CLUSTER CONCENTRATION-FOCUS-SESSIONS · 31 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2025-01-31

Focus timer productivity apps

This cluster consists of apps that help users track focus sessions, manage tasks, and build concentration habits through timed intervals and progress tracking. The dated entry history is sparse and unevenly distributed across 2016, 2021, and 2024–2026, with the most entries occurring in 2025 (six total) and a couple in early 2026, making the timeline shape difficult to characterize beyond a slow trickle. The traction leader is desktop-focus-companion with 4 activity stars, ahead of quest-timer with 1 star.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

MAR 2016: 1JUN 2021: 1DEC 2021: 1NOV 2024: 1DEC 2024: 1JAN 2025: 2APR 2025: 2NOV 2025: 1APR 2026: 1MAY 2026: 1JUN 2026: 1AUG 2026: 7SEP 2026: 8OCT 2026: 3
MAR 2016OCT 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 3 ai-built · 2 hand-coded · 6 unlabelled

Operator · 1 hobby · 4 indie · 1 commercial · 1 open source · 4 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 11 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 21surzo0★4 molivehand-codedindieFocus tracking app for Mac and iPhone that measures work concentration from app usage and syncs session data to the cloud.
  2. 22Setuply: Build & Focus0★5 moliveindieFocus-timer app that rewards completed work sessions with experience points and coins to decorate a customizable virtual desk.
  3. 23Focus AI: To Do & Productivity0★8 mostaleliveindieMobile focus app that pairs a growing AI companion with gamified session tracking to reduce distraction and build concentration habits.
  4. 24pure-time-focus0★1 yrabandoned—ai-builthobbyFocus timer app that helps users work in intervals and track concentration sessions.
  5. 25Flipd: focus & study timer0★1 yrabandonedlivecommercialMobile focus timer that tracks study and work sessions with tags, streaks, and progress statistics to reduce procrastination for students.
  6. 26Flow: Timer And Productivity0★1 yrabandonedliveFocus timer app that lets users work without forced breaks, track sessions, and maintain deep concentration.
  7. 27locus0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceActivity tracker for understanding and improving focus habits.
  8. 28Hower – Productivity Timer0★4 yrabandonedlivehand-codedMobile app that runs a single-task focus timer with pause, resume, and history of recently used session durations.
  9. 29FocusFlow0★unknownliveai-builtApp that helps users track focus sessions and manage tasks to build better concentration and time management habits.
  10. 30FocusFlow0★unknownliveai-builtWeb app that helps users track focus sessions and tasks to build better concentration and productivity habits.
  11. 31FocusFlow | Productivity Companion0★unknownliveindieFocusFlow is a lightweight local-first productivity app with a Pomodoro timer and quick capture for tracking focus sessions.