Pauser is a personalized, deep-learning mobile companion that identifies your stress triggers and prompts you to take a mindful pause before they overwhelm you.
Track your progress and see how Pauser improves your well-being, one pause at a time!
Pauser Can Help:
Pauser is for anyone who wants to manage stress, track heart rate, and improve their well-being.
If you answered yes to any of these, Pauser can help!
No, Pauser is not a replacement for therapy.
While Pauser can help you identify stress triggers and manage them through mindful practices, it cannot diagnose or treat underlying mental health conditions. However, it can be a great companion tool alongside therapy, but it shouldn’t be the sole solution for significant mental health concerns.
No, you don’t need any special equipment to use Pauser!
It’s a mobile companion app, so you can access it through your Android and Apple smartphones / smartwatches.
Pauser encourages regular pauses, but the ideal frequency depends on your needs.
Here’s how to find your sweet spot:
As you become more mindful, Pauser will help you establish a personalized pause routine for optimal stress management.
Pauser can indirectly improve your sleep by helping you manage stress. Here’s why:
While Pauser isn’t a direct sleep solution, it can be a valuable tool for creating a calmer state that supports better sleep.
Pauser is easy to use! The core function is built around mindful pauses, something anyone can learn. Pauser guides you with features like breathing exercises and meditation, making it approachable even for beginners.
Yes, Pauser prioritizes your privacy according to the information you provide. We ensure that your information is “secure and never sold to anyone” We have a more detailed Privacy Policy on our website that you can review for specifics on data collection and usage.
Pauser has a reliable mood-tracking interface within the app. This includes the ability to add a short note describing your feelings and mood check alongside other details about your day or experiences.
Pauser works seamlessly on both Android and iPhone devices!
Pauser expands your control!
It seamlessly integrates with Apple Watches (iOS) and Wear OS (version 2.0+) based. smartwatches including popular brands like Samsung, Fossil, Michael Kors, and more. Plus, control your stress on the go with compatible heart health trackers from Xiaomi and Amazfit.
There are two main reasons why smartwatches use green light for heart rate monitoring with PPG (photoplethysmography):
Pauser mobile app is designed to create minimal impact on the battery life of your Android or Apple Mobile phone / Smart Watch.
A normal resting heart rate for adults (generally those over 18 and not athletes) falls between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm). However, it’s important to note that this is a guideline and can vary slightly from person to person.
Here’s a quick breakdown:
Yes, mental stress can increase your heart rate. This is due to the body’s “fight-or-flight” response. When you experience mental stress, your body releases hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones trigger a cascade of physiological changes to prepare you for a perceived threat.
Pauser can help you manage stress and its physical effects by promoting relaxation techniques and mindfulness.
Yes, there’s scientific backing!
Studies show breathing exercises like those listed on Pauser can significantly reduce stress by lowering stress hormones and activating your body’s relaxation response. Inhale calmly, exhale stress.
The Pauser app focuses on stress management through heart rate monitoring and timed breaks, not necessarily meditation or yoga. While these practices can be complementary, the app itself is designed to be accessible without prior experience in either.
Whether you need your phone nearby for Pauser to record heart rate data while exercising depends on how you’re using the app:
On the home screen, you'll see the “Today’s Heart Rate” section showing:
Resting Heart Rate: The lowest heart rate recorded while you’re at rest (e.g., sleeping or inactive).
Average Heart Rate: The mean (avg.) of your heart rate data for the day.
The app flags heart rate readings that cross a pre-set limit (default: 90 bpm). When your heart rate exceeds this, it may trigger a Recent Heart Rate Alert.
This alert appears when your heart rate spikes beyond the set threshold.
It includes:
Tap on “Add Cause” in the alert section and select or write what triggered the spike (e.g., stress, exercise, caffeine).
Go to Settings > Alerts and manually adjust the threshold bpm value according to your preferences.
The Pause Impact section shows the effect of a pause session on your heart rate.
It logs:
The duration can vary. A Quick Calm pause lasts for 30 seconds, but you customize other sessions as per your liking.
Yes. Tap on the Pause Impact section to view graphs and trends across previous sessions to track how well pauses are helping you.
This feature helps you build a consistent mindfulness habit by tracking:
Simply tap “Let’s Take a Pause” from the Weekly Goals section.
The graph displays:
The 'Pause' section is designed to help users reduce stress, enhance focus, and improve well-being using guided breathing, meditation, and monitoring techniques.
Yes, tap on "Customized Breathing" to create and save a personalized technique suited to your preferences or needs.
Bottom Menu -> Pause -> Customized Breathing
Weekly Alerts summarize all heart rate spikes or patterns over 7 days, helping you track long-term trends.
Bottom Menu -> Alerts -> Week Heart Rate Alerts
Yes. Tap on “Heart Rate Details” to see expanded visualizations and analytics of your heart rate over the day.
Top Right Icons:
Bottom Tab Icons (from left to right):
You can view your past mood entries by selecting "Mood Data History" from the menu. It gives you a chronological log of your mood tracking.
Yes, by tapping on "Add Custom Cause", you can create personalized causes related to your emotional or physical well-being for better tracking accuracy.
The "Add Bio Vitals" option lets you input essential health parameters such as heart rate, sleep hours, or any other biometrics relevant to your mental or physical state.
The "Your TAP List" is a curated list of triggers, actions, and patterns that help you recognize recurring emotional or physical patterns for better self-awareness and self-regulation.
Go to "Reminders" to schedule daily or weekly prompts for mood check-ins, medication, self-care activities, or other personalized tasks.
Dashboard -> Top Right Menu -> Alarm Icon
Just toggle the switch off — the reminder will stay saved but won’t notify you until you turn it back on.
These pauses:
Yes! Use the "Reports" section to view analytics or graphical summaries of your mood trends, triggers, bio vitals, and usage over time.
The "Quick Read" section offers bite-sized educational content, tips, or blog posts related to mental health, mindfulness, and emotional regulation.
Tap "Introduction and FAQ" to access the beginner’s guide and common questions about using the app’s features effectively.
Go to "Feedback" to send your comments, suggestions, or report any technical issues directly to the app’s development team.
The "About Pauser" section provides background on the app, its mission, development team, and links to its privacy policy and terms of service.
Yes! Use the "Refer A Friend" feature to invite others to use the app via sharing links.
Yes, at the bottom of the menu, you’ll find clickable icons for LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, so you can follow or engage with Pauser on social platforms.
Tapping the “+” button reveals three quick action options:
Add Bio-Vitals – Log health vitals like blood pressure or oxygen levels.
Tag Alerts – Mark specific alerts with notes or reasons for better tracking.
Add Mood – Record your current emotional state for holistic monitoring.
Tap the "Report" button of the side menu bar. It is a premium feature. This will take you to your detailed health summary, where you can view or export reports.
Yes! Mood notes can be added to alerts for better tracking. You can log multiple moods in a single day. This helps you reflect on emotional shifts or improvements over time.
Notes give context to how you’re feeling. They help you or a professional understand emotional patterns or triggers more deeply.
Once saved, your custom cause will appear as an option when logging future moods, allowing for more accurate and meaningful tracking.
This feature allows you to manually track your vital health parameters — Blood Pressure, Oxygen levels, and Sugar levels — on a specific date.
Simply tap the floating ➕ button in the dashboard. You can effortlessly add biovitals there (e.g., Blood Pressure, Oxygen, or Sugar). A prompt will appear to enter your values.
Yes! The date strip at the top allows you to choose a specific day to add or view vitals. Just tap on the desired date.
Tracking bio vitals can help you:
This feature displays a list of your scheduled TAP meetings — times you've intentionally blocked out to pause, reflect, or rest.
Each scheduled TAP meeting will display:
The Settings section helps you personalize how the Pauser app works. You can manage alerts, goals, permissions, breathing exercises, and device syncing.
Use the Alert Settings to control when and how you're notified—whether it’s reminders, breathing alerts, or activity alerts.
In Goal Settings, you can set personal targets like steps, activity time, or breathing goals to stay on track with your wellness journey.
Permission Management allows you to control what data the app can access, such as health info, notifications, location, and device sync settings.
Use Breathing Settings to adjust the frequency, duration, and type of breathing sessions or reminders based on your relaxation preferences.
Go to Watch Setup at the top right menu of dashboard to pair a new smartwatch, change settings, or troubleshoot syncing issues.
The Insights screen provides a snapshot of your mental and physical wellness trends. It helps you review your recent activity logs, analyze health patterns, and understand your body's responses over time. This includes HR alerts, mood logs, pause goals, and more.
Compare & Correlate: Allows users to explore relationships between different types of data (e.g., how heart rate correlates with mood or pause sessions).
Customized Report: Generates personalized reports based on your health logs and trends, helping you identify progress or recurring issues.
This section lets you access detailed logs of the following:
This area summarizes your weekly activity, specifically focusing on Pause Goals. Each day (Sat–Fri) has a circular tracker showing whether you met your pause or mindfulness session goals.
Max HR: The highest heart rate recorded during an alert.
Max Alert Duration: The longest duration your HR remained elevated during an alert session.
It tracks the amount of time spent on your screen over the past 7 days and shows:
A session starts when your heart rate crosses the threshold.
If more spikes occur within 10 minutes, they’re added to that same session.
If no new spikes occur, the session closes.
If a new spike happens later, a new session begins.
📲 You’ll receive a notification when a session starts (respecting your frequency setting).
Alerts come from your watch’s heart rate sensor and are delivered in two ways:
On your watch – real-time notifications on your wrist.
On your mobile app – notifications on your phone and a log of grouped alert sessions.
Yes. On both the watch and the mobile app, you can:
Set your BPM threshold (the level that triggers alerts).
Choose your notification frequency (1, 3, 5, or 10 minutes).
⚡ You’ll only receive one notification per frequency window, even if multiple spikes occur in that time.
When your heart rate crosses your threshold, your watch sends you an immediate notification.
If more spikes happen inside your frequency window, no extra notifications are sent — but the events are still logged and later synced to the app.
Mobile notifications include more detail:
For the first alert of the day:
👉 “Your heart rate/stress level reached above your set limit (💓 Heart Rate), please take a pause!”
For later alerts that day:
👉 “Your heart rate/stress level reached above your set limit (💓 Heart Rate). We have recorded (Alert Count) signals today, please take a pause!”
This way, you get not just the alert — but also a daily summary of how many signals were recorded so far.
A spike = a single elevated heart rate above your threshold.
An alert session = a group of spikes happening within 10 minutes.
Even a single spike can form a one-spike session.
The watch notifies you instantly with simple alerts.
The mobile app notifies you with richer context — showing your current spike and how many total spikes/sessions you’ve had that day.
The mobile app also organizes everything into sessions for easier tracking.
Spikes sync whenever your watch connects with the mobile app. You may see alerts on your watch before they appear in the app, but nothing is lost.
The mobile app will keep the session open as long as new spikes happen within 10 minutes of the last one. The session ends only when there’s a 10-minute gap without spikes.
Yes. Even though spikes are grouped into sessions, you can view detailed spike timings in the session history.
This alert appears when your heart rate spikes beyond the set threshold.
It includes:
Go to Settings > Alerts and manually adjust the threshold bpm value according to your preferences.
Weekly Alerts summarize all heart rate spikes or patterns over 7 days, helping you track long-term trends.
Bottom Menu -> Alerts -> Week Heart Rate Alerts
Pauser Can Help:
Pauser is for anyone who wants to manage stress, track heart rate, and improve their well-being.
If you answered yes to any of these, Pauser can help!
No, Pauser is not a replacement for therapy.
While Pauser can help you identify stress triggers and manage them through mindful practices, it cannot diagnose or treat underlying mental health conditions. However, it can be a great companion tool alongside therapy, but it shouldn’t be the sole solution for significant mental health concerns.
Pauser encourages regular pauses, but the ideal frequency depends on your needs.
Here’s how to find your sweet spot:
As you become more mindful, Pauser will help you establish a personalized pause routine for optimal stress management.
Pauser can indirectly improve your sleep by helping you manage stress. Here’s why:
While Pauser isn’t a direct sleep solution, it can be a valuable tool for creating a calmer state that supports better sleep.
Pauser is easy to use! The core function is built around mindful pauses, something anyone can learn. Pauser guides you with features like breathing exercises and meditation, making it approachable even for beginners.
No, you don’t need any special equipment to use Pauser!
It’s a mobile companion app, so you can access it through your Android and Apple smartphones / smartwatches.
Pauser works seamlessly on both Android and iPhone devices!
Pauser expands your control!
It seamlessly integrates with Apple Watches (iOS) and Wear OS (version 2.0+) based. smartwatches including popular brands like Samsung, Fossil, Michael Kors, and more. Plus, control your stress on the go with compatible heart health trackers from Xiaomi and Amazfit.
There are two main reasons why smartwatches use green light for heart rate monitoring with PPG (photoplethysmography):
Pauser mobile app is designed to create minimal impact on the battery life of your Android or Apple Mobile phone / Smart Watch.
Whether you need your phone nearby for Pauser to record heart rate data while exercising depends on how you’re using the app:
Resting Heart Rate: The lowest heart rate recorded while you’re at rest (e.g., sleeping or inactive).
Average Heart Rate: The mean (avg.) of your heart rate data for the day.
A normal resting heart rate for adults (generally those over 18 and not athletes) falls between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm). However, it’s important to note that this is a guideline and can vary slightly from person to person.
Here’s a quick breakdown:
Yes, mental stress can increase your heart rate. This is due to the body’s “fight-or-flight” response. When you experience mental stress, your body releases hormones like adrenaline and cortisol. These hormones trigger a cascade of physiological changes to prepare you for a perceived threat.
Pauser can help you manage stress and its physical effects by promoting relaxation techniques and mindfulness.
Yes, there’s scientific backing!
Studies show breathing exercises like those listed on Pauser can significantly reduce stress by lowering stress hormones and activating your body’s relaxation response. Inhale calmly, exhale stress.
The Pauser app focuses on stress management through heart rate monitoring and timed breaks, not necessarily meditation or yoga. While these practices can be complementary, the app itself is designed to be accessible without prior experience in either.
Pauser has a reliable mood-tracking interface within the app. This includes the ability to add a short note describing your feelings and mood check alongside other details about your day or experiences.
On the home screen, you'll see the “Heart Rate Trend” section showing:
The app flags heart rate readings that cross a pre-set limit (default: 90 bpm). When your heart rate exceeds this, it may trigger a Recent Heart Rate Alert.
This alert appears when your heart rate spikes beyond the set threshold.
It includes:
Tap on “Add Cause” in the alert section and select or write what triggered the spike (e.g., stress, exercise, caffeine).
Go to Settings > Alert and manually adjust the threshold bpm value according to your preferences.
The Pause Impact section shows the effect of a pause session on your heart rate.
It logs:
The duration can vary. A Quick Calm pause lasts for 30 seconds, but you customize other sessions as per your liking.
Yes. Tap on the Pause Impact section to view graphs and trends across previous sessions to track how well pauses are helping you.
This feature helps you build a consistent mindfulness habit by tracking:
Simply tap “Let’s Take a Pause” from the Weekly Goals section.
The graph displays:
The 'Pause' section is designed to help users reduce stress, enhance focus, and improve well-being using guided breathing, meditation, and monitoring techniques.
Yes, tap on "Customized Breathing" to create and save a personalized technique suited to your preferences or needs.
Bottom Menu -> Pause -> Customized Breathing
Weekly Alerts summarize all heart rate spikes or patterns over 7 days, helping you track long-term trends.
Bottom Menu -> Alerts -> Week Heart Rate Alerts
Yes. Tap on “Heart Rate Details” to see expanded visualizations and analytics of your heart rate over the day.
Top Right Icons:
Bottom Tab Icons (from left to right):
You can view your past mood entries by selecting "Mood Data History" from the menu. It gives you a chronological log of your mood tracking.
Yes, by tapping on "Add Custom Cause", you can create personalized causes related to your emotional or physical well-being for better tracking accuracy.
The "Add Bio Vitals" option lets you input essential health parameters such as heart rate, sleep hours, or any other biometrics relevant to your mental or physical state.
Just toggle the switch off — the reminder will stay saved but won’t notify you until you turn it back on.
These pauses:
Yes! Use the "Reports" section to view analytics or graphical summaries of your mood trends, triggers, bio vitals, and usage over time.
The "Quick Read" section offers bite-sized educational content, tips, or blog posts related to mental health, mindfulness, and emotional regulation.
Tap "Introduction and FAQ" to access the beginner’s guide and common questions about using the app’s features effectively.
Go to "Feedback" to send your comments, suggestions, or report any technical issues directly to the app’s development team.
The "About Pauser" section provides background on the app, its mission, development team, and links to its privacy policy and terms of service.
Yes! Use the "Refer A Friend" feature to invite others to use the app via sharing links.
Yes, at the bottom of the menu, you’ll find clickable icons for LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook, so you can follow or engage with Pauser on social platforms.
Tapping the “+” button reveals three quick action options:
Add Bio-Vitals – Log health vitals like blood pressure or oxygen levels.
Tag Alerts – Mark specific alerts with notes or reasons for better tracking.
Add Mood – Record your current emotional state for holistic monitoring.
Tap the "Report" button of the side menu bar. It is a premium feature. This will take you to your detailed health summary, where you can view or export reports.
Yes! Mood notes can be added to alerts for better tracking. You can log multiple moods in a single day. This helps you reflect on emotional shifts or improvements over time.
Notes give context to how you’re feeling. They help you or a professional understand emotional patterns or triggers more deeply.
What is the “Add Bio Vitals” feature used for?
Once saved, your custom cause will appear as an option when logging future moods, allowing for more accurate and meaningful tracking.
This feature allows you to manually track your vital health parameters — Blood Pressure, Oxygen levels, and Sugar levels — on a specific date.
Simply tap the floating ➕ button in the dashboard. You can effortlessly add biovitals there (e.g., Blood Pressure, Oxygen, or Sugar). A prompt will appear to enter your values.
Yes! The date strip at the top allows you to choose a specific day to add or view vitals. Just tap on the desired date.
Tracking bio vitals can help you:
This feature displays a list of your scheduled TAP meetings — times you've intentionally blocked out to pause, reflect, or rest.
The Settings section helps you personalize how the Pauser app works. You can manage alerts, goals, permissions, breathing exercises, and device syncing.
Use the Alert Settings to control when and how you're notified—whether it’s reminders, breathing alerts, or activity alerts.
In Goal Settings, you can set personal targets like steps, activity time, or breathing goals to stay on track with your wellness journey.
Permission Management allows you to control what data the app can access, such as health info, notifications, location, and device sync settings.
Use Breathing Settings to adjust the frequency, duration, and type of breathing sessions or reminders based on your relaxation preferences.
Go to Watch Setup at the top right menu of dashboard to pair a new smartwatch, change settings, or troubleshoot syncing issues.
The Insights screen provides a snapshot of your mental and physical wellness trends. It helps you review your recent activity logs, analyze health patterns, and understand your body's responses over time. This includes HR alerts, mood logs, pause goals, and more.
Compare & Correlate: Allows users to explore relationships between different types of data (e.g., how heart rate correlates with mood or pause sessions).
Customized Report: Generates personalized reports based on your health logs and trends, helping you identify progress or recurring issues.
What is shown in the “Your last 7 days” section?
This section lets you access detailed logs of the following:
This area summarizes your weekly activity, specifically focusing on Pause Goals. Each day (Sat–Fri) has a circular tracker showing whether you met your pause or mindfulness session goals.
Max HR: The highest heart rate recorded during an alert.
Max Alert Duration: The longest duration your HR remained elevated during an alert session.
It tracks the amount of time spent on your screen over the past 7 days and shows:
Yes, Pauser prioritizes your privacy according to the information you provide. We ensure that your information is “secure and never sold to anyone” We have a more detailed Privacy Policy on our website that you can review for specifics on data collection and usage.
Pauser is a personalized, deep-learning mobile companion that identifies your stress triggers and prompts you to take a mindful pause before they overwhelm you.
Track your progress and see how Pauser improves your well-being, one pause at a time!
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