Productivity●Mid
Foku – a minimal Pomodoro timer I built for iOS
Beautiful Pomodoro timer, but Clockwork Tomato and Forest already dominate iOS focus apps.
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baransel
103mo ago
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Drowning in messages after 6 months as a CSM, I built a cat timer
by louischen·Apr 12, 2026·1 point·0 comments
AI Analysis
●MidCozyEye Candy
Privacy-first cat timer, but Forest already solved gamified focus with trees.
Strengths
- •100% offline with no accounts respects user privacy in a data-hungry category.
- •Polished SwiftUI interface with Live Activities support for lock screen timers.
- •Gamification loop uses collectible cats instead of the usual trees or plants.
Weaknesses
- •Core mechanic is identical to Forest, which has millions of users and network effects.
- •Liquid Glass UI is marketing fluff for standard iOS blur effects, not innovation.
Category
Target Audience
Students, remote workers, and cat lovers seeking focus tools
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Forest · Flora · Focus Plant
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