Stop Doomscrolling. Start Living.
Paced
Launching Friday, February 13, 2026
(Founder’s 50th Birthday)
The Hook: Why This App is Different
"You’re not lazy. You’re just fighting a supercomputer with a human brain."
Most screen-time apps are "Digital Jailers." They punish you, block you, and shame you for having no willpower.
Paced is the world’s first "Compassionate Pattern Interrupt."
The problem isn't your willpower; it's the 'Infinite Scroll.' We don't doomscroll because we are lazy; we do it to numb out. We check our phones to avoid overwhelm, stress, or boredom, and suddenly an hour is gone.
Paced introduces healthy friction. By trading scrolling for strolling, it physically changes your state, stopping the passive consumption so you can get back to active living.
The Mechanic: “Walk to Unlock”
Paced replaces the passive habit of scrolling with the active habit of movement.
Group It: Users group their distracting apps (e.g., "The Rabbit Holes").
Limit It: When the session timer runs out, the apps lock hard.
Walk to Unlock: To reduce the lockout time, the user must physically move.
The Golden Ratio: 100 Steps = 3 Minutes of Time.
This physical action snaps the user out of the "scrolling trance" and gives them a moment of conscious awareness to decide: "Do I really want to scroll, or should I get back to living?"
The Founder Story: Rhonda Lavoie
"I built this for my 50th birthday because I was tired of losing my 40s to a screen."
Rhonda Lavoie is not a Silicon Valley tech bro. She is a top-producing Real Estate Agent in Saskatoon who realized she was losing hours of her life to the "Seduction Algorithm" of social media.
Fighting "Imposter Syndrome" and "Overwhelm," she realized that willpower was a losing battle against billion-dollar algorithms. She needed a tool that worked with her brain, not against it.
She is launching Paced on her 50th Birthday (Feb 13) as a gift to herself and high-achievers everywhere who want to reclaim their time and leave a legacy, not a high score.
The "Hot Holiday" Angle
Timely for Feb Break
"Don't waste a $5,000 vacation looking at a screen."
Launching right before the February School Break, Paced positions itself as "Vacation Insurance." It helps parents and travelers be present on the beach by turning the necessary evil of "checking in" into a reward for a morning walk.
Fast Facts
Philosophy
"Shame-Free" Digital Wellness
Platform
Android First (Google Play). iOS Late 2026.
Differentiator
Hybrid Step Counter (Real-time + Health Data)
Pricing
Free "Pacer" tier; Pro features available.
Media Inquiries
For interviews, review copies, or high-res assets:
Rhonda Lavoie