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A visual daily planner designed for neurodivergent brains
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Screenshots of Focus Friend
About Focus Friend
Focus Friend is a Pomodoro timer wrapped around a tiny animated bean who knits only while your phone is untouched, and visibly sulks if you bail early. Completed sessions earn currency for decorating the bean's rooms. The gamified guilt turns out to be far more effective than a plain countdown.
Features
A bean that knits while you stay off your phone
The timer is fronted by an animated bean who knits for the length of a focus session and is visibly disappointed if you quit early, which makes abandoning a session feel like a decision.
Deep Focus Mode restricts distracting apps
Deep Focus Mode limits access to the apps you name for the duration of a session, so the phone itself stops being the thing that ends the work.
Live Activity timer on the lock screen
The running session appears as a Live Activity, so progress is visible without unlocking the phone and reopening the app.
Pomodoro breaks, tags and statistics
Sessions follow the Pomodoro pattern with break timers, can be tagged by what you were working on, and roll up into statistics over time. A count-up stopwatch is available for open-ended work.
Decorations earned by finishing sessions
Completed sessions earn currency for hundreds of decorations across rooms including a bedroom, kitchen and garden, plus bean skins and accessories.
Use cases
Student revising
Run 25-minute sessions with distracting apps locked, and spend the earned currency on decorating rather than checking a feed.
Indie maker avoiding the phone
Start a session before deep work so the phone is restricted and the lock screen shows the timer instead of notifications.
Anyone with ADHD
Use a character who reacts to quitting as external accountability, which a plain countdown does not provide.
Strengths vs alternatives
Why it stands out
Won Google Play's Best App of 2025 overall and an Apple App Store Cultural Impact award in the same year, after hitting No. 1 free on the App Store.
Frequently asked questions
What is Focus Friend?
Focus Friend is a gamified focus timer. A cartoon bean knits while your focus session runs and reacts when you quit early, Deep Focus Mode restricts distracting apps, and finished sessions earn currency for decorating the bean's rooms.
Is Focus Friend free?
The app is free to download with optional in-app purchases. As of September 2026 the App Store lists Focus Friend Pro at 3.99 dollars a month, 19.99 dollars a year or 39.99 dollars for lifetime access, with individual bean skins at 2.99 to 4.99 dollars and bean packs at 3.99 to 5.99 dollars.
Who makes it and what platforms does it support?
Focus Friend was created by Hank Green with Honey B Games, and the App Store developer is B-Tech Consulting Group LLC. It runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac with Apple silicon and Apple Vision Pro, and is also available on Google Play for Android.
Updates
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