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Focusd vs Systune

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Focusd compared with Systune
DetailFocusd logo FocusdSystune logo Systune
What it doesA focus companion for your Mac that notices task drift and helps you return to your work Clean your Mac without the guesswork
StageNot given MVP
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inBR Not given
Pricing modelFree trial Not given
Pricing14-day free trial. An annual plan is planned; final prices will be announced at launch. US$39 once for three Macs in one household with two years of updates (direct). Mac App Store edition planned at US$39 once with final pricing to follow App Store tiers. First 100 waitlist signups receive free lifetime license including all future versions. 14-day full trial and 30-day refund planned
Key features
  • Set work intentions with tasks or projects
  • Screen drift detection using Apple Intelligence
  • Gentle nudge reminders when attention drifts
  • Session history and insights on workday patterns
  • Menu bar quick access and pause controls
  • Context-aware analysis recognizing research and tools
  • Todoist integration to import projects and tasks
  • On-device processing with no cloud analysis
  • Optional browser control for Safari, Chrome, Arc, Brave and Edge
  • 103 cleaning categories with four risk levels
  • 92 security and privacy checks with one-click fixes
  • 300 macOS settings with profiles, snapshots and undo
  • Disk analysis with list, treemap, ring and file-kind views
  • Duplicate and large-file finder
  • Command-line interface with JSON output
  • Full-screen terminal dashboard
  • iPhone companion over local network
  • 67 maintenance tasks including rebuilds and service restarts
  • Startup item and launch daemon inspector
What makes it different
  • Uses on-device Apple Intelligence instead of blocking websites or apps
  • All processing happens locally on your Mac with no screenshots uploaded
  • Learns from your corrections to improve context understanding
  • Gentle nudges instead of blocking or alarms
  • Analyzes focus patterns across weeks to show when you focus best
  • All changes listed and confirmed before removal with a test strip showing exact paths and bytes
  • Protected system paths refused and user files offered to Trash with regenerable caches deleted in place
  • Five rounds of independent security, correctness and performance review with published findings
  • Local processing with no analytics, crash reporting or scan result uploads
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)Not checked yet no change since last check11 +1 (up) since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)07
Citation Flow (Majestic)020
Referring domains (Majestic)017

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