Show Up Anyways: Focus

Life interrupts. Focus shouldn't reset. Pause for a call or a kid with a Touchpoint, handle it, and pick your session back up right where you left off.

Show Up Anyways: Focus is a private focus companion for people who want to do their day, not just plan it. Most focus apps assume you'll behave perfectly. This one assumes you won't, and helps you show up anyway.

HOW IT WORKS Start a committed Focus session and the app shields the apps and categories you choose, using Apple's real Screen Time controls. When something genuinely needs your attention, take a Touchpoint: it pauses your Focus time (never steals from it) so you can handle the interruption, then picks up exactly where you left off. At the end of your day, Wrap-Up walks you through what actually happened: quick notes, follow-ups you can send straight to your Calendar, and categorizing any Quick Touchpoints you didn't sort in the moment. Over time, History and Insights show you real patterns, not guesses.

WHAT'S FREE

• Focus timer with Pomodoro support
• Unlimited Quick Touchpoints
• Unlimited categorized Touchpoints
• Screen Time shielding for up to 3 apps or categories at a time
• Foundations to organize what you're showing up for
• Basic daily history
• Free iCloud sync across your own devices
• Optional email account to sync your data across devices, even on a different Apple ID

SHOW UP ANYWAYS FOCUS PRO

• Unlimited Screen Time shielding, no app cap
• Per-Foundation app shielding, so different parts of your life can shield different apps
• Smart Focus suggestions and custom presets
• See meetings that collide with your Focus before you commit to a session
• Weekly Pattern Reports and deeper Insights

Pro is available as a monthly subscription, an annual subscription with a 7-day free trial (about six months free compared to monthly), or a one-time Lifetime purchase. See Terms of Use: https://www.showupanyways.com/app/terms

No ads, no social feed, no streaks designed to guilt you. Just a private, honest record of the days you actually showed up for.