Focus instrument · not a task manager

Spend your time on what actually matters.

Hoursbox helps you plan your three priorities, start focusing in one tap, and see exactly where your time went — so you end the day knowing it counted. No subtasks. No clutter. No surveillance.

Free to use No credit card No surveillance

Busy all day — but did anything actually matter?

Most productivity tools help you organize work. Almost none help you do the right work — or notice when you don't.

Time leaks

Hours vanish into context-switching, chat, and busywork that feels productive but isn't.

Tool overhead

Tags, subtasks, projects, boards. You spend more time planning work than doing it.

No feedback loop

You never see the gap between what you meant to do and where your time actually went.

Guilt & surveillance

Trackers that watch every keystroke, or apps that turn focus into a game you have to win.

The daily loop

One small loop. That's the whole product.

Plan a little, focus, reflect — kept tiny on purpose, so it builds a habit instead of adding admin.

1

Plan

Set your Big 3 — at most three priorities a day. No subtasks, no labels, ever. Intention in seconds.

2

Focus

One question — "What are you working on?" — then one tap to start. Resume your last session with One-Click Continue.

3

Reflect

Rate the session, glance at your Focus Score, and write three lines at day's end. Done — no reports to file.

Everything you need to focus. Nothing you don't.

Only the features that earn their place. Each one makes starting focus easier or lost time clearer.

Today's Big 3

Three priorities, capped by design. Decide what matters, then protect it.

One-tap Focus Mode

Start a focus session faster than you can open a task manager. One question, one tap.

Focus Score

One 0–100 number for today, this week, this month. Built on outcomes, not raw activity.

Reality Check

See your declared priorities right next to where your time actually went.

Deep Work Detection

Automatic credit for 45+ minutes of uninterrupted, undistracted work.

Weekly Coach

Five concise, grounded insights from your own week — wins, risks, and next steps. No generic motivation.

Hydration nudges

A gentle water reminder fills while you work and taps you to drink — calm, optional, and fully tunable.

Stand & move reminders

Been sitting too long? A quiet timer nudges you to stand, stretch, and walk — you set the interval.

Built for people who do the work.

Whatever you're focused on, the loop is the same — three priorities and a single tap.

Freelancers

Protect billable focus, then turn focused hours into a timesheet and earnings with CSV export.

Makers & developers

Defend long deep-work blocks and watch your weekly consistency climb.

Students

Trade all-nighters for steady, intentional study days you can actually sustain.

Anyone rebuilding focus

Start small: three priorities, one tap, and a score that nudges you back tomorrow.

What changes when you use Hoursbox

Outcomes you'll feel within the first week — not features you'll configure for an hour.

Show up on more days

Build the habit of intentional focus — measured as Weekly Focus Consistency, not one heroic binge.

End the day with clarity

Know your time went where it mattered — and see it in a single, honest number.

More deep work

Long, uninterrupted blocks get surfaced automatically — so you do more of what counts.

Zero overhead

Plan in seconds and never administer a tool. The surface stays small on purpose.

Most apps compete on more. We compete on less.

Subtraction is the whole strategy. Here's how Hoursbox is different from the tools you've tried.

Task managers

Endless lists, tags, projects, and boards. Planning about work quietly replaces doing it.

Surveillance trackers

Watch every keystroke and app. You get anxiety and dashboards — not insight or intention.

Hoursbox

A focus instrument

Three priorities, one Focus Score, one daily loop. Intention becomes a habit — calm, not surveillance.

Made by someone who lives in it

Hoursbox started as a tool its founder uses every single day. The daily loop is dogfooded, not theorized — and built on principles, not growth hacks.

Free to use No surveillance Bilingual ID / EN Your data is yours

No reviews to show yet — and we won't invent any. Hoursbox is early. Real quotes will appear here only when real people share them.

If the daily loop helps you, we'd genuinely love to hear about it — your words could be the first on this page.

For freelancers & agencies

Track your focus — then bill it.

Hoursbox already turns focused hours into a timesheet. Soon, client-ready invoices sit right on top: mark hours billable, set your rate, and watch focus become earnings — without leaving your focus tool.

Billable-hours toggle Hourly rate → earnings Client invoices & CSV export

Simple, honest pricing

The full daily loop is free. Pro is optional — it adds depth and helps fund independent development.

Free

$0 / forever

The whole daily focus loop, no credit card.

  • Today's Big 3 & one-tap Focus Mode
  • Daily, weekly & monthly Focus Score
  • Deep Work detection & daily reflection
Start free
Optional

Pro

$5 / month

For when you want history, trends, and export.

  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited history & long-term trends
  • AI weekly coaching & integrations
  • CSV export of your focus data
Get Pro

Pricing is localized for Indonesia. No charge until you choose to upgrade.

Frequently asked questions

Everything you might want to know before your first focus session.

Is Hoursbox another task manager?
No. Hoursbox is a focus instrument, not a task manager. There are no subtasks, labels, tags, or projects. You plan at most three priorities a day, focus, and reflect — that's the whole product.
Is Hoursbox really free?
Yes — the daily loop is free to use, with no credit card required. Hoursbox is built independently, and an optional Pro plan (unlimited history and trends, AI coaching, integrations, and export) is how you support its development and help it keep growing.
Does Hoursbox track or spy on me?
No. Hoursbox doesn't monitor keystrokes, screenshots, or apps. It only records the focus sessions you choose to start, so your data stays yours and the experience stays calm rather than surveillance-like.
How is the Focus Score calculated?
The Focus Score is a single 0–100 number per day, week, and month. It weighs your focus volume, completion of your Big 3 priorities, and the quality of your focus sessions — outcomes, not raw activity.
Is there a mobile app?
An Android app exists but is currently in closed testing (closed beta) — invite-only for now. The web app is live today and runs in any mobile browser with every feature available. Want an invite? Email us and we'll add you when the next slots open.
Does it remind me to drink water and stand up?
Yes — optionally. A gentle hydration reminder fills while you work and taps you to drink, and a separate sit timer nudges you to stand, stretch, and move. Both are off by default, fully tunable, and never naggy — health cues that respect your focus, not interrupt it.
Can I use Hoursbox in Indonesian?
Yes. Hoursbox is fully bilingual — Indonesian and English — with pricing localized for Indonesia.

Three priorities. One tap. A day that counts.

Start the loop today — plan, focus, reflect. Free to use, and your support helps Hoursbox keep growing.

Start focusing — free

Free to use · No credit card · Bilingual ID/EN

Start focusing — free