freewrite. vs FocusLens

I'm Farseen Dev who ported farza's mac app to react native Word from farza : Hi. Welcome to Freewrite :). Plz read this guide. I beg of you. It's 5 min max. My name is Farza. I made this app. This is not a journaling app or a note-taking app. If you use it for that, you'll probably use it once or twice, and then never touch it again. This is a tool purely to help you freewrite. Freewriting is a writing strategy developed in 1973 — it's where you write continuously for a set time without worrying about grammar, spelling, or anything like that. A pure stream of consciousness. I picked up freewriting many years ago. It's led to real breakthroughs — like helping me untangle big feelings around shutting down my last company, reflecting on my relationships, and figuring out what actually matters to me as I continuously figure out the next chapter of life. asdfasdf Using this app is actually super simple: 1. Think of a topic to write about (ex. a breakup, a struggle at work, a new idea) 2. Start the timer 3. Start writing. No backspaces allowed. Don't stop writing. Once the timer is done, it'll fade back in — and you'll know to stop. That's it. Some basic rules: - Again, no backspaces - No fixing spelling - Little 5–10s breaks are fine, but try to not stop typing - No need to stay on the topic you started with — let your mind wander - No judgment — trust your mind! It's like your brain is GPT and you just exhaust all the tokens in your head around a particular topic — and by the end, you'll likely feel clearer about whatever it was you were writing about. I know 15m can sound scary for some. What do you even write about. If you're new to writing, try this: Before you start your working day, open this app and do a 15m session answering this simple question: "What am I working on today? Why is that the most important thing for me to work on?" And don't stop writing for 15 minutes. This little session is how I planned and prioritized my days for many years. Do this for 3-days straight. I find this is an easy way to get into writing. Once you finish a freewrite session, click "Chat". It'll push your entry to any of your favourite ai assistant of your choice by copy pasting the prompt to it to help you reflect. I also baked in my custom prompt I've been using for months. This little thing has helped me so much. AI is really good at helping make connections you might not see. I hope it helps you too. Freewriting is the most important skill I picked up in the last 10 years. It's helped me think through my most difficult life decisions. It's helped me think through startups in a more thorough way. It's made me a better partner and friend (I like communicating with letters). It's helped me be happier (on my down days, I write it all out and feel better). So that's it! That's the app. I hope freewriting helps you. – Farza

FocusLens is the iOS companion for the Mac focus time tracker that measures only the time you actually look at the screen using your camera. Key Features: • Today's Focus Dashboard View focus time, session count, and focus rate measured on your Mac at a glance • Hourly Heatmap Visualize your 24-hour focus pattern to discover your personal golden hours • Weekly/Monthly Stats Track focus habits with 7-day bar charts and monthly trend line charts • Goal Management Set daily/weekly focus goals and monitor your progress • Achievement System Collect badges for focus streaks, cumulative hours, and more • Cloud Sync Sign in with Google or Apple to automatically sync data from your Mac • 6 Languages Supported English, 한국어, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文 • 100% Privacy All face detection is processed locally on Mac. No video is ever stored. ※ This app is a companion for FocusLens on Mac. Focus time tracking is performed on your Mac.