Focus98
A focus app for Android that plays like an old PC: focus well and your computer stays fast, get distracted and it slows down until it crashes.
- Status
- Almost ready for launch
- Platform
- Android
- Built
- 1 Oct 2026 – 6 Oct 2026
- Commits
- 274
What it does
Focus98 turns focus time into a retro computer to look after. Work sessions earn credits and keep a virtual PC running smoothly, while distracting apps are blocked or tracked during a session and wear the PC down until it slows and blue-screens. The whole app is a working retro desktop that starts in a 1998-style system and upgrades through 2001, 2005 and 2010 eras as you earn new hardware and software.
People who want help staying off distracting apps and building a daily focus habit, especially fans of games and retro computers.
Features
- ·Work sessions of any length with short and long breaks, tasks, tags and a daily goal
- ·Distraction control: allow and block lists, a block screen over distracting apps and a deep-focus mode
- ·A PC that reacts to your focus, with slowdowns, disk errors, defrag and a blue screen when neglected
- ·Four eras to unlock, from a 1998-style desktop to 2010, with a shop for hardware, software, wallpapers and music
- ·Focus with friends: chat, and focus groups that earn a bonus when everyone stays in
- ·Statistics, streaks, a 12-week heatmap, achievements and a home-screen widget
Timeline
- 1 Oct 2026Core game engine, balance simulator, Android app and the 98-style design library
- 2 Oct 2026Accounts and cloud saves
- 3 Oct 2026The 2001, 2005 and 2010 eras
- 4 Oct 2026Renamed to Focus98, with a new icon and logo
- 5 Oct 2026Chat and focus groups
Built with
- Kotlin
- Kotlin Multiplatform
- Jetpack Compose
- Custom retro component library
- Node.js
- SQLite
- Android Keystore
