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The Dabba Button · now on pre-order

The pause button that brings people back together.

A real button for your wall. One press pauses every phone and TV at home. Calls and texts still come through.

Go on, press it.
Phone 1 on
Phone 2 on
MacBook on
Laptop on
iPad on
Living room TV on
Pre-order the Dabba Button
$119 one-time, with 2 years of the Dabba app included. Ships [SHIP DATE].
Or start with the app, free for 7 days
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Press it. One press on the wall. No phone needed. Everything goes quiet. Every phone. The TV too. Stay a while. The longer you're present, the higher the score.

A light switch for everyone's attention.

You shouldn't have to pick up a phone to put the phones down. The Dabba Button lives on the wall, where anyone in the family can reach it. Press it at dinner, at homework time, at bedtime, and the house comes back to the room it's in.

01 · Press it

One button. Two gestures. Nothing to learn.

No screen, no menu, no settings to dig through. Anyone in the family can start a pause, and the youngest ones usually want to.

Single press
Pauses every connected phone and paired TV at once.
Long press
[WHAT A LONG PRESS DOES]
02 · Everything goes quiet

Pauses the noise. Never the important stuff.

Paused
Distraction apps, on every connected phone.
Everything comes back the moment someone unpauses.
Never interrupted
Phone calls. Text messages.
They always come through, even in the middle of a pause.
Works with your TV

The TV pauses too.

Install the Dabba companion app on your smart TV and pair it with your family. When anyone presses pause, the TV pauses along with every phone.

Android TV Samsung smart TVs

TVs don't count toward your family's device limit. More TV platforms are on the way.

Living room TV · Now playing
Episode 4
03 · Stay a while

Being present, down to the millisecond.

A pause lasts until someone unpauses. The longer everyone stays in the room, the higher the score climbs, and levels turn every dinner into something to beat.

Press the button up top and watch it run
Level 2 · On fire
31.346
seconds present
Focus power 5 devices · 1 TV

Put it where the moments happen.

Family gathered around the dinner table with the Dabba Button on the wall
By the dinner table
Family dinners, phones down.
Next to the desk
Homework and focus time.
In the hallway upstairs
The bedtime routine.
In the living room
Quality time, TV included.

The specs.

Connection
Wi-Fi
Input
One button
Single press · long press
Light
Glowing red ring
Mount
Wall-mounted
[MOUNT TYPE]
Power
[POWER / BATTERY LIFE]
Size
[DIAMETER × DEPTH]
Phones
iPhone, iPad and Android
Up to [X] devices
TVs
Android TV · Samsung smart TVs
Don't count toward the limit
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Pre-order · ships [SHIP DATE]

Dabba Button + 2 years of the app.

$119 one-time
  • The Dabba Button: Wi-Fi, single and long press
  • 2 years of the Dabba app for the whole family
  • No subscription charges for the first two years, then $59/year
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Just the app · 7 days free

Dabba OS

$59 /year for the whole family. About $4.92 a month.
  • Pause every connected phone at once, up to [X] devices
  • Paired Android and Samsung TVs pause too
  • Single and family modes, live score and levels
Download on theApp Store ▷ GET IT ONGoogle Play
Free for 7 days on iPhone, iPad or Android. Add the Button any time.

FAQ

Do I need the button, or can I just use the app?

You can start with just the app. It connects your family's phones and pauses them all at once. The Dabba Button is a physical shortcut on the wall: one press does the same thing, no phone needed.

Will a pause interrupt a call?

No. Calls and text messages always come through, even in the middle of a pause.

How long does a pause last?

As long as you like. A pause continues until someone unpauses, and the score keeps climbing the longer everyone stays present.

Does it work with our TV?

Yes, with Android TV and Samsung smart TVs. Install the Dabba companion app on your TV and pair it with your family, and it pauses whenever the family pauses. TVs don't count toward your device limit.

What happens after the two years?

The $119 covers the Button and two years of the app. From year three the app continues at $59/year for the whole family, up to [X] devices.

When will my Dabba Button ship?

Pre-ordered Dabba Buttons are expected to ship [SHIP DATE].

psst: why we made this

A decade of trying. One simple button.

Ever since I became a dad a decade ago, we've been trying to solve a problem that feels painfully familiar to so many families: how do we stop our phones from taking time away from each other?

We've spent years trying. There have been many iterations, failed products, and ideas that didn't fit into everyday family life. But the reason we kept going was always right in front of us: our own family.

After a decade of trying, we've finally built what our family needs: a simple way to pause and be here for each other. We hope it helps your families too.

Hari, Founder of DabbaPhone

Real life is worth showing up for.

Pre-order the Dabba Button · $119