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Studydown: Face-Down Timer

Flip your phone to log real focus time

Studydown: Face-Down Timer
Fig. 1 — Studydown: Face-Down Timer: Flip your phone to log real focus time · Click to enlarge (original colour)

Studydown tracks focus by having your iPhone lie face down: pick an activity, tap start, set the phone on a steady surface. Picking it up pauses counting after your chosen grace period; leaving the app stops further time from being recorded. Each session keeps a Focus Signature showing pickups and average uninterrupted time.

You can create, color and arrange your own activities, and add or correct entries manually. Views cover today, this week, consecutive days and a per-activity breakdown, plus weekly goals and deadlines with reminders and the daily pace each deadline still needs. Records can be saved as CSV; Pro adds full JSON backup and restore, widgets and Apple Watch. Timing and records work on your device, with no account and no ads.

Why no subscription? The free tier allows 3 activities and 5 recorded minutes in total. Lifetime Pro is a one-time $5.99 purchase that removes the limits — explicitly no subscription. Purchases and restoration use Apple services.

Keywords: focus timer · time tracking · study time · habits · offline · no subscription · one-time purchase

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