Focus Buddy by SidePerch
The focus timer that lives at the edge of your Mac
Focus Buddy by SidePerch launched on June 11, 2026 with 4 votes, #3,322 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.
What it does
Focus Buddy is a tiny native macOS widget that docks to any screen edge. One click expands it into a full focus card: Pomodoro or Flowmodoro timer, ambient rain, ocean and wind synthesized live on your Mac so they never loop, Spotify and Apple Music control, streaks, and insights. Finish a session and drop your stats on a photo, like posting a run. Local first: no account, no cloud, no telemetry. $15 once or $3 monthly, up to 3 Macs, 14 day refunds. No Electron. Just a few MB of Swift.
A calm floating focus timer for macOS with ambient sound, streaks, music control, and shareable focus cards. $15 once or $3/month, local-first, no account.
A focus timer that lives quietly at the edge of your screen. Ambient sound, a streak worth keeping, and a finished session you'll want to share. Hit share and drop your stats straight onto a photo, with a live preview where you drag to position and pinch to zoom, like a tiny photo editor. Proof of work, made beautiful. Rain, ocean and wind, generated live so they never loop. This demo runs the app's real engine, right in your browser. One tap connects the player on your Mac. See what's playing and play, pause or skip without leaving your session. No login, ever. Try it: One app, every feature. Most people pay once and never think about it again. Pays for itself in 5 months of monthly. After…from sideperch.com
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