YouTuber Hank Green’s adorable new app rises to #1 on the App store, beating ChatGPT with a tiny knitting bean
Hank Green’s Focus Friend app wants to help users reclaim their attention
- Hank Green's new app, Focus Friend, has surged to the number one position on Apple's free app chart, outperforming ChatGPT, Google, and Threads.
- The app is an ADHD-friendly focus timer designed to help users reclaim their attention and gamify productivity by blocking distractions.
- It features a customizable 'bean' character that knits rewards when users stay focused, but drops its needles if attention is lost.
- Users can trade the bean's knitted items for decorations to customize its room, encouraging healthier screen time in a Tamagotchi-style format.
- Launched in July, the app's popularity exploded this week following increased social media promotion by Hank Green and his brother, John Green.