Anchor vs Deep Focus Timer

Anchor is a focus timer with a twist: it only works when your phone is face-down. Set your time, flip your phone onto a flat surface, and the timer starts automatically. Lift it early? Session broken. Stay committed until the timer ends, and you've earned your focus. WHY ANCHOR? • No willpower required — flip and forget • No apps to block, no settings to configure • Visual proof: red for broken, green for complete • Session history calendar to track your progress HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your focus duration (1-30 minutes free, up to 4 hours with Pro) 2. Place your phone face-down on any flat surface 3. The timer starts automatically when gravity detects the position 4. Stay focused. Your phone stays down. That's it. ANCHOR PRO (One-Time Purchase) • Unlock sessions up to 4 hours • Perfect for deep work, studying, or creative sessions • No subscription — pay once, own forever The simplest way to put your phone down and actually focus.

Calibrate is a deep focus timer with a simple idea: empty your head first, then sit with one thing. Start with a brain dump — everything on your mind becomes a simple, organized to-do list. Swipe one line to begin a focus session. While you sit, Calibrate checks in quietly on your Lock Screen: still present, or did something pull you away? You answer in one tap. That's the whole mechanic. If you've outgrown the rigid 25/5 of pomodoro, this is what comes after: sessions that fit you, gentle check-ins instead of alarms, and an honest record instead of a score. Over time, the answers become something rare: an honest record of your attention. Not a score. Not a streak. A quiet mirror. WHAT'S INSIDE • Deep focus sessions — open-ended, with gentle check-ins at your rhythm • Live Activity on the Lock Screen — your sitting stays present without unlocking your phone • Brain dump to to-dos — capture fast, sort into spaces later • The done list — finished things stay visible; your day ends with evidence, not guilt • Keeping track — "when did I last change the filter?" Cross a to-do off, keep track of it, and the date is always there • Weekly recap — your week, mirrored back in one calm card, with one line you carry into the next • No streaks, no shame, no red badges — Calibrate helps you notice; it never judges WHO IT'S FOR People who've tried blockers and streak apps and want something gentler. Students in long study sessions. Anyone whose attention wanders — ADHD brains welcome; the app never punishes a wandered mind, it just asks kindly. Free for 14 days, everything open — no card needed. After that, your to-dos, journal, and history stay free forever. Calibrate Plus (focus sessions, habit intelligence, new weekly recaps) is a monthly or yearly subscription (prices shown in the App Store). Privacy policy: https://usecalibrate.app/privacy.html Terms of use: https://usecalibrate.app/terms.html