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This app helps you focus by rewarding completion rather than just time spent. It blocks distracting apps, requires conscious effort to quit early, and tracks your progress. Customize your experience with themes and sounds, and plan focus sessions directly from your home screen.
What's New in Bandwidth Focus
1.2.0
August 21, 2026
Focus Block Features Start a focus block without opening the app. * WIDGET — 20, 45, or 60 minutes straight from your home screen, plus a Lock Screen version and a long-press shortcut on the app icon. * HISTORY — a new tab with charts for minutes protected, sessions verified, distractions turned down, and a twelve-week consistency grid. * CALENDAR — schedule blocks around the meetings you already have, and add them to a Bandwidth calendar of their own. * Scheduled blocks and your journal are now one tap away instead of a long scroll. * Release words never repeat until you've seen every one.
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What is Bandwidth Focus?
Bandwidth Focus is a productivity app designed to help users concentrate by rewarding task completion rather than just the passage of time. It incorporates features like app blocking and a conscious early quit mechanism to foster deeper focus.
How does Bandwidth Focus block distracting apps?
Bandwidth Focus utilizes Apple's Screen Time system to genuinely shield users from apps that pull their attention away during a focus session. This is not a simple reminder that can be dismissed.
Does Bandwidth Focus have ads?
No, Bandwidth Focus is ad-free. The app is private by default, with no tracking or selling of user attention data.
What devices is Bandwidth Focus available on?
Bandwidth Focus is available for iPhone and iPad, requiring iOS 16.4 or later.
How does Bandwidth Focus handle quitting early?
To quit a session early, users must type a unique release word from memory. This conscious choice creates a moment of awareness between the urge to quit and the exit.
Can I customize the look and feel of Bandwidth Focus?
Yes, Bandwidth Focus offers customization options including six aura themes, custom colors, three timer styles, ambient backgrounds, and focus sounds to personalize your experience.
How often is Bandwidth Focus updated?
The latest version, 1.2.0, was released on August 21, 2026, indicating active development and updates.
What are the privacy features of Bandwidth Focus?
Bandwidth Focus is private by default, with all functionality working on-device without an account. On compatible iPhones, the coach runs entirely on-device, ensuring your task and proof never leave your phone.