Be Focused vs Koe Okoshi

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.

KoeOkoshi records your voice and turns it into text — right on your iPhone. Meetings, lectures, interviews, or an idea that comes to you on the way to work: press record, and read it back as text later. TRANSCRIBED ON YOUR DEVICE Transcription uses Apple's speech recognition and runs entirely on your device. Neither your recordings nor your transcripts are ever sent to a server. RECORDING • A large elapsed-time display, with pause, resume and discard • When you stop, choose to transcribe now, transcribe later, or delete • If the microphone picked up nothing, you are told straight away TRANSCRIPTS • The full text in a clean, readable view, with adjustable text size • Fix misheard words in place • Transcribe again in a different language • Search titles and transcripts, and sort by date or length COPY WITH A PROMPT — READY FOR YOUR AI ASSISTANT Copy a transcript together with a prompt you have saved, then paste it into any AI chat to get meeting minutes or a summary. • Meeting minutes, Summary and Sales report prompts are included • Add, edit and reorder your own prompts • Choose whether to include delimiters and boilerplate text KoeOkoshi itself does not use generative AI — you choose where to paste. PLAYBACK Skip back or forward 10 seconds, and choose from seven speeds between 0.5× and 2×. RECORD FROM APPLE WATCH Start a recording from your wrist. While recording, the watch shows only the date and a small timer, so it stays discreet. The recording is sent to your iPhone and transcribed there. IMPORT FROM OTHER APPS Share audio from Voice Memos, or open it from the Files app, to import and transcribe it. For video files, only the audio track is used. IPAD On iPad, your recordings and the transcript sit side by side. ICLOUD SYNC (OPTIONAL) Share transcripts and prompts between your iPhone and iPad signed in to the same Apple Account. Audio is not synced. Off by default. LANGUAGES Transcription works in the languages supported by Apple's on-device speech recognition, including English and Japanese. Each language model is downloaded from Apple the first time you use it (an internet connection is required). The app is available in English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Dutch, Polish, Turkish and Russian. ABOUT ADS KoeOkoshi is free and supported by a banner ad. Watch a short video ad to the end and the banner is hidden for the rest of the day. GOOD TO KNOW • Transcription requires iOS 26 or later. On iOS 18 you can record, play back and import, but not transcribe. • Apple's speech recognition may not be available on every device or in every region. • No account and no sign-in. • Accuracy depends on the recording conditions and how clearly people speak.