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    Brain Break

    A gentle 2-minute brain-game break every 30, 60 or 90 minutes, from your Windows notification area. Focus streaks, offline, no ads.

    Coming soon to the Microsoft Store
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    $2.99 one-time, with a 7-day free trial. No ads, no in-app purchases.

    About Brain Break

    Brain Break is a quiet companion for long work sessions. It sits in your notification area and, every 30, 60 or 90 minutes, shows one gentle Windows notification inviting you to a 2-minute brain game. Click it, play a quick game of attention, memory or mental maths, and get back to work refreshed. It's built never to be intrusive: it never opens a window by itself, so you choose when to take the break; it only invites you inside your hours (for example 9:00 to 17:30) and can stay quiet on weekends; it stays silent while you present, play full screen or use Do not disturb; and you can snooze 15 or 30 minutes, skip a break or pause for the rest of the day from the window or the tray menu. Focus streaks count the days you take at least one break, with breaks per day and per week. There are 28 short games from Mind Skills Arcade, including Reaction Time, Stroop Test, Flanker, Digit Span, Speed Math, Visual Search and Lights Out, and a two-minute timer ends each break for you. No ads, no account and no internet needed.

    Features

    • ✓A gentle break invite every 30, 60 or 90 minutes
    • ✓28 quick brain games with a 2-minute timer
    • ✓Only inside your hours, quiet on weekends
    • ✓Silent while presenting, in full screen or Do not disturb
    • ✓Snooze, skip or pause for today
    • ✓Focus streaks with breaks per day and week
    • ✓Works offline, no ads, no account

    Screenshots

    Time for a 2-minute brain break: the gentle invite
    Time for a 2-minute brain break: the gentle invite
    A quick game with the 2-minute timer
    A quick game with the 2-minute timer
    Break done: back to work
    Break done: back to work
    Focus streak with breaks per day and week
    Focus streak with breaks per day and week
    Your hours, interval and quiet times
    Your hours, interval and quiet times

    Who it's for

    People who sit at a Windows PC all day and want a reminder to take short, screen-friendly brain breaks without another app shouting for attention.

    Frequently asked questions

    Will it interrupt me?▾

    No. It shows one gentle notification and never opens a window by itself. It stays quiet outside your hours, on weekends if you choose, and while you present or use full screen or Do not disturb.

    What games are in a break?▾

    28 short games from Mind Skills Arcade, such as Reaction Time, Stroop Test, Flanker, Digit Span, Speed Math, Visual Search and Lights Out. A two-minute timer ends the break.

    Can I pause it?▾

    Yes: snooze 15 or 30 minutes, skip one break or pause for the rest of the day from the window or the tray menu.

    Where do I get Brain Break for Windows?▾

    Brain Break has been submitted to the Microsoft Store and is in certification. It will be on the Microsoft Store soon; this page links to the listing the day it goes public. It costs $2.99 once, with a 7-day free trial.

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