Be Focused vs This One Thing

Staying on task seems is a real challenge for our screen-bound generation. The Be Focused lets you get things done by breaking up individual tasks among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It’s a surprisingly effective way to retain motivation and focus. Create tasks, configure breaks and track your progress throughout the day, week or custom period. Use Be Focused on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac — everything stays perfectly in sync. Task Management • Create and manage tasks • Add notes and due dates to tasks • Organize tasks with tags and filters • Paste task lists from other apps Timer Control • Start, pause, or skip intervals • Auto-start the next interval (optionally) • Plan intervals needed for task completion and track accuracy • Manage completed intervals Timer Customization • Set durations for work sessions, short and long breaks • Define number of intervals before a long break • Set a daily goal for completed intervals • Assign different timer settings to individual tasks Reports • View detailed reports to monitor your progress • Export your data in CSV format Sounds and Notifications • Chronometer ticking sound with adjustable frequency • Variety of alarm sounds • Interactive notifications • Adjustable volume for alarms and chronometer Integration • Sync across all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) • Integration with Focus Matrix to manage tasks using urgent/important principle * • Integration with Shortcuts app to automate workflow Quick Access • Widgets for Lock Screen and Home Screen • Live activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Control to start or stop the timer from the Lock Screen, Controls Center, or Action Button Automation • Integration with Shortcuts app (control tasks and timers via Shortcuts app) • Automate Shortcuts execution on events in Be Focused app Device Support • Apple Watch support • Also available for Mac • Dark and Light mode support Pro Version Features • Single purchase unlocks Pro on iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Sync across all your devices • Tags and filters to organize tasks and maintain focus • Integration with Focus Matrix to manage tasks using urgent/important principle * • Shortcuts execution on events in Be Focused app • Export data in CSV format • No banners, no ads Be Focused is free to download and use forever. However, if you want to access the Pro features on all your iPhones, iPads, and Macs, you can upgrade to the Pro version. The Pro subscription comes in three different options: Monthly, Yearly with a 7-day trial, and Lifetime (one-time payment). Payment will be charged to your App Store account and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://xwavesoft.com/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://xwavesoft.com/terms-of-use.html * Integration with Focus Matrix requires the Pro version of Focus Matrix, sold separately.

The productivity problem you've never heard of: Every todo app shows you everything. Your brain sees the list and freezes. Psychologists call it "choice paralysis." We call it Tuesday. This One Thing: Single Task; ADHD Focus Todo Productivity solves the opposite problem: not how to organize your tasks, but how to hide them. Here's how it works: Add unlimited tasks (your brain needs to capture everything) See exactly ONE task at a time (your eyes need to focus on THIS ONE THING) Complete it to reveal the next (no peeking, no planning, no paralysis) Skip if you must (but it goes to the back of the line) What you won't find here: Priority levels (everything's a priority, which means nothing is) Due dates (artificial urgency is still anxiety) Categories (organizing is procrastinating with extra steps) Collaboration (focus is a solo sport) Gamification (you're not a rat in a maze) What you will find: One task. One screen. One decision. A timer that shows focus time (what you measure, you value) Statistics that matter (streak days, completion count) Design that looks expensive (because restraint is luxury) The behavioral economics: Rory Sutherland, vice chairman of Ogilvy, says the best solutions solve the problem backwards. Instead of "how do I get more done?" ask "what stops me from starting?" The answer: seeing everything stops you from doing anything. THIS ONE THING makes the limitation into the feature. You can't see task #2 until task #1 is done. Not because we're mean, but because your brain works better that way. Who this is for: People with 50+ tasks who complete zero Anyone who reorganizes their todo list instead of doing it Humans who overthink, overplan, and underexecute Those who know that "just start" works but can't make themselves start Who this isn't for: People who need to see the big picture (this app deliberately hides it) Teams (there's no sharing, no sync, no collaboration) Planners (there's no calendar, no projects, no someday/maybe) This app makes your life harder in exactly one way: you can't avoid the next task by looking at other tasks. No escaping into "planning." No comfort of "I'll do that other thing first." Just you and THIS. Every time. Most apps try to make work easier. This one makes avoidance harder. That's worth $4.99. Privacy: Your tasks live on your device. No account, no cloud, no tracking. We don't know what you're doing, and we don't want to. RESOURCES: • Privacy Policy: https://pragmathema.com/#this • Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/