Shield TikTok
Pick TikTok (and anything else that pulls at you) through Apple's Screen Time picker inside reCalm. Your activity stays on your device.
Scroll-breaker guide
How to stop scrolling TikTok
Quick answer: You stop scrolling TikTok by interrupting the moment you open it, not by deleting the app. TikTok scrolling is automatic: the loop keeps going because you stop noticing it. A short pause at the moment of opening, like the one breath reCalm asks for, restores the awareness that willpower alone cannot.
Why the For You loop wins
The For You page is the strongest recommendation engine in consumer software. Every swipe teaches it to hold you a little longer, which is why 'just five minutes' rarely survives contact with it.
You open TikTok while the kettle boils. The tea goes cold. It is dark outside.
Why the usual advice fails
Screen Time limits show a dismissible banner your thumb learns to clear. Deleting the app lasts until a friend sends one link. Willpower loses to an algorithm that never gets tired.
reCalm interrupts the swipe before it starts: one calm breath at the moment you open the app. If you still want your For You page after the breath, it is right there. Most of the time, you find you did not.
Three steps, once
Meet Timi at the door
Next time you open TikTok on autopilot, Timi is waiting instead of the feed. One breath in reCalm and you are through.
Decide on purpose
Still want in after the breath? Go ahead, it was your choice this time. Do nothing and everything unlocks by itself in 15 minutes. Never a prison.
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