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Focido – social to-do where real people nudge you to finish tasks

Focido – social to-do where real people nudge you to finish tasks

by vladimir_fc·Mar 8, 2026·2 points·1 comment
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Real human nudges boost completion 3x—but Strava, Beeminder, and Focusmate already own accountability.

Strengths
  • •Behavioral insight: humans create guilt+reciprocity pressure better than AI reminders, grounded in research
  • •Multi-platform production ship: Flutter + NestJS + Supabase live on both stores after 4mo MVP, RevenueCat IAP integration working
  • •Privacy-first design: anonymous tasks, cooldowns, quiet hours prevent spam/burnout—thoughtful guardrails
Weaknesses
  • •Crowded accountability category: Strava (fitness), Beeminder (goals), Focusmate (coworking), Body Accountability all proven this mechanic
  • •No moat on matching: finding the 'right' motivator is the hard problem; claim of 3x uplift lacks public cohort data or longitudinal proof
Category
Productivity
Target Audience

Task-focused individuals seeking human accountability; teams with shared goals; anyone struggling with solo productivity app completion

Similar To

Strava · Beeminder · Focusmate

Post Description

Focido is now live on App Store and Google Play after months of beta testing and weekly updates.

What is it? A social to-do app where your goals live in a feed, and real humans (not AI) send nudges to help you follow through. We built it because solo trackers have ~20% completion rates, while social accountability apps like Strava get people moving consistently.

Key features:

Post tasks, get matched with motivators

Real-time nudges, replies, and task visibility

Nudge limits, cooldowns, anonymous tasks for privacy

Leagues, leaderboards, and motivator ratings

Custom reminder windows so it fits your schedule

Tech: Flutter (iOS/Android), NestJS/Supabase backend, RevenueCat for IAP. Real-time with Supabase. MVP in ~4 months.

Why we built it: Most productivity apps fail at completion. Humans are better at creating the right kind of pressure (guilt + reciprocity). Early data shows 3x completion uplift vs solo apps.

Links: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focido/id6757135734 Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.focido.app... Website: https://focido.com

Open to questions about retention, matching, or the economics of human motivators. Curious what HN thinks of social accountability vs gamification.

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