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Build Mode vs Fokus

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Build Mode compared with Fokus
DetailBuild Mode logo Build ModeFokus logo Fokus
What it doesPrivate time tracker for Mac that records focused work with one button Unified daily planner and AI task manager that auto-schedules tasks into a realistic day and replans when things change
StageNot given MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
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Pricing modelPaid Freemium
Pricing$29 one-time payment (early builder price, will rise to $49). Includes one-button time tracking, daily/weekly/all-time totals, automatic app tracking, custom categories, long-term hour goals, weekly visual reflections, and local data storage. No subscription, no account. Free during public beta. After beta: Pro plan €15/month (annual) or €19/month (monthly) includes all base features. Optional add-ons: Meeting Scribe €12/month (annual) or €15/month (monthly); Email Triage & Responder €9/month (annual) or €12/month (monthly); Voice Agent €6/month (annual) or €8/month
Key features
  • One-button keyboard shortcut to start and stop sessions
  • Live session clock in MacBook notch
  • Automatic mode suggestions from active app
  • Pauses idle time and display sleep
  • Dashboard with daily, weekly, and all-time totals
  • Wrapped weekly visual recap shareable as image
  • Custom categories or skills
  • All data stored locally on Mac
  • Auto-scheduling tasks into realistic daily calendar around meetings
  • Captain Fokus AI assistant that learns from habits and adapts to workflow
  • Crew of six specialized AI agents handling Morning Brief, End of Day Review, Task Enrichment, Objective Decomposition, Data Ingestion, and ETA Scheduler
  • Optional Meeting Scribe add-on for bot-free meeting recording with transcripts and action items
  • Email Assistant add-on for inbox triage and voice-matched reply drafting
  • Voice Agent add-on for hands-free task capture and plan reshuffling
  • Integrations with 25+ tools including Jira, Asana, Todoist, Google Tasks, Slack, Notion, GitHub
  • Multi-view organization with Day View, Kanban, Calendar, and Objectives
  • Crew Tasks: 35 ready-made automation jobs triggered by schedules, emails, or events
  • Unified knowledge graph connecting tasks, people, projects, deadlines, and events
What makes it different
  • No screen recording or access to browser history
  • One-time lifetime purchase with no subscription
  • Built by a solo founder for their own use
  • Intelligent auto-scheduling rebuilds when day changes, not manual replanning
  • Calendar-first planning protects execution time from meeting overload
  • EU-hosted with GDPR/CCPA compliance, TLS 1.3 encryption, data never used to train models
  • Smart rollover keeps unfinished tasks visible and higher priority next day
  • Semantic intelligence from vector embeddings understands context across all connected work
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)27 no change since last check23 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)228
Citation Flow (Majestic)2728
Referring domains (Majestic)7642

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