RECESS: Logic Puzzles for Breaks

The break app you open
instead of social media.

Play stress-free. Feel refreshed in five minutes. Guilt-free, every time.

Block Escape Puzzle Minesweeper Pure Logic Mode Solitaire Clear Path Mode

Solve one puzzle. Close the app. Back to work.That's what a good break looks like.

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Luck-free algorithm
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Satisfying controls
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Beautiful, calm design
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Time visible, easy to stop
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No ads
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No subscription
Games

Three classics,
redesigned for breaks.

Each game had elements that broke the flow. We designed them out.

Minesweeper

Pure Logic Mode

Standard Minesweeper has moments where you have to guess. When that happens, quiet focus turns into a different kind of stress.

Every board in Pure Logic Mode is verified by a Logic Solver: solvable by deduction alone, start to finish. No guessing. No "did I just get unlucky?"

Board generated after first tap, verified before play begins Zero luck — pure deduction from first move to last
Solitaire

Clear Path Mode

In standard Klondike, some deals are structurally unwinnable — no matter how well you play. When that happens during a break, all that's left is frustration.

Clear Path Mode works in two layers: unwinnable deals are removed before you see them, and any move that would destroy a winning path is automatically blocked. Dead ends are closed off by design — so you'll always reach the end.

Unwinnable deals filtered out before you see them Completion is always reachable. No structural dead ends.
Block Escape Puzzle

Think it through. You'll always escape.

Slide blocks to guide the blue piece to the exit. Short, logical, always solvable.

Hundreds of thousands of stages were generated algorithmically, then scored by a simulator for how satisfying they are to solve — not just whether they're solvable. Only 1,000 made the cut.

1,000 handpicked stages with a gradual difficulty curve Selected for interesting paths, not just solvability
Contents

3 games. 5 modes.

Over 1,000 stages across all games. Always something to play.

Minesweeper
Quest
Work through 1,000 stages in order
Pure Logic Mode
Every board verified solvable by logic alone. No guessing, ever.
Block Escape Puzzle
1,000 Stages
Gradual difficulty curve across 1,000 handpicked stages
Solitaire
Normal Mode
Standard Klondike Solitaire
Clear Path Mode
Unwinnable deals removed. Dead-end moves blocked. Completion is always in reach.
Design

We obsessed over the experience, too.

Beyond the games themselves, every detail of the app is intentional. Quiet focus, tactile feedback, a relaxed sense of time. Every detail is chosen for what a break actually needs.

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Clean UI

No ads, no notifications, no banners. A quiet screen lets you go deeper. When nothing interrupts, five minutes of break actually feels like five minutes.

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Haptic feedback

Each action — opening a cell, placing a flag, sliding a block — has its own distinct vibration. Grounding you in the moment, not just the screen.

Elapsed time display

Not a score. Not a countdown. Just "how long have I been here?" You decide when to go back.

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No ads. No stamina.

Ads break focus. Stamina systems are external pressure. Neither belongs in a break app.

Download

Take your next break
with Recess.

Five minutes. A logic puzzle. Back to work.

Download on the App Store