Exocus vs Focus Friend

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

You open your books. You blink. Somehow you’re 14 reels deep on Instagram. Sound familiar? Meet Focus Friend, the Pomodoro study timer that doesn’t just track your focus, it defends it. No more relying on willpower you don’t have! Just press Start, and let Pomo (your tiny tomato hype-man) turn "I'll study later" into "Wait… I actually did it." # 100% FREE. NO PREMIUM UPGRADES. # Get full access to every premium feature including app blocking and Dynamic Island tracking completely free. No strings attached. # FOCUS IN SPRINTS, NOT MARATHONS Pick your rhythm and go: - Sprint: 25 min focus / 5 min break (the classic) - Deep: 50 min focus / 10 min break for serious deep work - Custom: Your timer, your rules. Short, repeatable sessions make starting easy and finishing inevitable. # BLOCK THE APPS THAT STEAL YOUR BRAIN Turn on Focus Shield, and Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube go dark the second you start. They unlock only when you earn your break. You literally can't cheat. Your future self says thanks. # REMEMBER IT TOMORROW, NOT JUST TONIGHT After each session, jot down 3 keywords. That's it. It's called Active Recall a scientifically proven memory hack that beats rereading every single time. # BREAKS THAT ACTUALLY RECHARGE YOU A break shouldn't be a doom-scroll. Each one walks you through a calming, guided breathing cycle that drops stress and reloads your focus for the next round. # AN ALARM THAT REFUSES TO BE IGNORED Phone on silent? In Focus mode? Doesn't matter. You get a persistent alarm at the end of every session, plus your countdown lives directly on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. You'll never blow past a session again. # BUILD A STREAK YOU'LL BE OBSESSED WITH Watch your focus turn into a habit with clean stats: streaks, heatmaps, daily goals, and time-per-tag (Study, Work, Read). Miss a day and you'll feel it in the best way. # SOUNDS THAT SOOTHE Gentle, Chime, or Deep calming 432 Hz tones signal the end of a session without yanking you out of your flow. # NO ACCOUNTS. NO TRACKING. No sign-up. No servers. No tracking your study habits. Because the app is completely local, your sessions, notes, and stats live only on your iPhone. Always. Here's the truth: you don't need more motivation. You need a system that makes focus the easy choice. That's Focus Friend where thousands of "I'll start tomorrow" moments end today. Got an idea to improve Focus Friend? We’d love to hear from you! Drop us a line at leviappsupport@gmail.com.