Focus Loop vs Aheste

Focus Loop is a simple system for consistency: run a Pomodoro focus session, then track the habit you just practiced. Whether you’re studying, coding, reading, writing, or training — Focus Loop helps you show up daily with less effort and more momentum. POMODORO FOCUS TIMER • Start a focus session in one tap • Work/break cycles that keep you moving • Clear progress and completion feedback LIVE ACTIVITIES (FOCUS AT A GLANCE) • Keep your timer visible while you work • Live Activity on the Lock Screen (and Dynamic Island where available) • See time remaining without constantly reopening the app HOME SCREEN WIDGETS • Quick-start a session from your Home Screen • Glance at today’s progress and streaks • Stay consistent with less friction HABIT TRACKER • Track the habits you actually care about • Build streaks and keep your routines visible BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Minimal UI — no clutter • Great for students, remote work, and deep work • Designed for consistency Automatically sync your habits and focus sessions with Apple Watch and HealthKit, so your progress stays accurate without manual tracking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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