Focus Bear

Focus Bear is a focus and productivity app for ADHD brains and for what it calls busy brains. It is built to help users stay focused without constantly reaching for their phone, and it describes itself as a gentle focus coach. The product is presented as being made by a founder with ADHD and autism, alongside a community that uses it every day.

Its features center on routines, blocking, and distraction management. Users can set morning and evening routines once, and the app guides them through those routines step by step, one step at a time rather than showing a full list. Those routines include movement, meditation, and planning prompts, and the app gives gentle nudges if the user wanders mid-routine. Focus Bear also blocks distracting sites and apps across Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android at once, with blocking that cannot be casually undone and a break-glass override for genuine emergencies. In addition, it offers AI distraction detection: users tell it what they are working on, and it nudges them back when they wander off, while stating that it never tracks what they type. A separate Zen mode keeps only the apps a user actually needs reachable on the phone, removes endless feeds and notification distractions, and lifts automatically when the session ends. The app also includes micro-breaks with stretch and movement demos, and its break reminders are call-aware, staying quiet during meetings or calls.

Focus Bear runs on Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android, and the page says a block started on one device applies across the rest automatically. The Android app is described as being in development, with a waitlist available. Pricing is presented as a free seven-day trial with no card required, followed by a subscription, plus a fair-pricing option if cost is a barrier. The site also links to a manifesto, science, FAQ, blog, planner, compare apps, dashboard, online assessment tests, and account login.