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FocusPing

Simple but effective — the reminder app that nudges you back into focus.

Losing focus happens to everyone. You open your phone to check one notification, and twenty minutes later you're three videos deep into something that has nothing to do with what you were supposed to be doing. FocusPing isn't built on the fantasy that you'll never drift again — it's built on a much more realistic idea: something pulling you back beats nothing at all.

FocusPing is a lightweight Android app from developer Nova Productions that pings you at a set interval with a sound and a vibration, breaking whatever loop you've fallen into and pointing you back at your work.

How It Works

The app is refreshingly simple. On the home screen you set two things, then hit Start:

• ⏱️ Interval — how often you want to be reminded
• 📉 Time Wasted — how many hours you feel you've already lost today

  

The FocusPing home screen

Custom Audio: Make the Ping Actually Mean Something

Instead of a generic system alarm, FocusPing lets you attach your own audio clip to the reminder — a motivational voice note, a line from a song, or literally any sound file that gets you moving. When your interval is up, the app plays that clip and adds a gentle vibration to make sure you notice.

   

There's already a small library of preset tones built in, so you can pick a vibe that fits your personality, or upload something entirely your own:

Jumpscare Siren Soft 1 Soft 2 Sus Until I Win

Built-in audio options to choose from

The Psychology Behind the Notification

What makes FocusPing different from a plain timer app is the thinking behind its notifications. It's built around a simple loop:

Awareness → Regret → Motivation → Action

When you log the hours you feel you've wasted, FocusPing brings that number back to your attention with every ping. Seeing the time you've already lost is meant to trigger a small jolt of regret — and, more importantly, the motivation to make better use of the time you have left. The idea loosely connects to research on self-monitoring, feedback, and goal-directed behavior. The goal isn't to guilt-trip you; it's to convert that regret into a small, useful push back toward action.

"You can't recover the hours you've lost. But you can change what you do with the hours left."

FocusPing's reminder interrupting a distraction, right on cue

Why Try FocusPing?

• ✅ Dead simple setup — just an interval and a "time wasted" number
• ✅ Custom audio reminders, not another boring alarm tone
• ✅ Gentle vibration alongside every ping
• ✅ A built-in psychological nudge instead of a passive countdown
• ✅ Lightweight and free to use

Download FocusPing

Currently available as a direct APK download (not yet on the Play Store). Allow "install from unknown sources" on your Android device to install it.

⬇ Download FocusPing APK — v1.4

Android APK · Free · Developed by Nova Productions

 

 

Stay Connected

Nova Productions runs a WhatsApp Channel for anyone who wants to discover more of their tools and get updates on FocusPing itself. You can also reach the team directly for feedback, bugs, or feature requests at:

📧 vaishnovachandra@gmail.com
📧 vaishnovachandrasardar@gmail.com

FocusPing doesn't promise you'll never lose focus again — no app can promise that. What it promises is a reliable nudge back to what matters, over and over, for as long as you need it.