The Focus Wheel
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One thing.
Then the next.

A desk timer that holds your task list and runs it in order. Decide once in the morning — then just work.

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Demo — the clock runs at speed

  1. Load it once Decide in the morning, not all day.
  2. Turn to set One ring. No menus.
  3. It runs the list Next task, in order, on its own.
THE QUEUE

The day is
already loaded.

The app showing today's queue, ready at 25:00 The app showing a task selected and ready for a 25 minute session The app showing a session running, 17:41 of 25:00 The app showing session complete, with the option to take a break The app showing stats: tasks completed, focus sessions, minutes focusedThe FocusWheel FW-1 desk timer in matte black
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Six screens, start to finish. No hands, because there is nothing to fiddle with.

How it runs

Three moves,
then nothing.

  1. Load it once

    Decide in the morning, in the app. Not nine times during the day.

  2. Turn to set

    Twist the ring for the length. Press to start. No menus.

  3. It runs the list

    Task, break, next task — in the order you already set.

The FW-1 on a pale surface, its display showing a twenty-five minute session.
The face

Seven screens. That is the whole device.

There is no menu to get lost in, because there is almost nothing to navigate. Every state you will meet in a working day is on this page.

Light and dark, on the same hardware
Idle face: the date and time, with the next task underneath
IdleThe time, and the one task that comes next.
Queue face: today's tasks in order, the first one highlighted
QueueToday's list in the order you already set.
Length face: 25 minutes selected, with 5, 10, 15, 30 and 60 minute presets
LengthTwist to set the minutes. Tap to start.
Running face: 17:42 left on the task, the ring part emptied
RunningThe ring empties while you work.
Confirm face: asking whether the task is finished, with yes, no and cancel
ConfirmPress when done. It asks once, then moves on.
Complete face: session complete, offering a five minute break or done
CompleteTake five, or close the session out.
Break face: 3 minutes 12 seconds left on a short break
BreakA short one, counted down the same way.

No streaks. Nothing to keep up.

It counts the day and keeps your last fifty sessions. Nothing buzzes, nothing nags, and nothing asks you to come back tomorrow.

The queue comes
from the app.

Build the day once, in the app. Then leave the phone alone.

Local API & MCP server

Runs an MCP server on your own network. Claude, or any agent you use, can add a task, start a session or ask what is left — add_task, start_session, get_queue. No cloud, no key.

the wheel lit in a dark room, a session running on its face
The list already exists

You have already written today down.

Nothing is written back. Todoist and Apple Reminders work the same way.

  1. Notion a filtered view
  2. The app builds the queue
  3. The wheel runs it in order

Notion, Todoist and Apple Reminders are trademarks of their respective owners. The Focus Company is not affiliated with, associated with, or endorsed by any of them.

Why not just use an app

It runs on the thing you are escaping.

The wheel A focus app
Holds the whole list
Cannot notify you
Nothing else on the screen
Works with no account

A kitchen timer is off the phone, which is most of the battle — but it has no queue, so you still decide what is next at the worst possible moment.

FW-1

Keep it thirty days.
Then decide.

If it doesn’t earn its place on your desk, send it back.

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The focus letter

Fewer decisions. More finished work.

Focus techniques, workflow teardowns and the process changes that survive a real week — plus first word on what we are building next.

Only when there is something worth sending. One click to leave.

Not for you if you want reminders, streaks, or an app that nags. The wheel does none of that.