Bonsai vs Grove Focus

A mindful focus timer that turns your concentration into beautiful, one-of-a-kind bonsai trees. Set a timer. Stay focused. Watch a bonsai grow from seed to full bloom right on your screen — but leave the app, and it wilts. Every completed session adds a unique, procedurally generated tree to your personal garden. No two bonsai are ever the same. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your duration — 15, 25, 45, 60 minutes or custom duration 2. Stay focused — your bonsai grows in real time as you concentrate 3. Don't leave — if you exit the app, you get 10 seconds of grace before your tree dies 4. Collect your tree — completed sessions are saved to your garden forever THE GARDEN Every tree you grow is yours to keep. Browse your collection in a carousel or grid, tap to see the details, and share your favorites as beautiful image cards. Failed sessions show wilted trees — a gentle reminder to stay present next time. STREAKS & STATS Track your daily focus streak, total sessions, and time spent in flow. See your progress compound over time. UNLOCK COSMETICS Hit milestones to unlock new leaf palettes, pot styles, trunk textures, bark types, and ambient particle effects — over 50 collectible items across 9 categories. Sakura leaves, hexagonal pots, firefly particles, and more. AMBIENT SOUNDS Focus with rain, fireplace, or white noise in the background. Seamless crossfade looping means no jarring gaps. BUILT FOR YOUR ATTENTION - No ads. Ever. - No account required - All data stays on your device - Dark mode support - Haptic feedback at milestones - Screen stays awake during sessions - One pause allowed per session (2 min max) PREMIUM (optional) Unlock everything with a subscription or one-time purchase: - Unlimited garden (free: 10 trees) - Custom session durations - Advanced statistics — weekly charts, monthly heatmap, session history - Premium ambient sounds — brown noise, river - Exclusive high-tier cosmetics - Session tags for organizing your focus - Deep Focus mode - Compost wilted trees Start your 7-day free trial of Premium when you download. Focus Bonsai is built for students, knowledge workers, and anyone who wants to spend less time distracted and more time in flow. Your garden is waiting. --- Terms of Use: https://usebonsai.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://usebonsai.app/privacy

Grove Focus is a guilt-free productivity timer that grows a beautiful garden as you stay focused — and never punishes you when life gets in the way. GROW YOUR GROVE Every completed focus session plants a unique tree in your personal garden. Trees vary by season, session type, and duration — your grove becomes a living record of your productivity journey, rendered with procedural graphics that make every tree one of a kind. FOCUS YOUR WAY • Choose from 15, 25, 45, or 60-minute sessions — or dial in any duration from 5 to 120 minutes • Four session types: Work, Study, Creative, and Meditate • Guilt-free pausing — up to 3 short breaks per session without losing progress • Real-time countdown circle with a growing tree animation while you focus NO PUNISHMENT, ONLY GROWTH Failed sessions leave no trace. There are no dead trees, no broken streaks, no guilt. Grove Focus believes that setbacks are part of the process — your garden only grows, never shrinks. Streaks extend only when you succeed. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • View all your trees in a seasonal garden grid • Focus time, current streak, and tree count at a glance • Seasonal themes — spring, summer, autumn, and winter change the look of your grove • Stats automatically refresh whenever you add a new session CLEAN & NATIVE Grove Focus is built with SwiftUI and SwiftData — it's fast, private, and feels native to iOS 17. No accounts, no subscriptions, no cloud required. Your data lives on your device. HONEST PRICING One-time $1.99. That's it. No in-app purchases, no premium tiers, no "Grove Focus Pro." Everything is included. — Grove Focus is made by Black Automations, a solo developer focused on building simple, honest apps for iOS.