Launched my first solo app after months of building — a focus timer for people tired of bloated productivity apps
Just shipped Viovi Focus on iOS and Android after a few months of solo development. It's a focus timer built around one idea: every existing focus app I tried felt bloated — gamification I didn't want, settings I never touched, or a paywall before I could even try it.
What it does:
- One tap to start a session, no setup
- Live Activity on the lock screen so you can see your session without opening the app
- Daily history to see how much focused time you actually logged
- No streaks, no badges, no guilt-tripping notifications
Stack: React Native/Expo, Supabase, RevenueCat for subscriptions.
The App Store/Play Store review process alone was its own adventure — happy to share details if anyone's going through that right now.
7-day free trial, then subscription-based.
iOS: https://apps.apple.com/ua/app/viovi-focus/id6779814113
Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.viovi.focus&pcampaignid=web_share
Would appreciate any feedback, especially from anyone who's tried similar apps and bounced off them for the same reasons I did.
The no-bloat positioning is clear. Have early users actually stuck with Viovi Focus longer than they did with the bloated alternatives, or is retention still the main thing you’re testing?