Flexible focus timer
Tempo
A timer that adapts when your attention does.
Made for deliberate days
Focus gently.
Read deeply.
Two thoughtfully small iPhone apps that help you spend time with intention—without turning your life into a dashboard.
Private reading journal
Folio
Remember the reading life behind every finished book.
Small tools.
Real rituals.
No feeds to refresh. No audience to impress. Tempo and Folio are designed around two quiet practices: returning to the task and returning to the page.
Designed for iPhoneNative, familiar, and at home on iOS
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Practical, pressure-free guides for shaping a focus routine and keeping a reading record. Each one stands on its own; the apps are there if you want a quieter tool.
Focus practice · 7 min
When a rigid Pomodoro timer keeps breaking your flow
A flexible way to use timers when your attention, energy, and task size change during the session.
Read the guide → Reading practice · 6 minHow to keep a private reading journal on iPhone
A small, sustainable record of pages, time, thoughts, and books—without adding a social feed.
Read the guide → Focus practice · 5 minHow to pair brown noise with a focus timer
A simple, low-pressure routine for testing whether steady background sound helps you begin and stay with a task.
Read the guide → Reading practice · 5 minReading tracker vs reading journal: what should you keep?
Choose between totals, notes, session history, or a small combination that remains useful over time.
Read the guide → Focus practice · 6 minHow to use a focus timer without the 25-minute rule
Choose a believable starting block, extend when useful, and let the task—not a convention—shape the timer.
Read the guide → Reading practice · 6 minHow to track reading time and pages on iPhone
Build a small session log that records effort and progress without turning reading into paperwork.
Read the guide → Focus practice · 6 minTurn a vague task into three tiny focus intentions
Reduce ambiguity by naming small actions that leave visible evidence at the end of a short session.
Read the guide → Reading practice · 6 minA reading challenge that counts more than finished books
Shape an annual goal around time, pages, sessions, or curiosity—and make room for slow books.
Read the guide → Focus practice · 6 minWhite noise vs brown noise for focus: how to choose
Compare sound character, task fit, and comfort with a fair personal experiment—without universal productivity claims.
Read the guide → Reading practice · 5 minWhat to record after a reading session
Save a stopping point, one live thought, and a return thread without turning every sitting into homework.
Read the guide → Focus practice · 5 minHow to start focusing with a 5-minute timer
Make a difficult start smaller, choose one visible action, and decide honestly whether to stop or continue.
Read the guide → Reading tools · 6 minHow to choose a private reading tracker with no social feed
Check accounts, storage, export, and sharing before trusting an app with your reading history.
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