Recess

Sit less. Move more.

Move to unlock the apps that keep you sitting.

Download on the App Store

iPhone and iPad. Requires a subscription.

Android coming soon.

The Recess break screen, counting 7 of 10 squats from the camera.

How it works

1

Choose the apps that pull at you

Two or three is usually enough. Maps, messages and everything else stay open.

2

Set your hours and your rhythm

Every 45 minutes by default, only during the hours you pick. Evenings and weekends are yours unless you say otherwise.

3

Move for a minute, and they open

Ten squats, or sit-to-stands, or arm raises. Your camera counts them, then the apps come back.


Nothing is recorded

The camera counts your reps on the device and nothing else. No photo or video is saved, and none of it is uploaded, because none of it leaves your phone.

Recess never learns which apps you chose either. On iPhone that choice is handled by Apple's Screen Time, which tells apps nothing about it.


No streaks, no shame

There is no target to miss and no streak to break. A quiet week costs you nothing. And when you genuinely cannot move, one link lets you through without pretending otherwise.