Pause.do 0.2.5 - Breathing sounds, scroll sensitivity, and a 3-day free trial
Hey PH, we just shipped 0.2.5 and wanted to share what's new.
Breathing sounds
The breathing pause now plays ambient audio synced to each phase of the cycle (inhale, hold, exhale). Two tracks: a singing bowl that shifts harmonics with each phase, and procedurally-generated pink noise shaped like rainfall. You can mute or switch mid-session; your preference is saved.
Scroll sensitivity control
Scroll pauses were firing too aggressively for some people, particularly if you slow-read long articles. You can now pick Low / Medium / High sensitivity in Settings → Scroll Pauses. Low only fires on classic doom-scroll behaviour. High gives more frequent nudges. Medium is the existing default.
3-day free trial, no card
We added a proper trial, three full days, just an email address. A license key lands in your inbox, you paste it in, and you're done. At day 3, you see the prompt to go lifetime (£6.99). If not, it just goes quiet. Trial link: pause.do/buy-trial feels like a better thing to send someone than a purchase link.
Time tracking accuracy fix
Some users were seeing 4–6 hours on a single site in the attention map. The extension was counting a tab as "active" from when you opened it, even after you'd switched away, all open tabs accumulated time in parallel. Fixed: time tracking ends the moment you leave a tab. Historical entries stay as-is; everything from 0.2.5 forward will be accurate.
Coming soon: Tab Freeze
Once you're above your tab threshold, pause.do will identify which open tabs are consuming the most memory and freeze them, suspending background processes while keeping them visible and accessible. Tab stays in your bar, nothing is closed, but it's no longer eating memory or running scripts. Click it, and it wakes back up instantly.
Full write-up with screenshots: pause.do/blog/pause-do-0-2-5-release
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Apparent for Gmail
Congrats! Personally, love the idea of building products in this category. We should care about our wellbeing.
Just my feedback, however, I don't think personally 3 days would give me enough of an opportunity to judge whether its useful as a part of my software stack. That being said, it's not expensive!
Pause.do
@apparentforgmail Thanks! That's fair feedback on the trial length, i agree that 3 days is short if you're trying to build a habit around something.
The honest reason we went with it is that we saw that most people either know within the first session or two whether the concept resonates with them, and we didn't want a long trial to become a way of avoiding the decision.
That said, if you get to day 3 and feel like you haven't had a real chance to judge it, just reply to the trial email, we'll extend it for you.
Apparent for Gmail
@adenekan_wonderful Fair enough, that makes sense, I would've made the same decision.
Alright, well thanks!
Love seeing iterative updates like this! The 3-day free trial is a smart move - breathing sounds are one of those features people need to experience before they commit.
The scroll sensitivity fix especially resonates. There is something about removing friction in these mindfulness tools that matters a lot. If the interaction feels clunky, it breaks the calm you are trying to create.
We have been thinking about similar UX trade-offs with Hello Aria (our AI assistant launching on PH April 10th) - we went with WhatsApp and iOS as our interface because it is where people already are. Sometimes the best product decision is meeting users in a place that feels natural rather than asking them to adopt a new habit altogether.
What made you go with the 3-day trial specifically? Curious about the conversion data behind that decision.
Pause.do
@sai_tharun_kakirala Thanks, the sensitivity slider came directly from users saying the pauses felt like interruptions rather than invitations. Once it fires at the wrong moment, the trust is gone.
On the 3 days, we were seeing a pattern where people installed, never actually tried it, and churned. A few users told us directly they wanted to experience it before paying. So the trial is really a conversion path, get people past the first session, let the product speak, then ask for the commitment. No deep science behind the length, 3 days felt like enough time to hit a real scroll or breathing moment without giving people room to forget about it.
The WhatsApp/iOS call for Hello Aria makes sense, no new surface to learn. Good luck with the April 10th launch.
low scroll sensitivety is perfect for slow readers. The nudges now feel helpful instead of distracting.