Finally finish what you started
You don't need more willpower. You need one app, one timer, and zero escape routes. FocusPokus locks everything except what matters — so you actually ship.
7-day Pro trial included · No credit card required
The average person can't focus for more than 11 minutes
Research from UC Irvine shows we switch tasks every 11 minutes. And it takes 25 minutes to regain deep focus. That's 2.5 hours lost every single day. Not because you lack willpower — because your tools let you escape.
Average focus before switching
To regain deep focus
Lost to distractions daily
Focus sessions with FocusPokus
Gloria Mark, UC Irvine • Kahneman & Tversky, Prospect Theory
Three clicks to deep focus
No blocklists. No configuration. Just pick, set, and lock.
Pick your app
Choose the app you need to focus on from your running apps. VS Code, Figma, Word — whatever you're working in.
Set your timer
25 minutes? 45? 90? Pick a preset or set your own. The timer keeps you honest.
Lock in
Everything else is blocked. Alt+Tab disabled. App switching blocked. Just you and your work. When time's up — you're free.
VS Code
Developer Tools
Figma
Design
Excel
Spreadsheets
Notion
Productivity
Live preview · This is the real interface
Not another app that asks you nicely
Real boundaries. Real results. No workarounds.
You can't cheat it
Alt+Tab? Blocked. Cmd+Tab? Blocked. Taskbar? Gone. The only escape is a math problem — just enough friction to make you think "I'll just finish this instead." That's the whole point.
Watch tutorials without the rabbit hole
YouTube Mode keeps you on the video you opened — not the 47 recommendations below it. Learn what you came to learn, then get back to work.
Watch yourself become consistent
Track focus hours, build streaks, see which apps you're most productive in. After a week you'll have proof that you can focus — not just hope.
Works on your actual computer
Not a browser extension you can disable. Not an Electron wrapper that eats RAM. A native app built with Rust that blocks at the OS level. Mac & Windows.
The only one that does all six
We checked. No other app combines these.
| Feature | That's us FocusPokus | Cold Turkey | Freedom | FocusMe | Forest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App blocking (OS-level) | |||||
| Built-in focus timer | |||||
| Designed for ADHD | |||||
| One-time payment | |||||
| Windows desktop app | |||||
| YouTube mode | |||||
| Score | 6 / 6 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 6 | 3 / 6 | 2 / 6 |
FocusPokus
6 / 6Cold Turkey
3 / 6Freedom
2 / 6FocusMe
3 / 6Forest
2 / 6Stop renting your focus. Own it — once, forever.
See PricingBuilt by someone who couldn't focus either
I have ADHD. I was deep in a coding session — real flow state. Then I opened Telegram to reply to one message. Saw a post in a channel. Watched it. Then another. Then a voice message from a friend. 40 minutes gone.
Every "focus app" I tried was a polite suggestion I could dismiss in two clicks. So I built something I couldn't cheat. No dismiss button. No "just 5 more minutes." Alt+Tab is gone. The only exit is solving a math problem — just enough friction to think "actually, let me finish what I started."
Now I ship features in hours, not weeks. FocusPokus isn't about discipline — it's about removing the choice to get distracted.
Founder, FocusPokus
Building tools for distracted minds
Average focus session increase
minutes of unbroken focus
faster task completion
People who stopped scrolling and started finishing
Real results from real focus sessions
"I was stuck on my thesis for 3 weeks. Installed FocusPokus, did 45-minute sessions in Word — finished the whole chapter in 2 days. The math exit thing sounds annoying but it's exactly what I needed."
Alex K.
Graduate student
"I tried Freedom, Cold Turkey, everything. I'd always find a way around them. FocusPokus actually blocks Alt+Tab — I shipped my side project in 3 weeks instead of 'someday'."
Mike R.
Indie developer
"Used to check Telegram every 5 minutes while designing. Now I do 25-min locked sessions in Figma — my output literally doubled. Clients noticed the difference."
Diana S.
Freelance designer
"ADHD + remote work = disaster. Every focus app was just a suggestion I could ignore. This one doesn't let me. First time in years I'm hitting deadlines early."
Jamie L.
Product manager
"Started with 15 minutes because I literally couldn't do more. Now I do 60-minute sessions without thinking about it. Built an entire online course in a month."
Nora T.
Content creator
"My screen time reports were embarrassing. 4 hours of Reddit a day. FocusPokus + VS Code sessions — launched my SaaS, got first 10 paying customers. Not exaggerating."
Ryan P.
Solo founder
Less than your morning coffee
Start free. Upgrade when you're hooked.
Free
Try the magic
- 1 session per day
- Hard lock mode
- Stats & streaks
- Mac & Windows
Pro
Deep focus
- Unlimited sessions
- All blocking modes
- Stats & streaks
- Mac & Windows
- Custom sounds
- Priority support
Lifetime
Focus master
- Unlimited sessions
- All blocking modes
- Stats & streaks
- Mac & Windows
- Custom sounds
- Lifetime updates
Download includes a 7-day Pro trial. Activate it in the app — no credit card required.
Questions
What happens when the timer ends?
What if I need to quit urgently?
Does it work offline?
Is there a free version?
Mac and Windows — what about Linux?
How is this different from Cold Turkey or Freedom?
A month from now, you'll wish you started today
That project you keep putting off. That skill you want to learn. That thing you'd finish if you could just sit down for 45 minutes. This is how it starts.
Mac & Windows • 7-day Pro trial • No credit card