Focus vs PurrNest

Do your best work. Focus helps you concentrate with timed focus sessions built on the Pomodoro technique, track your tasks and projects, and see real progress — across all your Apple devices. A calm, proven rhythm: plan, work, break, review. “[…] a tool that can genuinely make people more productive” – MacStories.net “[…] a must-have for anyone who finds themselves easily getting distracted or forgetting to take occasional breaks.” – iDownloadBlog.com I always use Focus when… … I need to start a deep-work session … I want to stop procrastinating and finally begin … I want to break a big project into focused sprints … I’m studying and need to concentrate … I want to protect my time from distractions … I want to build a daily focus habit … I want to see what I actually got done today … I want structure without a heavy, complicated system Benefits * Start focusing in seconds: pick a task, start a session, get to work * The proven Pomodoro rhythm — plan → work → break → review — that gives your attention somewhere to go * Sessions and tasks together: a focus timer plus real task, project, and time tracking (most apps split these into two) * See your progress: daily and weekly activity and goals make focus feel earned, never nagged * Restful breaks that are part of the rhythm, not slacking * Calm and encouraging — momentum, never hustle, grind, or guilt Features * Timed focus sessions with flexible session and break lengths * Tasks, projects, and time tracking * Daily and weekly activity and goals * In-app Learning: short, friendly guides you can apply as you read * Widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island * Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight via App Intents * Seamless iCloud sync * Built-in accessibility * Privacy first: your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud * Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro * Handcrafted by real humans :-) Focus is free to start. Focus Pro unlocks everything with a 7-day free trial. Thanks for doing your best work with us! We’re always improving Focus. If you have feedback or an idea, we’d love to hear it. About us Focus is made by Jan & Kerstin, two independent app developers based in Germany. We built Focus for our own workdays — to concentrate, make real progress, and still keep things calm. Our goal: a productivity app that’s a joy to use every day. We built this tool for ourselves — and now we’d love to share it with you! Questions? We offer friendly support. Just drop us a note at support@meaningful-things.com and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can. Privacy & Terms https://meaningful-things.com/privacy https://meaningful-things.com/terms

Meet PurrNest, a gentle focus companion for iPhone. Build calmer mornings, start a quiet focus session beside your cozy cat, and take a tiny reset whenever you need one. There are no streak penalties, failing scores, or consequences for your pet. REPEATING ALARMS, CLEAR EXCEPTIONS • Create one Regular alarm with one time and any combination of Mon–Sun • See the next seven actual mornings as a preview, including every time that will ring • Change or skip only one date without changing future repeats, or edit all selected weekdays together • Temporarily turn a Regular alarm off without deleting it • Lifetime Premium adds multiple Regular alarms, short labels, Vacation Mode, and up to eight different times on one date • Vacation Mode can begin on a future date and takes priority over date exceptions and repeating alarms • On iOS 26 or later, AlarmKit provides system alarms, Stop, Snooze, Lock Screen, StandBy, and Dynamic Island support • Choose a progressive PurrNest sound or Apple’s system default sound FOCUS YOUR WAY • Choose 15, 25, 45, or 90 minutes, or any duration from 5 to 120 minutes • Pause, resume, reset, or end whenever you need; growth XP is added only when the timer completes • Keep session status close with local notifications and Live Activities when allowed and supported • Review completed focus history and gentle growth in Journey PHOTO PUZZLES & MATERIAL MINI-GAMES • Turn any of 32 photo backgrounds into a 12-, 24-, or 48-piece puzzle • Pause at any time and continue after restarting; only active play time counts • Pieces move freely and snap only when close to the correct position • Finish faster than your previous attempt on the same photo and difficulty to receive a gentle “Great job!” • Explore 10 touch-based material mini-games spanning fluid, sand, slime, fog, particles, beads, wax, zen patterns, mechanics, and silk • Your cat watches from nearby; tap the cat for a response • Choose from 32 photo scenes, or optionally match scenes to local time and weather • Optionally connect today’s Apple Health steps for local pet growth PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, ads, developer analytics, or developer server • Core focus sessions and progress stay on your iPhone • Optional gaze interaction processes front-camera frames on device and never records, saves, or uploads them • Optional Automatic scenes use one approximate-location reading for each Apple Weather attempt and never save your coordinates FREE CORE, ONE OPTIONAL UPGRADE The complete focus timer, one Regular alarm repeating across any selected weekdays, single-date changes, all eight bundled alarm sounds plus Apple’s System Default, 5/10/15-minute Snooze, wake-up cat actions, Garden Green, two photo backgrounds with Photo Puzzles, and three material mini-games are included. Lifetime Premium is one non-consumable purchase that unlocks multiple labeled Regular alarms, up to eight additional named Morning plans, Vacation Mode with a selectable future start date, up to eight different alarm times on one date, 7 premium material mini-games, 30 premium photo backgrounds for scenes and puzzles, six current premium cat actions, four color presets, and a custom palette. No subscription. PurrNest supports everyday wellbeing and does not provide medical treatment.