AI · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Focu
Mindful productivity app for MacOS
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites, 1 of them free or with a free tier. Focu launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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I've been building Focu, a mindful productivity app for macOS, these past months. As someone diagnosed with ADHD and depression, it's been super helpful to journal daily and use an AI to reflect and get feedback. It's not a replacement for therapy, but it sure has been complementary. The app uses Ollama to provide the user with a locally running AI, the downside is that it does require a powerful device, but I've had super good results with Llama3.2:3b which is not too heavy to run at all. I'm using Dexie.js to store the data in IndexedDB although I'm considering moving to "file over app".…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Effortless▲487Stay focused and beat procrastination on your Mac.
2018 · effortless.app · its alternatives →
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AI productivity at your fingertips: your mobile second brain
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Kiki for Mac▲303The accountability monster that keeps you focused on a task
Jan 2026 · kiki.computer · its alternatives →
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Local▲107Super excited to launch our new app Local today. What we’ve learned at Base Compute over the last months is that running AI directly on your laptop or workstation gives you maximum privacy and it’s free, but it’s also a massive headache to configure. So we’ve decided what matters is making the experience completely frictionless for users. Local analyses the hardware of your laptop, optimises the AI for it, and recommends the best models for your specific device. It let’s you do what you’re doing with cloud AI already, just for free and on your own machine: Chatting with PDF’s, Recording and…
Aug 2026 · basecompute.co · its alternatives →
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Instantly turn your Mac inbox into a to-do list
2025 · filomail.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Francesco from Cua here. I hacked this project together last weekend, inspired by the Codex Computer-Use release and lessons learned from deploying GUI-operating agents for our customers. The main problem: when a UI automation process controls a desktop app today, it usually takes over the human’s session. Your cursor moves, keyboard focus gets stolen, windows jump to the front, and you have to stop working until the agent is done. That is why we have historically avoided encouraging users to run these processes directly on their host machine, instead relying on VMs or GUI containers…
Apr 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Pomodoro meets GTD productivity pack for Alfred
2018 · its alternatives →
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I was on the eternal quest of searching for a properly gamified productivity app that keeps me motivated throughout the day and in the long term. After a few months of a fruitless search, I made up my mind and decided to build it myself! I've since launched FocuMon a little over a month ago. Quite a few early users told me it has helped them stay focused, so I'm excited to share it on HN for ya'll to try it out and let me know how I can make it better! FocuMon is like an idle Pokémon game where you can collect, level up, and evolve cute monsters by being productive! It puts a reward layer on…
2024 · focumon.com · its alternatives →
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Spotter▲114Productivity tool to launch everything
2021 · spotter-application.github.io · its alternatives →
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The first neurodivergent-friendly productivity tool.
2022 · focuspro.ai · its alternatives →
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I made a MacOS app that uses AI to help keep distractions off your desktop when you're working on something important, and to help get more focused work done. It's paid right now because cloud/AI costs are expensive but if you want to try it and don't have the means to pay, then please DM me and maybe we can work something out.
2025 · deepwork.fit · its alternatives →
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