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Charities and Donations

November 14, 2018
by Hannah Lee Kidder

Pause For is a productivity app that allows you to earn cryptocurrency to buy items for your favorite charity.

But how do the charities get the money?

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What does Pause For do?

October 15, 2018
by Hannah Lee Kidder

Hello, everyone! With the iOS launch coming up within the next couple of weeks, we wanted to give a more in-depth explanation about the Pause For process.

Here are some screencaps of the basic functions you can expect.

First, set your pause time (between 10 and 60 minutes) and see how much Kin you will earn if you successfully stay focused on your task for the duration.

Pause For locks you out of your phone for the selected time–**remember to put your phone on Do Not Disturb**. Upon completion, you will have the option to earn additional Kin by answering short, 3-5 question surveys.

Then you can spend your Kin in the Pause For market! Our current items include meals for American food banks, heart worm vaccinations for dogs from low income families, and trees to be planted around the world.

A frequent question we’ve received is: where does the money come from?

You are not purchasing charity items with your own money. You earn Kin currency by completing pauses, which will be backed by sponsors. If you have more questions, here is our FAQ page. If your question isn’t there, feel free to tweet us!

Be the first to know when Pause For is available by following our social media and signing up for our email list.

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Welcome to Pause For!

September 27, 2018
by Hannah Lee Kidder

Pause For is an app that combines productivity and philanthropy. Developed by Oroboros, it is set for iOS release this October.

How does it work?

To use Pause For, you simply:

Select an amount of time you would like to focus on a task.
Allow the app to lock you out of your phone
Stay focused on your task for that period of time to earn virtual currency that can be traded for hot meals, clean water, vaccinations for puppies, or shoes for orphans. The charity options will grow as we do.

Take a pause for homework, writing, cleaning, meditating, or spending time with friends–all while earning money for causes you care about!

What’s happening next?

After being accepted into the Kin Developer Program, PauseFor is eligible for funding. However, in order to get the funding in full, PauseFor has to hit certain criteria.

After the app launch in October, PauseFor has to collect 10,000 active users by January.

It’s a big job!

Wanna help? Subscribe to our mailing list to know as soon as the app is available for use.

Speak soon,

Pause For team