Focura vs DayBox

Most focus timers ship one rigid setup. Focura asks one question — do you struggle to start, stay, or stop? — then tunes the timer, haptics, and pacing to match. Built for ADHD brains. Works for anyone fighting a 25-minute box. A TIMER THAT FITS HOW YOU FOCUS Pick your struggle and Focura adjusts the physics: • Starting — 5-minute first wins and gentle pacing, no pressure haptics • Staying — classic 25s with a soft haptic heartbeat anchoring the last minute • Stopping — longer blocks and 10-minute wind-downs, because transitions hurt YOUR CALENDAR BECOMES THE PLAN Connect iOS Calendar (read-only) and your events appear as locked time blocks, so the day is never empty. If a meeting starts mid-session, Focura auto-pauses your timer and lets you know. HYPERFOCUS IS CELEBRATED, NOT PUNISHED Run past the timer and the screen turns green: Flow State. No alarm yanking you out, no red "overtime" guilt. Keep going — Focura keeps counting. MISSED A BLOCK? NO SHAME. • Smart Reschedule finds it a new slot in one tap (Premium) • Skipping records a reason, not a failure — and your streak forgives it • Streaks come with freeze days, so a rough day doesn't break the chain • Fresh Start resets the day without erasing what you already did BRAIN DUMP YOUR REMINDERS Your iOS Reminders show up as an inbox on the Today tab. Tap one, give it a time, done. Finish the session and Focura offers to check the reminder off. A DAY YOU CAN SEE A visual timeline where every block is sized to its real duration. Drag to reorder. Pin a block to a time, or let Focura slot it into the next free gap. Morning person or night owl — set your own day's start and end. ALWAYS ONE GLANCE AWAY Lock Screen Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and a Home Screen widget keep your current block and today's progress visible without unlocking your phone. 100% ON-DEVICE No account. No cloud sync. No tracking. Your blocks and sessions live in your iPhone's local database. Your focus, your data, your control. FREE FOREVER • Up to 7 recurring time blocks (one-off blocks unlimited) • Calendar mirroring, weekly stats, and forgiving streaks • Full timer with Flow State, widget + Live Activity FOCURA PREMIUM • Unlimited time blocks • Smart Reschedule — one-tap recovery for missed blocks • Custom app icons • Every premium feature we ship next, included Monthly, annual (over 60% off), or lifetime — see pricing in the app. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Focura is a tool, not a treatment. It is not a medical device and is not a substitute for professional care. Built by an indie developer who needed it. Built by Noah Carpenter (NDC) · noahdoescoding@gmail.com

DayBox turns a chaotic to-do list into a clear daily plan you can actually finish. Drag tasks onto a visual timeline around your real calendar, protect time for deep work, focus one block at a time, and end the day knowing what you got done. NEW IN 1.2 - Made for iPhone Duo and iPad: on the big screen, your timeline and Inbox sit side by side — drag tasks straight onto your day. - Desk Mode on iPhone Duo: prop it up mid-block and the timer sits on the top half, every control on the bottom, and the screen stays on until the block ends. - Visual Countdown: a color disk that shrinks as time runs out, so you can see how long you have at a glance. - Wrap-Up Heads-Up: a nudge 5 minutes before a block ends. THE DAYBOX METHOD - 5 STEPS, EVERY DAY 1. Capture tasks into your Inbox 2. Pick your Big 3 priorities for the day 3. Drag tasks onto your daily timeline 4. Start a focus timer for each block 5. Review your wins at the end of the day That's it. Simple enough to actually stick with. PLAN YOUR DAY - Visual daily timeline with drag-and-drop time blocks - Big 3 priorities - anchor your day to what matters most - Calendar integration - see events beside your blocks, with optional two-way Apple Calendar sync - Natural language input - type "Meeting 2pm 30min #work" - Recurring tasks and day templates for your routines - Checklists inside every task - Tags to organize by project or life area - A warning before you overcommit your day - Siri & Shortcuts - add tasks hands-free FOCUS DEEPLY - A focus timer for every block - classic ring or the new Visual Countdown - Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island - Your task's checklist right on the focus screen - Ambient sounds: rain, forest, ocean waves, coffee shop, fireplace, white noise - Pomodoro mode with automatic breaks - Log interruptions without losing your place - Apple Watch app and Home Screen widgets FOCUS-FRIENDLY BY DESIGN Built with ADHD and visual thinkers in mind: - Visual Timeline colors your blocks by tag - Gentle Reminders swap pressure for kind wording - Visual Countdown shows time left as a shrinking disk - Wrap-Up Heads-Up, so a block never ends by surprise REFLECT & GROW - Planned vs. actual focus, tasks done, and Big 3 progress - Weekly review with charts and trends - Streaks for planning, Big 3, and focus - 20 achievement badges - Share your day as a summary card DAYBOX PRO - AI daily planning around your real calendar - always previewed, never auto-applied (try an AI-planned day free) - Adaptive replanning when your day changes - AI time estimates for your tasks - Time Insights: where your time goes by tag, and your best focus hours - CSV time-log export for invoicing and timesheets Choose monthly, yearly (free trial available), or a one-time lifetime purchase. Prices are shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://culi.app/apps/daybox/privacy-policy