Exocus vs FocusPasta | Study App Blocker

Exocus is a pixel-art, gamified focus timer app. Here, your focus is no longer boring, repetitive, or meaningless because every moment of your focus will transform your very own planet. Do you struggle with staying motivated when you commit to doing something valuable in the long run, like learning new words, practicing an instrument, working out, or mastering a new language? Initially, you're full of enthusiasm, but soon, your passion wanes. Memorizing words becomes a chore, the instrument is neglected, workouts turn into a burden, and progress in the new language stalls... You start doubting yourself: “Maybe I just don’t have what it takes to stick with long-term commitments.” That’s not true! Let us explain the real reasons. ● Lack of Immediate Rewards: You understand the long-term value of these tasks, but how much does this half-hour of focus matter right now? ● Repetition Leads to Boredom: When the initial novelty wears off, the repetitive nature of the task can make you feel bored and tired. ● Overly Negative Focus: Focusing on what you haven't accomplished rather than acknowledging what you have done can lead to negative self-evaluation and loss of motivation. Let Exocus Help You! ====== Exocus Solutions ====== Exocus is a gamified focus timer that visualizes your concentration as a planet's evolution, helping you achieve long-term, pain-free focus. ● Emotional Design and Sense of Meaning After each focus session, you’ll see the story of what happened to your planet during that time. Even five minutes of focus equals 38.53 million years of evolution for your planet, so your focus is crucial. Want to raise the stakes? You can enable “Hardcore Mode,” where failing to focus might cause your planet to be destroyed! ● Stage-Based Incentives Short-term Incentives: After each focus session, the planet’s landscape changes and tells you its story. Medium-term Incentives: After several hours of focus, the planet undergoes more significant transformations, like forming magma, oceans, and land. Long-term Incentives: After around ten hours of focus, the planet completes its evolution. You can then add it to your star system, with each project corresponding to a star system, showcasing your long-term accumulation in that project. ● Continuous Freshness We offer hundreds of unique planet designs, satisfying your curiosity and desire to collect with constant surprises. See a planet's full appearance only after evolving it through focused efforts. Earn Stardust coins by focusing to unlock new planet seeds, motivating continuous concentration. ====== What Makes Exocus Special? ====== ● Meticulously Crafted Design Exocus uses a unique pixel art style, maintaining simplicity while incorporating delightful little Easter eggs for you to discover. We believe the beauty of Exocus can bring joy, which will ultimately translate into more focused time. ● Fun Game Elements Exocus embraces gamified design in a bold yet restrained and professional manner. We hope the game elements help you enjoy focusing, and we also care deeply about your ability to truly focus. We’ve eliminated anything that could distract you because we genuinely want to focus on achieving long-term goals with you. ● Flexible Focus Modes Exocus supports countdown timers, stopwatch mode, and the Pomodoro technique. In the Pomodoro technique, you can flexibly set focus and break durations and specify longer breaks after several focus cycles. ● Convenient Project Management Each project corresponds to a planet. You can track different categories of focus time with projects and quickly switch between projects on the home screen by swiping left or right. ● Personalized Statistics Based on your focus data, we provide personalized charts to help you understand your focus patterns and stay motivated to maintain consistent focus. Terms of Use: https://byland.work/exocus/terms-en.html Support: exocus@byland.work

# Description Ready to stop noodling around and start getting stuff done? Meet FocusPasta, your new favorite focus timer and app blocker. Witty and playful on the outside, simple and no-nonsense on the inside. Here to brighten your day and keep distractions out of your way. No more fusilli excuses! # FocusPasta's Features CUSTOMIZABLE APP BLOCKING FocusPasta supports both timer and stopwatch modes. Simply select your focus category, choose how long you want to focus for, and how deep in focus you want to be. We have three Focus Modes: - Off: No apps blocked. It's a free world! - Deep Focus: Distracting apps blocked while your timer runs - Locked In: Distracting apps blocked, and no quitting early You can also set your own boundaries: allow only the apps you still need, block only the ones you need a restraining order from, or just block everything. If you try to sneak into a blocked app, we'll remind you what you were supposed to be doing. Nicely. Most of the time. POMODORO MODE With FocusPasta, you can cycle between focus and break timers effortlessly. During your break, you can tilt your phone and watch all the pastas you've accumulated that week roll around your screen :) POWERFUL CHARTS Obsessed with tracking every minute of your life? We are too! Here's what we have (for now): - Weekly Habit Tracker: See your whole week at a glance, and watch your habit chain build day by day - Yearly Habit Tracker: Zoom out and see your patterns, from your busiest months to the quietest stretches - Daily Calendar View: See exactly where all your hours went - Jar Charts: Not your average bar chart! Watch your focus sessions fill up the jar, one pasta at a time EVERYTHING ELSE Here's a laundry list of all our features, in case any of these matters to you :) - Live Activities and Dynamic Island: Check your progress without unlocking your phone - Streaks: Build one and watch it grow, or turn it off if it's not your thing - Color-coded categories: So your charts are easy to read at a glance - Track extra time: Went over your timer? We're still counting. Every second counts! - Daily focus reminders: Only if you set them. We'll never nag you unprompted - CSV export: We don't gatekeep your data # WHY FOCUSPASTA? Good, you're still here! Here's a few more reasons to love us :) - No gamification, no leaderboards or coins, no nonsense. Well, except pasta puns and dad jokes. - We don't take ourselves too seriously. If you're tired of cold and corporate-sounding apps, this one's for you. - An actual human person made this. Not a vibe-coded weekend project. What are you waiting for? Time to ravioli up your sleeves! Legal stuff: Terms of Service: https://bit.ly/FocusPastaTermsOfService Privacy Policy: https://bit.ly/FocusPastaPrivacyPolicy