.
A small slide puzzle with the target pattern shown beside the board. Just enough cognitive load to break a craving loop.
For bedtime, deep work, or that hour before sleep — set hard windows where the apps just don't open. No bypass, no negotiation.
Pixel-art chrome (~20%) over calm-modern wellness (~80%). Twilight indigo background, amber for cinematic moments, magenta for energy. Dark on launch — light mode comes later.
Used everywhere on launch. Amber CTAs, magenta dots, cream text on near-black indigo. The opening cinematic sets the register; everything else inherits it.
Warm cream parchment, mossy greens for completion, clay-coral for warmth. The daylight register. Same product, different mood.
Pixelify Sans
wordmark, day numbers, big moments
Nunito
prompts, reflections, body copy
Fredoka
captions, sub-prompts, gentle labels
Plenty of apps will pause you before you open Instagram. Clinch is the only one that rotates 6 distinct moments, captures why you reached, and turns the data into a weekly pattern you can actually read.
| ▸ clinch | one sec | opal | iOS screen time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercepts every open with a moment | ✓ | ✓ | session-based | passive limits |
| Interceptor variety (not just breathing) | 6 types — breath, dot, fact, sigh, labyrinth, tile | 1 (breathing) | N/A | N/A |
| "What brought you here?" intent capture | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Weekly + monthly pattern insights | ✓ | basic counters | ✓ | screen-time view |
| Scheduled hard-blocks with Screen Time API | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| All data stays on your device | ✓ | aggregate analytics | ✗ cloud account | ✓ |
| Free tier is genuinely free | 1 app + 2 interceptors, forever | 1 app, breathing only | 7-day trial only | built-in |
| Annual price | $14.99 / yr | ~$26 / yr | ~$60 / yr | $0 |
| Lifetime option | $39.99 once | ✗ | ✗ | — |
feature availability + pricing as of june 2026. competitors update; check their sites for the latest. not affiliated with one sec, opal, or apple.
Free is genuinely free — 1 app and the core interceptors, forever. Pro lifts the limits and unlocks the deeper rotation.
$0
no card, no trial timer.
$14.99 / year
$1.25/month · save 37% vs monthly.
$39.99
pay once. own it.
$1.99/mo also available · prices in USD · billed through the App Store
Live on the App Store. iOS 17+. No account, no cloud, your data stays on your phone.