FlowArc vs Smile

FlowArc helps you turn plans into focused work sessions. It combines a Pomodoro focus timer, task manager, project lists, calendar planning, and clear progress stats in one calm workspace. Create tasks, estimate them with Pomodoro sessions, organize them by project, and start a focus timer directly from the task you want to finish. FlowArc keeps each session tied to real work, so your time records stay meaningful instead of becoming a loose stopwatch history. Use calendar integration to plan your day with scheduled task blocks, sync completed focus sessions, and review where your time went. On iPhone, Live Activities, notifications, and widgets keep the current timer visible even when you leave the app. With iCloud sync, your tasks, projects, settings, and focus history can stay available across devices. FlowArc is built for students, makers, writers, freelancers, and anyone who wants a quieter way to manage time, reduce context switching, and finish important work without losing track of the day.

Smile puts a small, kind pause between you and the apps that pull you in. Choose the apps you want to guard. When you open one, Smile asks for a little ritual first, and only then lets you in, for a while. THREE RITUALS, ONE PER APP • Smile: a genuine smile at the camera (and, if you like, a kind word said aloud) • Breathe: a few slow breaths on a calm blue screen. Silent, so it works in public. • Honesty: say the honest sentence out loud before the app opens. You pick the ritual for each app. A quick scroll gets Breathe; a real time-sink gets Honesty. BUILT TO BE GENTLE, NOT PUNISHING Smile isn't about locking you out. Every time you meet a shield you get a choice, and walking away is always an option, and the app quietly notices when you do. WATCH THE PATTERN CHANGE Your journal fills in as you go: how often you knocked, how often you walked away, and a simple two-week picture so you can see the pull loosening. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything stays on your device. Your face and voice are processed on-device, in the moment, and never stored or sent anywhere. Smile has no account, no ads, no tracking, and makes no network requests. Apple's Screen Time framework means Smile never even learns which apps you chose. GUARD HOURS Guard around the clock, or only during the hours you choose. Made for the person who wants their phone to work for them, not the other way around. Smile Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription, or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pub-e600f9d6d7c941bdb9fe4f3ba47603ba.r2.dev/privacy.html