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For years I bounced between a separate calendar, to-do list, Pomodoro timer, journal, notes app, and project board. It was exhausting and scattered.

So I built Focusphere — a single minimalist workspace that quietly bundles all of them: calendar with Google sync, weekly planner with time blocks, Pomodoro timer with background sounds, guided journaling, notes, and project management with Kanban boards and a team chat.

The MVP is live, and I'm looking for a handful of early testers to kick the tyres and give me honest, unfiltered thoughts. As a thank-you, you'll keep free lifetime access — no matter what happens with pricing later.

🔗 The landing page: https://www.focusphere.org

My email lives inside the app's Settings — that's the best place to send your rants, bugs, and bright ideas.

Cheers for helping a solo builder figure things out.

Hey everyone,

I’m a solo maker who got tired of juggling a handful of separate apps just to stay organised. So over the last months I’ve been quietly building a web app that combines everything I personally need into one calm, focused space. The project finally works as an MVP, and I’m calling it Focusphere - because the whole idea is to give your day a single, clear centre.

Now I need real people to poke around and tell me honestly what’s confusing, what’s broken, or what’s simply unnecessary. In return I’m giving lifetime free access to the first group of testers who are up for sharing thoughtful feedback.

What Focusphere actually does

It’s a minimalist workspace built around a daily dashboard. Right now there are 7 main areas:

• Dashboard – today’s events (syncs with Google Calendar), today’s tasks, a quick-add block for tasks, events or fleeting notes, plus a rotating inspiration quote.
• Calendar – monthly, weekly, and daily views. Google Calendar events show up and can be managed directly. Drag and drop, colour coding, event descriptions.
• Weekly planner – top 3 goals pinned at the top, plus a week grid where you can create, resize, and drag time blocks. You can even copy-paste blocks between days (a huge time-saver when routines repeat).
• Projects – split into solo and team projects. Inside a project you get a Kanban board, project-dedicated notes, and a Slack-like chat with channels (for team projects). Invite people via email.
• Pomodoro timer – custom work/break lengths and number of sessions. Background sounds (lofi, pink noise, brown noise) and notifications when the tab is inactive.
• Journaling – blank entries or guided templates (morning planning, anxiety journal, mind dump).
• Global notes – a free-form writing area, separate from any project.

Everything runs in the browser (desktop-first, but mobile browser works too). Google authentication. No AI, no offline mode — just a practical workspace that stays out of your way.

What I’m hoping from testers

• Use it naturally for a few days.
• Tell me exactly what feels off — no sugar-coating.
• Ideally drop feedback via the email you’ll find in the app’s settings, or just DM me here.

What you’ll get

• Lifetime free access, even if Focusphere later introduces paid plans.
• A direct line to me, the developer, and a genuine say in how the tool grows.

If you’d like in, just comment “beta” below and I’ll DM you the invitation. I’m keeping the link out of the post to keep things community-first — I’m genuinely here for the conversation, not the plug.

Thanks so much for reading, and even more if you decide to help a solo maker shape something useful.