Recess App Reviews

Good app. But why does the dock disappear when I open its window…?

awesome app to keep your health

Great app! Better than many others I found. I need a button "delay for 5 minutes" on popup. Often I pause it and forgot to resume for days. Also, it would be great to make random tips like "now roll your eyes clockwise" or "now blink fastly". With animated pictures.

Thanks！It’s free, and it meets almost all of my needs.

The easiest way to control yourself against overworking. Very helpful app, easy to use….and still free!!!

This app has really helped me to regularly take breaks. It’s also very simple- which is another thing I like about it. I’ve tried several other simlar apps, but think this one is the best overall due to its features, clean/simplified design, & ease of use.

This has really helped me remember to stretch. Now my back pain flares up when I’ve been away from my computer because I don’t remember to stretch! :-) I love the clean interface as well.

Does 1 thing and does it well.

Of the apps that help enforce breaks, this is the bost one for me. It does descend quickly but I have found this is best. It gives you rest but it does not intrude on your thoughts. It simply says, quietly and forcefully, “take a break."

This app does what it needs to do. Its a great reminder to take a break every xx number of minutes. App works as it should, price is right (free!) I looked for an app like this after hearing abotu computer vision syndrom on a podcast. They reccomended that every 20 minutes, you look away for 20 seconds and blink 20 times. Having this app installed makes me realize just how quikcly 20 minutes goes by. Highly recommended!

As the title said, Just do what it should do. Simple and Good.

Good app! Simple and efficient. One thing I would like to be added is “snooze” option: when Recess interrupts me at the moment when I cannot really stop what I am doing, it would be great is instead of pressing “Done” and basically skipping the whole cycle, I could say “just a minute” (or 5).

Simple, and works well. The only think I would prefer, which would make it less simple, is 2 timers for breaks. 1 timer to look away from the computer &.1 timer to get up and do something for a few minutes.

Good and Simple, the only thing I would say is the alarm bell that rings when its time to go back to work is not a pleasant sound and makes me on edge after my little minute meditation.

Very useful.

just works and its nice :-)

Disclaimer: using it less than a week. I must say it works so far (Ive only skipped the break once), and I like it overall. + Quick countdown before the break gives the time to prepare for context change so that you dont feel inerrupted and dont resort to skipping the break. + The absence of postpone functionality on the break screen is probably good. AFAICT postponing an already started break can easily become a reflex and render such software useless. + I like the green ‘Done’ button on the break screen so far. I imagine Id be pressing it more often (which is bad) if it was instead a red ‘Stop the break’ or ‘Return to work’ button, for example. ‘Done’ frames the break positively, as an accomplishment, not as a break from being productive. + The bell ring sound at the break start is well-chosen. - UI appearance: Recess window looks slightly inconsistent with the rest of OS (green color, non-standard controls), status bar icon might be better with some polish, the ‘Done’ button padding on break screen is a bit uneven. This all doesnt cause inconveniences to me personally, but it did somewhat stain the first impression. Ive tried some software to help me take breaks before, but eventually dropped it. I think Recess has the potential.

I was hoping for more than this app provides. Here are my issues: First, it has no snooze function. The pause just leads to basically turning it off. Secondly, ihe break screen stops the hot corners of the mac. This means that I cannot turn on my screen saver (and hence lock my desktop at work) while the break is underway. As a result, I have to dismiss the break screen, at which time the counter begins counting down again. Also, I dont think that the UI is very well designed. The right-click menu does not bring up a context menu, you have to go through two layers of popups to quit or get to the preferences. Overall I am not happy with its functionality and the way it was designed. Im uninstalling it after writing this review.

Very easy to use and very useful. Just great.

I’ve been using this for some time now. Its very useful, very stable and a must for people who spend lots of time on their computers