Deepflow Focus Timer vs Aheste

Deepflow combines a flexible Pomodoro focus timer with automatic app and website blocking so you can lock into deep work faster and stay there longer. FOCUS TIMER FEATURES • Customizable Pomodoro sessions with work/break cycles • Automatic app and website blocking during focus time • Sync sessions across iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Track streaks, goals, and total focus minutes • Flexible timer lengths for study, work, or ADHD-friendly routines APP & WEBSITE BLOCKER • Block distracting apps and websites automatically • Pre-made filters for Social Media, Entertainment, Adult Content • Create custom blocklists for different projects • Schedule digital detox windows for mornings and evenings • Blocklists sync across all your devices SCHEDULED SESSIONS • Plan recurring focus sessions by day and time • Pre-made templates for morning routines, study blocks, and work sprints • Set automatic break reminders to prevent burnout • Build consistent deep work habits with calendar integration FOCUS INSIGHTS • Visualize daily, weekly, and monthly focus patterns • Track completed sessions and distraction-free minutes • Monitor streaks to stay motivated • Celebrate wins and identify your most productive hours Perfect for students protecting study time, remote professionals reducing digital overwhelm, and anyone building a healthier relationship with technology.

Aheste (ah-HES-teh) is Turkish for "unhurried" — and that's the whole idea. If your mornings collapse the moment you have to decide what to do next, Aheste is for you. Build a routine once, then let the app carry you through it: the current step fills the whole screen, a calm timer counts down, and a giant Done button moves you forward. No lists staring back at you. No alarms shaming you. ONE STEP AT A TIME Your routine plays like music: one full-screen step, its icon, its timer. Tap Done, get the next one. Distraction-proof by design. BEAT TIME BLINDNESS Every routine shows "start now → done by 8:10." While a step runs, the countdown lives on your Lock Screen too — glance, don't unlock. RUNS OUT OF TIME? NO ALARM. When a step's time is up, you get one soft tap and a quiet "Still on this? No rush." The timer keeps counting, gently. Reality wins, shame doesn't. NO STREAKS. NO RED X. Progress is dots, not chains. Skipped a day? You came back — that's the skill. Aheste never guilts you, not even in notifications. START FROM A TEMPLATE Morning Launch, Evening Shutdown, Work Startup, Getting Out The Door, Wind-Down For Sleep and more — realistic steps with realistic durations, written for brains that struggle to start. Fully editable. GENTLE REMINDERS A quiet nudge when a routine is scheduled, and one optional follow-up ten minutes later. That's it. YOUR ROUTINES, EVERYWHERE A home screen widget keeps today's routine one tap away. "Hey Siri, start my Morning Launch in Aheste" works too — and Shortcuts automations can start routines for you. IT LEARNS YOUR REAL PACE Aheste quietly notices when a step always takes longer than planned and offers a one-tap fix: "Shower usually takes 12 min — update the step?" Honest durations make your done-by times trustworthy. (Premium) YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS No account. Your routines live on your phone and sync privately through your own iCloud — we never see them, and there's nothing to sign up for. FREE & PREMIUM One routine is free forever — full player, reminders, this week's progress. Aheste Premium unlocks unlimited routines, the full template library, history & insights with reality checks, Live Activities, and alternate app icons. 3-day free trial; cancel anytime. Aheste is a productivity tool designed with ADHD brains in mind. It is not a medical device and does not diagnose or treat any condition. Questions? ferahlabs@gmail.com Privacy: https://ferahlabs.com/aheste/privacy Terms: https://ferahlabs.com/aheste/terms