Focus Hero: Goals & Habits

Focus Hero: Goals & Habits

Gamified Pomodoro Timer

3.2K ratings
356 reviews
Free
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • April 13, 2024
  • July 16, 2026

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This app combines a Pomodoro timer with an RPG to boost productivity and help users achieve their goals. Complete focus sessions to level up your hero, earn rewards, and explore a gamified world, all while conquering distraction and procrastination.

Gamified Pomodoro timer
RPG progression with hero leveling
Loot and rewards system
2D platforming adventure
Forest cultivation with flora
App blocking for focus
Offline mode
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What's New in Focus Hero

0.9.76

July 16, 2026

Hello Heroes! This update includes: - Hero Camp! Join 5 other heroes, share motivation, gifts, and focus, and reach your goals together. - 42 new hero outfits - Over 20 languages now fully supported: English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Korean, Japanese, Arabic, Simplified Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Norwegian, Swedish, Thai, and Vietnamese - Focus sessions are now live interactive scenes. Watch your hero fight enemies, grow plants, or woodmine ore-trees in real time with a deeper combat and training system. - Updated Adventure Mode, new trials, and expanded chapters to explore - New daily rewards system - Major productivity overhaul: improved Tasks, Habits, and Goals, repeating tasks, habits tracked by time or repetitions, quick-add tasks, goals tracked by time or activity, and many more systems for real day-to-day use - New town square with shops and more items to buy - New skill: woodmining. Mine ancient ore-trees and trade refined ores for equipment. - New damage types on rare gleam-weapons: spark, frost, ember, venom, blood, arcane, seraph, and gloom - Major stability improvements, safer hero-progress saving, and new cloud sync options And much more! This is a huge overhaul, so if you find early bugs, please email me at focusheroapp@gmail.com. Thanks, DXT

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Focus Hero Membership Annual

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$44.991 Year
7 Days trial
Price Updates
August 6, 2026$44.99
October 19, 2024$44.99
July 5, 2024$29.99
June 8, 2024$49.99
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User reviews

Love the interactive game aspects for my to-do list

I love game-based to-do lists and I really appreciate the different timers provided for the focus sessions when completing tasks. I only did 4 stars because I'd like to be able to "hide" my tasks. I can only filter by Due, Done, and All. I'd like to be able to filter by Today's, Tomorrow's, Overdue, etc. so the To-Do list doesn't get overwhelming to look at. Immediate visual organizations really does wonders. It would also help to be able to re-order the substeps in tasks instead of deleting and re-typing them in order again. I hope these features get added in the next update because it's hard finding a good to-do list app that I actually want to use
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Subtle Motivator. Great App!

This app has just enough to keep me invested without becoming another distraction.

I think it is best used for a quick was to log tasks for incentives. Tracking times a dates for tasks, reminders and events I leave to my trusty calendar app.

Don’t bother

This is one of those apps that forces you through this long pointless and goofy questionnaire only to be hit at the end with the 7 day trial, it’s gonna be $5 a month after that. I deleted, I can’t stand the fake questionnaire that literally has zero effect on the app experience other than to create some “investment” on the user end to increase likely hood of payment. Based on that alone I know the app is gonna suck and be an endless money grab.
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Probably great for some people.

First of all, contrary to many other reviewers, I think that the annual subscription fee is fair to keep the game advertisement free considering the fact that a solo dev is providing ongoing updates. ~$6USD/month is totally reasonable. That said, the other options get a bit wacky in my opinion. $7 per week shouldn’t be an option. Someone who accidentally leaves a subscription like that running might unwittingly spend over $360 annually, and I think the monthly fee is a bit high, nearing World of Warcraft’s monthly subscription fee.

That said, I ran into some performance issues, and I didn’t always feel like I was being rewarded for completing tasks, which led to a pattern of leaving the timer to run even after I had completed the task at hand.

Once you cross that threshold into running the timer despite inactivity, you’re defeating the purpose of the app altogether, and while I accept full responsibility for my own actions, it became more about trying to manipulate the game into giving me what I wanted than improving my focus.

I used this app on and off for a year, and it was a fun and engaging way to build better habits. The combat in sessions and updated trials in adventure mode were engaging without being inaccessible, and I don’t remotely regret using the app. I also think the newest update sounds exciting, and I might be willing to return at a later date, but as my annual subscription fee is coming up again, I find that the cost, performance issues, and occasional bugs make it difficult for me to justify continuing.

I think this app has a lot of potential, and I think I might recommend it to a certain kind of person, but for general people, I would give it 3/5 stars.
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Obnoxiously spammy

It’s impossible to tell if it even has a free tier. Blocks it until you take the “free trial” which you may forget to cancel (this should be the business model of many apps)

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Reported Bugs

5 issues

Losing progress and rewards when app crashes or is closed

Bug

Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps

Bug

Adventure mode and equipment not saving properly

Bug

Sound effects not working as expected

Bug

Difficulty progressing past early game content

Bug

Requested Features

5 requests

More customization options for character and home

Feature

Ability to manually track tasks outside of timed sessions

Feature

Smoother integration with other apps and devices

Feature

Improved feedback and notifications for completed tasks

Feature

Adjustable timer lengths and more flexible focus modes

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FAQ

What does Focus Hero do?

Focus Hero is a productivity app that combines a Pomodoro timer with role-playing game (RPG) elements. It helps users improve their focus, study better, and overcome procrastination by gamifying the process of completing tasks and achieving goals.

How does the gamification work in Focus Hero?

As you complete Pomodoro focus sessions, your in-game hero levels up, finds loot, and earns 'Focus Energy'. This energy can be spent to explore an RPG world, battle enemies, and save allies. The gamification is designed to motivate users and make productivity more engaging.

Is Focus Hero free to use?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases. These purchases likely unlock additional features or content within the RPG elements of the application.

Can I use Focus Hero offline?

Yes, Focus Hero offers an offline mode. This means the Pomodoro productivity timer, including local notifications and alarms, will function even without an internet connection, allowing you to stay focused anywhere.

Who is Focus Hero designed for?

This app is ideal for students, professionals, or anyone struggling with distraction, procrastination, or phone addiction. It's for individuals who want a more engaging and motivating way to manage their time and achieve their personal or academic goals.