Focus!
The only application built around flow state.
Focus! launched on April 30, 2026 with 2 votes, #4,561 of 21,248 launches that month.
What it does
Most focus apps count down. Focus! counts up. Describe your task, set how it feels (easy / just right / hard), and enter flow. A glowing orb grows as your depth builds. When you're done, three questions — absorption, time distortion, effortlessness — measure whether you actually hit flow state, not just whether you sat at a desk. Over weeks, your Flow Map reveals exactly when during the day you do your best work. Tuesday mornings? Late evenings? The data finds your pattern so you can protect it.
Focus! The only app build around flow state. Most apps count your hours. Focus! tracks something rarer — the moments when you disappear into your work.
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FlowTime - Focus Timer2025 · flow.yattask.app · ▲5Hi HN, I built FlowTime. I love Pomodoro but often hit peak focus around minute 25; the fixed break emptied my working memory and I lost the thread. FlowTime lets you work as long as you’re in flow, then take a break equal to 20% of the focus time. One-tap Work → Next Break, task-linked tracking, and a day/week/month/year stats dashboard. Tech: Next.js + TypeScript; data is local-only (no signup). Known limits: single-device data; sync may come later. Would love feedback on: edge cases, UX flow, and what would make this truly useful for creative/deep work.
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