Focumon – Turn your work into a multiplayer adventure
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…
Focumon – Turn your work into a multiplayer adventure launched on March 31, 2024 with 89 votes, #896 of 4,270 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
Focumon is a gamified productivity app that rewards work by letting users collect, level up, and evolve digital monsters as they complete tasks. Designed for people seeking long-term motivation, it combines an idle game experience with focus tools, offering both single-player progression and multiplayer adventuring with users worldwide. The app steps back once users enter a flow state, providing motivation to begin work rather than constant distraction.
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From the sources
Turn your daily goals into a multiplayer adventure! Boost productivity while collecting 100+ monsters!
Your hero's journey begins now! Step into the world of Focumon and achieve your real-life goals through epic adventuresfrom focumon.com
In the maker’s words, at launch
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…
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