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Products that do what Focus or Fade does

A hardcore memo app: 5 minutes of silence = Total deletion.

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    Cut the silence from your videos, TikToks and podcasts

    2024

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    Gone464

    An ephemeral to-do list

    2017

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    1Memo118

    Memo app for minimalists

    2017

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    3 seconds from thought to task. No clicks, no app switching

    Apr 2026 · poptask.bar

  5. 5EV

    Our team is filled with technologists and creators, and when we record and edit videos, 80% of the time is spent chopping up the video, removing silences, and picking the right takes. So we decided to build a tool that did that for you — or at least get you there most of the way! Our initial implementation is somewhat naïve and uses a user configurable silence threshold that just reads in volume levels. In the future, we’d like to use a frequency-based approach that focuses on the human voice. We’re also open to ideas, so let us know if you have any!

    2022 · kapwing.com

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    Skip silence in audio and video online

    2020

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    Simple yet powerful reminders.

    2020

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    Avoid distractions. Unlock the potential of your 24h. 🚀

    2019

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    Stash distractions away for later

    2020

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    Mute97

    A visual productivity tool to visualize your brain-dump

    Jun 2026 · getmute.io

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    Memo115

    Simple timelines for your notes

    2021

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    Silence your video effortlessly

    2024

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    One.do99

    Instead of cluttered lists, focus on the one thing

    2020

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    Finish Tasks in Time or Lose Apps — Stay Focused

    Sep 2025

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    Write to throw away all your troubles

    2019

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    Silence distractions. Focus deeply. Stay calm.

    Feb 2026 · play.google.com

  17. 17NF

    Hey HN, I built a small experimental writing tool called nowrite.fun. The concept is brutally simple: You set a timer (e.g. 5 minutes), start writing — and if you stop typing, your text vanishes. No drafts, no recovery, no forgiveness. Inspired by apps like Write or Die, but rebuilt from scratch with a lightweight stack: Deno + TypeScript, XState, anime.js, and canvas-confetti. Hosted on Deno Deploy. It’s a tool for short, focused writing sprints — a tweet, a blog paragraph, a newsletter blurb. Keep typing → you win. Hesitate → it’s gone. It’s minimal, a bit stressful, and surprisingly…

    2025 · nowrite.fun

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    Hush3

    Hush the noise

    Jun 2026

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    Focus Timer & App Blocker With A Goblin That Fights Back

    Jun 2026 · cognifocus.app

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    The first journaling app that ignores you

    Jan 2026

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    The reminder you can't swipe away - it calls you

    Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com

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    An honest receipt for your day.

    Dec 2025

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    Write it down, let it go - notes that fade away

    4d ago · fadepad.app

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    Talk for 2 minutes. Get a journal you'll actually keep.

    Jul 2026 · usealoud.app

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