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focusedOS productivity software, $1K a month, self-reported in 2024

focusedOS is productivity software for hiding distractions and supporting deep focus on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Its $1K a month was founder-reported on the Indie Hackers product page (not independently verified), as of October 2024.

What it actually sells

focusedOS is productivity software for hiding distractions on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Its site describes the product this way: “Hide All Distractions With One Click. Transform your Mac, iPhone, iPad for Productivity and Deep Focus.”

How it charges

The pages we read do not state a price for focusedOS.

Where customers come from

The site shows a free download through the “Download Free” button.

What stands out

focusedOS combines one-click distraction hiding, automatic app dimming, ambient sounds, blocking, and synced environments across devices. It says it helps over 5,000 people improve their focus every day.

From the official site

Transform your Mac & iPhone for Productivity and Deep Focus.
Fade out noisy surroundings with high-quality ambient sounds.

Excerpts from the official website, fetched October 1, 2026.

Where it sits in the data

focusedOS's $1K a month is higher than 40% of the 6,604 projects with founder-reported monthly revenue in our dataset; the median across them is $2K. Snapshot: 2026-09-30. The dataset only covers founders who chose to publish their numbers, so it leans toward businesses that work; use it for scale, not as an average.

Currency

All figures are in US dollars as published. A rough yuan or euro conversion is not applied here because prices, taxes and acquisition costs differ by country.

Could you build something like this?

In my view, there is clear demand from people seeking productivity and deep focus, with Mac, iPhone, and iPad users as the buyer group. Distribution would need to come from places where those users look for productivity software, productivity routines, and focus tools.

Building the product would require device-level controls, cross-device environment syncing, blocking, sound support, and reliable distraction management. The hard parts are platform permissions, device compatibility, support load, and competing with other productivity and focus products.

Verdict: Needs real work.

One thing to take from it

focusedOS presents several focus-related functions in one product: hiding distractions, dimming unused apps, ambient sounds, blocking, and synced environments. The site’s stated headline is $1K a month, self-reported; the amount is founder-reported on the Indie Hackers product page, not independently verified, as of 2024-10.

Sources

  1. focusedOS official website, fetched October 1, 2026
  2. Indie Hackers product page: revenue founder-reported on the Indie Hackers product page (not independently verified), as of October 2024

Revenue, team and start-cost figures are what the founder reported at the interview date, not current figures and not a prediction of what you will earn. Product and pricing facts come from the business's own website as checked on 30 September 2026. Method & sources · Disclosure

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