# Spicy Focus: ADHD Timer — Focus Timer for ADHD Brains

> Focus Timer for ADHD Brains (iPhone/iPad app by Sina Sima.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spicy-focus-adhd-timer/id6759833837 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sina Sima](https://appshunter.io/developer/1868534080)
- Category: Productivity, Health & Fitness
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-03-07
- Data updated: 2026-07-14
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spicy-focus-adhd-timer/id6759833837/reviews.md

## What is Spicy Focus?

Spicy Focus - Science-Based Timer for ADHD Brains         

  Every feature in Spicy Focus is grounded in peer-reviewed ADHD neuroscience. Not productivity advice repackaged with a "for ADHD" label — actual research.
  Here's what's inside and why.

  FREE FEATURES

  Smart Duration Recommendations ("Focus Calibration")
  ADHD brains literally cannot predict their own focus capacity — that's time blindness (Barkley, 2015). And choosing from 7 duration options triggers
  decision paralysis (Baumeister's decision fatigue research). Spicy Focus learns from your history — energy levels, completion rates, time of day, activity
  labels — and auto-selects the duration you're most likely to complete. It nudges you up when you're on a streak (adaptive difficulty from game design) and
  pulls back when you're struggling. You can always override it. But you'll rarely need to.

  "Just 5 Minutes" Micro-Commitment
  ADHD brains need 2-3x more dopamine stimulation to initiate tasks (Volkow et al., NIDA PET imaging study). The 5-minute rule is the #1
  clinician-recommended technique for overcoming initiation paralysis. Commit to 5 minutes. When it's up, you choose: extend or stop. Research shows 80%+
  continue past the initial commitment.

  Session Intentions
  Vague goals are executive dysfunction's worst enemy. Research on implementation intentions (Gollwitzer, 1999) shows that specifying exactly what you'll do
  — "I will write the intro paragraph" — dramatically increases follow-through. Set one concrete task before each session. Check it off when you're done.

  Hyperfocus Nudge
  68% of adults with ADHD report frequent hyperfocus episodes (Ashinoff & Abu-Akel, 2021). The optional Focus Nudge gently reminds you to stretch, drink
  water, or rest your eyes without interrupting your flow.

  Ambient Soundscapes
  A 2024 meta-analysis found that ambient noise has a statistically significant benefit for ADHD focus (effect size g=0.249, p=0.0001) — but a negative
  effect on neurotypical brains. The benefit is ADHD-specific (Soderlund, Sikstrom & Smart, 2007).

  Also free: countdown timer, stopwatch mode, energy tracking, session history, and dark mode.

  SPICY FOCUS PRO - $4.99 (with 7-day free trial)

  Unlock the full toolkit:
  - Insights dashboard with focus trends, heatmaps, and energy correlation charts
  - Focus streaks with Grace Days — your streak won't break if you miss a day, because shame-based systems backfire for ADHD brains (backed by RSD research)
  - Daily goals with flexible tracking
  - Pomodoro mode with customizable intervals
  - XP and leveling system for long-term motivation
  - Premium soundscapes
  - Personal records and streak calendar

  Every feature cites its research in the in-app Science section. 366 million adults worldwide have ADHD. This app was built for you.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Spicy Focus Pro | $4.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-03-07

No release notes.

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