Focus Arc vs PurrNest

Focus Arc turns your focus time into a little adventure. Start a timer, lock in on your task – and get cheered on by characters that root for you, hype you up, and sometimes just crack a bad joke. Stop the Doom-Scrolling Turn on Deep Focus and block distracting apps during your session. You choose which ones – Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, whatever pulls you in. No swiping, no "just a quick look". Just you and your task. Your Focus, Your Village Every session earns you coins. Use them to unlock new characters, build structures on your Focus Island, and watch your village grow – session by session. Over 25 Collectible Characters From the motivating Panda to the grumpy Troll to the philosophical Blue Pawn – every character has their own personality, their own lines, and their own animations. Some unlock through focus time, others through streaks or weekly challenges. A Timer That Fits You Classic countdown or endless mode as a stopwatch. With Live Activities on your lock screen and Apple Watch sync, you always know where you stand – even with your phone in your pocket. Daily Rewards & Challenges Log in daily for increasing rewards. Weekly challenges give you a goal and unlock exclusive content. Streaks & Achievements Keep your streak alive, hit milestones, and collect achievements. Every day counts. iCloud Sync & Apple Watch Your progress syncs across all your devices. Start sessions right from your wrist – timer sync between iPhone and Apple Watch works both ways. Focus Arc isn't just another timer app with gamification slapped on top. It's an app that genuinely tries to make focus time a little more enjoyable – with characters that feel like small companions on the way to better habits. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Meet PurrNest, a gentle focus companion for iPhone. Build calmer mornings, start a quiet focus session beside your cozy cat, and take a tiny reset whenever you need one. There are no streak penalties, failing scores, or consequences for your pet. REPEATING ALARMS, CLEAR EXCEPTIONS • Create one Regular alarm with one time and any combination of Mon–Sun • See the next seven actual mornings as a preview, including every time that will ring • Change or skip only one date without changing future repeats, or edit all selected weekdays together • Temporarily turn a Regular alarm off without deleting it • Lifetime Premium adds multiple Regular alarms, short labels, Vacation Mode, and up to eight different times on one date • Vacation Mode can begin on a future date and takes priority over date exceptions and repeating alarms • On iOS 26 or later, AlarmKit provides system alarms, Stop, Snooze, Lock Screen, StandBy, and Dynamic Island support • Choose a progressive PurrNest sound or Apple’s system default sound FOCUS YOUR WAY • Choose 15, 25, 45, or 90 minutes, or any duration from 5 to 120 minutes • Pause, resume, reset, or end whenever you need; growth XP is added only when the timer completes • Keep session status close with local notifications and Live Activities when allowed and supported • Review completed focus history and gentle growth in Journey PHOTO PUZZLES & MATERIAL MINI-GAMES • Turn any of 32 photo backgrounds into a 12-, 24-, or 48-piece puzzle • Pause at any time and continue after restarting; only active play time counts • Pieces move freely and snap only when close to the correct position • Finish faster than your previous attempt on the same photo and difficulty to receive a gentle “Great job!” • Explore 10 touch-based material mini-games spanning fluid, sand, slime, fog, particles, beads, wax, zen patterns, mechanics, and silk • Your cat watches from nearby; tap the cat for a response • Choose from 32 photo scenes, or optionally match scenes to local time and weather • Optionally connect today’s Apple Health steps for local pet growth PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, ads, developer analytics, or developer server • Core focus sessions and progress stay on your iPhone • Optional gaze interaction processes front-camera frames on device and never records, saves, or uploads them • Optional Automatic scenes use one approximate-location reading for each Apple Weather attempt and never save your coordinates FREE CORE, ONE OPTIONAL UPGRADE The complete focus timer, one Regular alarm repeating across any selected weekdays, single-date changes, all eight bundled alarm sounds plus Apple’s System Default, 5/10/15-minute Snooze, wake-up cat actions, Garden Green, two photo backgrounds with Photo Puzzles, and three material mini-games are included. Lifetime Premium is one non-consumable purchase that unlocks multiple labeled Regular alarms, up to eight additional named Morning plans, Vacation Mode with a selectable future start date, up to eight different alarm times on one date, 7 premium material mini-games, 30 premium photo backgrounds for scenes and puzzles, six current premium cat actions, four color presets, and a custom palette. No subscription. PurrNest supports everyday wellbeing and does not provide medical treatment.