Spicy Focus vs Neuro

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.

Flow with your brain, not against it. Neuro-Flow is a habit tracker, focus timer, and dopamine menu built specifically for ADHD and neurodivergent brains. No shame, no guilt trips — just routines that work the way your attention actually works. HABITS WITHOUT SHAME • Track daily habits with streaks and gentle reminders that invite you back instead of punishing a missed day • Flexible habits bend instead of break — life happens, your streak survives • Ready-made habit packs give you a running start instead of a blank page DEEP FOCUS SESSIONS • Structured focus sessions sized for ADHD attention spans, with warm-up and wind-down phases • Live body doubling: see who in your circle is working alongside you in real time — presence only, no audio or video • Lock-screen Live Activities keep your session visible without unlocking your phone THE DOPAMINE MENU • A curated menu of two-to-ten-minute resets — one tap breaks a stuck loop and gets you moving again • Learns which resets actually lift your focus, by time of day and context AN ADHD-AWARE AI COACH • A gentle morning briefing and daily insights tuned to your wake time and your real patterns • Runs entirely on-device by default; Premium members can opt into the smarter Neuro-Flow cloud coach • Encouragement, never guilt — and never medical advice ACCOUNTABILITY CIRCLES • Invite-only circles share habit streaks with people you trust — never your journal, notes, or health data • No feeds, no followers, no strangers STATS THAT SHOW PATTERNS • Streak history, completion trends, most-consistent-day insights, and focus-time charts reveal what actually works for you VOICE JOURNAL • Capture thoughts out loud the moment they arrive — transcription happens on your device by default PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Everything runs on your device or in your own private iCloud • Every off-device feature is opt-in and stays off until you enable it • Health data (sleep, steps, resting heart rate) stays on your device — never uploaded, not even to iCloud • No ads, no tracking, no data brokers — ever ALSO INCLUDES Home-screen and lock-screen widgets, an Apple Watch app, a full iPad layout with sidebar navigation, and a read-only web dashboard for Premium members FREE AND PREMIUM The core experience — habits, focus sessions, the dopamine menu, and the on-device coach — is free, always. Neuro-Flow Premium unlocks the cloud coach, advanced statistics, and the web dashboard, as a monthly or annual subscription (with a free trial) or a one-time lifetime purchase. Neuro-Flow is not a medical device and does not diagnose, treat, or provide medical advice for ADHD or any other condition. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://neuro-flow.app/privacy.html