FocusPlus
Get more done. Feel better.
FocusPlus is a tool that helps you get through your work day, and feel better.
The alpha version of Focus plus is live for a several months now.
We had 250 signups, but the churn rate was high.
Main reason was: The UI/UX was bad, it was hard to understand what to do and the onboarding process was minimalist.
We spent the summer building a new experience and basically remake all the front end.
We're still working on the app itself but we just launched the landing page with the new design and value proposition : https://focusplus.io
Can't wait to have your feedback!
Hi there!
I'm super excited to show you the new version of FocusPlus!
We've been working hard to fix all things that weren't perfect in the first version and I think this version is really good. I've been using it for days now and I can't work without it!
Here is what we changed:
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Stats in the planning mode: When you add a task to your backlog you have instant feedback on how much time you'll need to complete all the tasks, and how many breaks you'll need
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Notifications: When it's time for a break or to get back to work you'll receive a notification (a sound + voice & a popup)
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Infinite Timer: We never force you to stop working or to take a break. You're the one in charge. We'll just send you regular reminders so you're aware of the time passing
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Better FocusMode: We changed completely the way the focus mode behaves. It's now a much smoother experience, try it out!
I made a 4min video, check it out ↓
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5w7tuZs0HpM
Feel free to shoot any feedback, idea, or anything. We really want to build this tool with the community!
You can test it for FREE during the beta: https://focusplus.io
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It looks super cool. Good job!
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Awesome! Just signed up!
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Cool! Feel free to shoot me any feedback!
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It's a good idea to have sound notification! Is it customizable?
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Yes! The sounds notifications are composed by:
- A sound
- A message made by a voice synthesizer. You can change the message in the settings!
The sound isn't customizable yet, but we could add it to the roadmap. Should we?
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We launched FocusPlus on IndieHackers and I'm super happy to see that we already have 50 users!
We're working hard on improving the notification & the breaks system.
Stay tuned!
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I've found your post in IH's email, and decided to check it out.
Have visited the landing. At the first glance:
- You need a more clear value proposition. "Increase work/life balance" sounds too abstract. Moreover, mathematically speaking, you are going to make me work more - check the equation.
- After spending more time I've understood your approach. You want make me work more splitting my tasks into small chunks and describing them. This is the caveat, imho.
- Low contrast and too small fonts on the landing.
- Why don't you use Pomodoro technique to get some time for exercises and relaxation?
- Let an app with such name to access my account? What is it? bgiscguziycxvvdlctcy.supabase.co
- The final goal sounds good but I'm not sure I'd like to give up my regular planning approach with all the tools. What to do then?
Hope this may be useful.
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• We don't want you to work more (I'm sure you work enough). We want to help you to work BETTER!
More focus when you need to, procrastinate less and take better care of your body• Supabase is an open source alternative to Firebase. That's the tool we use to handle signups/login
• FocusPlus is actually bare on Pomodoro + few other productivity methods
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Looking good!
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Thanks! Did you try it?
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After 3 months of building and private beta we just launched FocusPlus here!
Pretty excited to see how it will go and what will be the feedback from the community!
The first version of FocusPlus is ready and in private beta.
Here are the core features:
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We need help to better describe our tasks. A "vague" task is super hard to start working on, and also super hard to estimate. It creates a lot of anxiety
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We need to improve our focus. Multitasking is a myth. If you want to be truly productive, you need to focus on one thing at a time.
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We need to be aware of the time passing, and to do more breaks.
Guitool and I (Xavier) are 2 old developers and productivity nerds. We spent days testing a TON of productivity app but none of them really worked on the long term.
Why? Because they don't care of us as a person! It's always just about working MORE. Not better.
And, more importantly, nobody talks about the downsides of being a developer: anxiety, stress, fatigue, broken body…
We want to fix that!
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