The weeks you build make your world solid. Recess is the garden you grow on top.
Your busy week isn’t the enemy of rest — it’s the foundation. Recess reads your calendar on-device and lets you grow a garden on top of everything you’ve built. The plant grows right on top of the week you’ve stacked. No streaks, nothing to break.
Download on theApp StoreFree to download. Universal on iPhone & iPad.
Your week, as a garden that breathes.
The board shifts with the hours and the seasons of your care. New worlds open gently as you tend it — never paywalled, never a grind.
Your week fills up with everyone else.
Everything gets a slot — except you.
Meetings, errands, the kids’ classes. The one thing that never makes the calendar is your own rest.
Streak apps made it worse.
You broke a streak once, felt the guilt, and never opened the app again. Rest shouldn’t come with a scoreboard.
“I’ll relax when I’m caught up.”
You never are. You keep stacking the week — and never plant anything on top of it for yourself.
Claim time. Watch it grow.
The week you build is the foundation; Recess is the garden that blooms on top. Claim a moment for yourself and it takes root — tend your week and watch a whole world come to life.
Claim a little time
Tap an open slot on top of your real commitments and claim it for yourself — a walk, a soak, a read, some play. It’s yours now.
Watch it grow
Each recess you claim grows a little plant right on top of the week you’ve stacked. Tend it and your foundation becomes a living garden you can actually see.
A living day-cycle world
The board breathes with the hours — morning light, dusk, a starry night sky, gentle weather and wildlife. Calm, never busy.
New worlds open
As your care adds up, new worlds quietly open — a grove, a coast, a highland, an aurora. Never paywalled, never a grind.
Private & read-only
Recess reads your calendar on-device, read-only. It never writes to your schedule, and nothing leaves your phone.
A calm Weekly Recap
A gentle Sunday look at how you cared for yourself this week — a ritual, not a report card. (Recess Pro.)
No streaks. No scores. Nothing to break.
A quiet week doesn’t wilt — it rests, ready when you are. Care is the only thing that accumulates, so you can never fall behind. Build hard. Bloom anyway.
Download on theApp StoreQuestions, answered.
Is this just another guilt app?
No. Recess has no streaks, no scores, and nothing to break. A quiet week doesn’t wilt — it rests. Care is the only thing that accumulates, so there’s nothing to fail at.
Do I need this if I already have a calendar?
Your calendar holds what you build — the foundation. Recess is the garden you grow on top of it. It reads your existing calendar privately and read-only, then lets you claim a little time for yourself so a plant takes root right on top of the week you’ve stacked.
Does Recess change my calendar?
Never. Calendar access is strictly read-only and processed entirely on-device. Recess never writes to your calendar, and nothing leaves your device.
How much does Recess cost?
Recess is free to download and use. Recess Pro is optional — a monthly plan with a 7-day free trial, an annual plan, or a one-time lifetime purchase, all through Apple.
Does it work on iPad and have a widget?
Yes. Recess is universal across iPhone and iPad, includes a Home Screen widget, and syncs gently over iCloud.
What data does Recess collect?
None. There are no third-party analytics or tracking SDKs, and the App Store privacy label is Data Not Collected. The only telemetry is a single on-device, aggregate, non-identifying counter that’s never tied to you.