Focus Friend by Hank Green
The cozy focus timer with a cute bean companion that helps you stay focused. When you focus, your Bean will focus too! 🫘✨
Watch Hank Green Explain How Focus Friend Became #1
"We Made the #1 App in America" - Hank Green shares the incredible journey of how Focus Friend beat ChatGPT, TikTok, and Instagram to become the top app in the US App Store.
Focus Friend by the Numbers
Join millions of users who have transformed their productivity
How the Hank Green Focus App Works
Simple, effective, and surprisingly addictive productivity
Set Your Timer
Choose your focus duration (up to 120 minutes) and select which apps to block during your session.
Watch Your Bean Work
Your adorable bean companion starts knitting socks while you focus on your tasks. Don't disturb them!
Earn Rewards
Complete your session to earn socks and scarves. Trade them for furniture to decorate your bean's room!
App Screenshots
Take a peek inside Focus Friend and see how your adorable bean companion helps you stay focused and productive
Your Bean at Work
Focus Timer
Bean Customization
Room Decoration
App Settings
Focus Statistics
Rewards & Achievements
Bean Collection
The Incredible Success Story
How a simple bean app conquered the App Store
#1 App in America
Beat ChatGPT, TikTok, Instagram, and Google to reach the top of the App Store charts.
Viral Success
Started with a simple TikTok post and exploded into a cultural phenomenon.
People Love It
Thousands of reviews praising how Focus Friend actually helps them focus and be more productive.
People are so hungry for a way to be more in control of their attention. The anti-app is the top app. We're winning, you guys. We're gonna take our minds back.
What is Focus Friend? The Bean App That Changed Everything
Focus Friend Focus Friend is not just another focus app - it's a revolutionary productivity companion created by YouTube star Hank Green. This adorable bean app transforms the way you think about focus and concentration.
Your Bean Friend is a smart, cute companion that wants to get stuff done, just like you. When you set a focus timer, your bean starts working on its knitting projects. But here's the magic: if you pick up your phone and get distracted, your bean drops its stitches and becomes really, really sad. 😢
Complete your focus session successfully, and your bean will reward you with socks that you can trade for beautiful furniture to decorate its room. It's productivity gamification at its finest!
Meet Your Bean Friend!
Choose from Coffee Bean, Edamame Bean, Pinto Bean, or even Hank and John Bean!
Why Focus Friend is the Best Focus App
Discover the features that made Focus Friend beat ChatGPT to become America's #1 app
Download Focus Friend Today
Start your journey to better focus and productivity with your adorable bean companion. Free to download on both iOS and Android.
What Users Say About the Bean Focus App
Real reviews from real users who transformed their productivity
Just using this app for one day has cut my screen time in half. I love my little bean and earning socks! Unlike other focus apps, it's not a hard block - you can still answer calls or set alarms.
Because my bean is working on a task, it makes me want to do a task as well. So many productivity apps are overwhelming - this is perfect in its simplicity.
I have ADHD and this has been helping so much. It's cute and works great! The narrative and customization gameplay really helps me stay off my phone.
I could break my doom scrolling fixation with this app for 15 minutes. While the timer was running, I found myself a lot more present and able to move away from my phone.
Perfect for 15-30 minutes when I'm crawling in bed. It helps me not pick up my phone and do last-minute things that keep me awake until 2am.
I love that the timer keeps going in the background. I need my phone for all kinds of stuff, and only count certain apps as distracting. This makes it actually usable for me.
The Psychology Behind Why Focus Friend Works
It's not just cute - it's scientifically effective
Emotional Accountability
Your responsibility to the bean is somehow more significant than responsibility to yourself. This psychological hack makes you actually want to stay focused.
Gamification Done Right
Earning socks and decorating rooms provides just enough reward without being overwhelming. It's productivity gamification that actually works.
Positive Reinforcement
Instead of shame or guilt, Focus Friend uses cuteness and positive emotions. Your bean gets sad if interrupted, but hopeful for the next session.
Body Doubling Effect
Having your bean "work" alongside you creates a virtual body doubling effect, especially helpful for people with ADHD or focus challenges.
Hank Green's Insight
“We're hacking the brain. My responsibility to myself is weirdly not as significant as it is to this fake being that lives in my phone. I don't know why that works, but it does.”
Your bean is counting on you!
Perfect for Every Focus Need
From studying to work, from chores to family time - Focus Friend helps with everything
Perfect for long study sessions, homework, and exam preparation. ADHD-friendly design helps maintain focus.
Deep work sessions, important projects, and deadline-driven tasks. Your bean keeps you accountable.
Stay present during dinner, movie nights, or quality time with loved ones. Be more engaged.
Chores, exercise, reading, or any activity where you want to avoid phone distractions.
Focus Friend vs Other Focus Apps
See why Focus Friend is different from traditional productivity apps
Traditional Focus Apps
- Hard blocking (frustrating)
- Guilt-based motivation
- Complex interfaces
- Data collection
- Ads and distractions
Focus Friend
- Flexible blocking options
- Positive, cute motivation
- Simple, intuitive design
- No data collection
- Completely ad-free
Other Bean/Pet Apps
- Complex care systems
- Multiple tasks required
- Can die or get sick
- Focus on many habits
- Overwhelming features
Ready to Meet Your Bean Friend?
Join over 1 million users who have transformed their productivity with the cutest focus app ever created.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Focus Friend
Focus Friend is a productivity app created by Hank Green featuring an adorable bean companion. When you set a focus timer, your bean starts knitting. If you use distracting apps, your bean gets sad and drops its stitches. Complete sessions successfully to earn rewards and decorate your bean's room.
Yes! Focus Friend is free to download and use. There are optional in-app purchases for premium bean skins and a subscription for extra features like earning scarves, but the core focus timer functionality is completely free.
No! Focus Friend is designed to be completely privacy-friendly. The app doesn't collect any personal information and there are no ads. Your focus sessions and bean's progress stay on your device.
Absolutely! Focus Friend is perfect for students and studying. Many users with ADHD find it particularly helpful. You can set custom focus durations, block distracting apps, and use the Pomodoro technique with built-in break timers.
Focus Friend uses positive emotional motivation instead of guilt or shame. The cute bean companion creates a sense of responsibility that's surprisingly effective. It's also ad-free, privacy-focused, and has a simple, non-overwhelming interface.
Focus Friend went viral after Hank Green posted about it on TikTok and other social media. People were hungry for a way to regain control of their attention, and the app's unique approach resonated with millions of users, propelling it to #1 above ChatGPT, TikTok, and Instagram.
We're trying to fix this issue. If you have another app on your phone that uses Screen Time and blocks apps (like Opal and Forest), Apple has an issue being able to have both apps running at the same time. In the meantime, you can go to Settings > Screen Time and disable the other apps. If you're running into this issue, please email [email protected]
It's available now for Android!
We're working on it!
This update is fixed! Please update to our latest version.
Yes! In Focus Friend Settings, toggle "Play Music When App is Closed" in the Sound section.
We chose a subscription model so we could build Focus Friend to be ad-free, privacy-first (we don't collect or sell your personal data), artist-supported (every song, illustration, and animation is made by independent artists who were paid fairly), and sustainable (built with love by one full-time developer with no outside funding). Your subscription helps keep Focus Friend running and growing with tons of new features coming your way.
We've updated Focus Friend to be available all the way to Android 7! It should be available for all people now.
Stay Focused, Have Fun, Drink Water, and Don't Forget to be Awesome~
- Hank Green's message to Focus Friend users