FlowStudy vs Spicy Focus

FlowStudy is a focus timer designed specifically for ADHD brains. Unlike traditional pomodoro timers that interrupt your flow with rigid breaks, FlowStudy respects your hyperfocus and helps you work with your brain, not against it. DESIGNED FOR ADHD Traditional timers force you to stop when you are finally in the zone. FlowStudy lets you keep going. When your session ends, simply tap "Keep Going" to extend your focus without losing momentum. START SMALL, BUILD MOMENTUM Task paralysis is real. That is why FlowStudy features a prominent "Just 5 Minutes" button. Starting is the hardest part, and 5 minutes is all you need to get going. Most people keep going once they start. VISUAL TIME FOR TIME-BLIND BRAINS A large, calming progress ring shows exactly how much time remains. No more guessing, no more time blindness. The ring changes color as you approach the end: blue for active focus, yellow for wrap-up, and teal for completion. GUILT-FREE BY DESIGN No streaks. No shame. No punishment for missed days. FlowStudy tracks your progress without making you feel bad about the days you could not focus. Your history shows what you accomplished, not what you missed. FEATURES - Beautiful progress ring that depletes as time passes - Just 5 Minutes quick-start for overcoming task paralysis - Keep Going button to extend sessions without interruption - Gentle wrap-up warnings before sessions end - Session labels to track what you worked on - Daily and historical focus time tracking - Home screen widgets for one-tap focus - Lock screen widget to see today's progress - Focus sounds including lo-fi beats, rain, and white noise - Dark mode support - iCloud sync across all your devices - No account required FREE VS PREMIUM Free: - 3 sessions per day - 5 and 15 minute presets - Today's session history - Small widget Premium: - Unlimited sessions - Custom durations - Full session history - All widget sizes - Focus sounds PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION FlowStudy Premium is available with the following subscription options: Premium Monthly: $4.99/month Premium Annual: $39.99/year (Save 33%) All subscriptions include a 7-day free trial. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by going to your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Service: https://flowstudy.bulpara.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://flowstudy.bulpara.com/privacy FlowStudy was built by someone with ADHD, for people with ADHD. Every feature was designed to work with the unique way our brains operate. Start your free trial today and discover a focus timer that finally gets you.

Spicy Focus - Science-Based Timer for ADHD Brains Every feature in Spicy Focus is grounded in peer-reviewed ADHD neuroscience. Not productivity advice repackaged with a "for ADHD" label — actual research. Here's what's inside and why. FREE FEATURES Smart Duration Recommendations ("Focus Calibration") ADHD brains literally cannot predict their own focus capacity — that's time blindness (Barkley, 2015). And choosing from 7 duration options triggers decision paralysis (Baumeister's decision fatigue research). Spicy Focus learns from your history — energy levels, completion rates, time of day, activity labels — and auto-selects the duration you're most likely to complete. It nudges you up when you're on a streak (adaptive difficulty from game design) and pulls back when you're struggling. You can always override it. But you'll rarely need to. "Just 5 Minutes" Micro-Commitment ADHD brains need 2-3x more dopamine stimulation to initiate tasks (Volkow et al., NIDA PET imaging study). The 5-minute rule is the #1 clinician-recommended technique for overcoming initiation paralysis. Commit to 5 minutes. When it's up, you choose: extend or stop. Research shows 80%+ continue past the initial commitment. Session Intentions Vague goals are executive dysfunction's worst enemy. Research on implementation intentions (Gollwitzer, 1999) shows that specifying exactly what you'll do — "I will write the intro paragraph" — dramatically increases follow-through. Set one concrete task before each session. Check it off when you're done. Hyperfocus Nudge 68% of adults with ADHD report frequent hyperfocus episodes (Ashinoff & Abu-Akel, 2021). The optional Focus Nudge gently reminds you to stretch, drink water, or rest your eyes without interrupting your flow. Ambient Soundscapes A 2024 meta-analysis found that ambient noise has a statistically significant benefit for ADHD focus (effect size g=0.249, p=0.0001) — but a negative effect on neurotypical brains. The benefit is ADHD-specific (Soderlund, Sikstrom & Smart, 2007). Also free: countdown timer, stopwatch mode, energy tracking, session history, and dark mode. SPICY FOCUS PRO - $4.99 (with 7-day free trial) Unlock the full toolkit: - Insights dashboard with focus trends, heatmaps, and energy correlation charts - Focus streaks with Grace Days — your streak won't break if you miss a day, because shame-based systems backfire for ADHD brains (backed by RSD research) - Daily goals with flexible tracking - Pomodoro mode with customizable intervals - XP and leveling system for long-term motivation - Premium soundscapes - Personal records and streak calendar Every feature cites its research in the in-app Science section. 366 million adults worldwide have ADHD. This app was built for you.