Manipulative
Listen… I understand the goal of this is to be an manipulative and positive ways, but the questions asked and the responses they give during the questionnaire at the top of this experience were unfair and psychologically damaging. By asking how much time you spend on the screen per day, and then he equating that to an amount of money that you would be paid in minimum wage over those hours? That’s terrible. That’s tricking people and deciding it’s worth the money to spend on this app. There are other ways to communicate to someone that they could be spending their time and more valuable ways than on the phone without that level of shame, and folding to corporate greed “self-help “propaganda
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Glad I found this
Just started with this app and enjoy it so far! I can’t wait to see how this will help me stick to my tasks. Of note It would be fun to have different themes to choose between (ie cyberpunk, sci fi) to keep things fresh for your hero, I hope this app will continue to be developed!
Help?
I had this app for free and had all my stuff on it, and now it’s telling me I have to pay. I can’t get into the app at all, so I lost all my progress.
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.
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.
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)
Crashes too much
I see the potential here and really wanted to like it. However i did not like the lack of ease for customizing goals. In addition, stopping a goal session froze my phone and it took several restarts of the app to get it working again.
Just paid and app not working
Right after i paid it put me on the edit character screen and there no option to do anything… like WTF!
Great for small rewards
It gives me the small rewards I need to get through tough tasks and bigger rewards to look forward to.
The app still has room for improvement (it’s a one dev team, so that’s totally understandable). Keep up the good work!
The app still has room for improvement (it’s a one dev team, so that’s totally understandable). Keep up the good work!
Lost ny pets and cash
I focus heroes, since your update, I still have my weapons but all my cash and pets are gone, Im quite sad...
Edit: I'm not sure I like the new version.
I end up with so many create at the end of an adventure that only contains the same wood sword on repeat... that's weird.
Edit: I'm not sure I like the new version.
I end up with so many create at the end of an adventure that only contains the same wood sword on repeat... that's weird.
Lost ny pets and cash
I focus heroes, since your update, I still have my weapons but all my cash and pets are gone, Im quite sad...
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Where did all my points go?
When I opened Focus Hero this morning, it started up and acted like it was my very first time. I don’t know what happened, but I’m pretty upset because I assume this means all the points I’ve been earning are gone. How do I fix this!? This would have been a five star review, but after this, I don’t know.
UPDATE: I went to the App Store and found a message inviting anyone to email the creator of this app with issues so I did. I received a very quick reply! Turns out my font setting were too big which affected how much of the app screen I could see. They advised me on how to fix this and now the app is working again. They said they’re submitting another update that should be available soon. I’m really pleased with their help and quick reply! They seem very dedicated to having a high quality app 😊
UPDATE: I went to the App Store and found a message inviting anyone to email the creator of this app with issues so I did. I received a very quick reply! Turns out my font setting were too big which affected how much of the app screen I could see. They advised me on how to fix this and now the app is working again. They said they’re submitting another update that should be available soon. I’m really pleased with their help and quick reply! They seem very dedicated to having a high quality app 😊
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Amazing Update
The game recently update and it added so much to it! The guy who made this game clearly believes in it and what it can do for our time. The shows in the product and honestly, that’s been true in how it’s helped me reclaim some of my time.
Update Game
I’m making this review to help motivate this guy to update the game. He has a good product here with a lot of potential, so he has to do his goal proud which is to stay productive and active with projects. Don’t listen to the noise, most people with positive opinions don’t talk, but the reviews clearly show it. Keep working bud thx for helping me do the same. 👍
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One of the scummiest app intros ever
Dear god, I have never had an app that bugged me so much to subscribe as soon as I start it. Not only that, the "no thanks, I don't want to subscribe" buttons take a minute to fade in and are then incredibly faint, like those bad mobile game ads. There's even one screen where they make the X button blend in with the dog behind it so it's even harder to see!
Really scummy, and then after saying no to a trial 5 times, it bothers you with incredibly long animations and five more screens just to say "Hey, I can help get your life together." Other apps do this but don't have nearly as many screens or long animations for it.
And when you finally get past those obnoxious screens, you realize task customization is really limited, like not being able to control how often a task repeats.
I can only assume the target audience for this focus app is boomers and children.
Really scummy, and then after saying no to a trial 5 times, it bothers you with incredibly long animations and five more screens just to say "Hey, I can help get your life together." Other apps do this but don't have nearly as many screens or long animations for it.
And when you finally get past those obnoxious screens, you realize task customization is really limited, like not being able to control how often a task repeats.
I can only assume the target audience for this focus app is boomers and children.
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This is the first time I have ever left a review for an app.
I absolutely love using this app every day, and it has helped me more than anything else to get deep work done and to make it really fun! I hope this app can continue to stay alive and get all the funding it needs, because I want to keep using this app forever.
Lame
No free plan. In not going to fall for a “trial” that charges you $60 if you forget to unsubscribe
