Current: Ambient Focus Timer

Current is a calm focus timer for iPhone and Apple Watch that turns time into something you feel — not something you fight. Instead of a stressful countdown clock, it uses color, motion, and gentle haptics to keep you aware of time without breaking your concentration.
The idea is simple: commit to just 15 minutes, finish what you said you'd do, feel good, and decide what's next.
WHY THIS WORKS
Starting is the hardest part of any task. A 15-minute commitment feels achievable — low stakes, no pressure. Once you begin, momentum takes over. Current is built around this psychology: small promise, real finish, genuine sense of accomplishment. No system. No cycles. No next step prescribed for you.
HOW IT WORKS
Current expresses time as a full-screen color wave — green when you have time, shifting through teal and yellow, warming to red as your session closes. The wave pulses faster as time passes. You always know where you are. Exact time is hidden by default to reduce clock-watching anxiety. Tap to reveal it anytime. Ignore it if you don't need it.
Gentle haptic feedback marks key milestones — quarter-point, halfway, 90% — so you feel progress on your wrist without looking at your phone.
When your timer ends, a red screen confirms you finished. Double-tap to run it again immediately and ride the momentum forward.
FEATURES
Ambient color wave timer — green to red, no numbers by default
5, 15, 30 minute presets + custom duration
Tap to reveal exact time — hidden by default
Haptic milestones at quarter, halfway, and 90%
Double-tap to instantly restart the same duration
Full Apple Watch app — seamless iPhone sync
Apple Watch complications for quick launch
Watch display dims when wrist is down, haptics still deliver
One-time purchase — no subscription, no ads
BUILT ON CALM TECHNOLOGY
Current is inspired by the calm technology principles of Mark Weiser and John Seely Brown — the idea that the best tools inform without demanding your attention. Time lives in your peripheral awareness, moving to the center only when you need it. It's the first consumer focus timer explicitly designed this way.
NOT A PRODUCTIVITY SYSTEM
No Pomodoro cycles. No prescribed breaks. No tracking dashboards. No streaks, habit logs, or session history. No task lists, tagging, or project management. Just one interval at a time — and you decide what happens next.
If you've ever found yourself optimizing a productivity system instead of actually doing the work, Current is the way out.
PERFECT FOR
Distractible minds and people prone to clock-watching anxiety
ADHD and time-blindness — peripheral cues replace stressful countdowns
Deep work and creative flow sessions
Short bursts between meetings
Starting a hard or avoided task ("I'll just do 15 minutes")
Anyone who wants a timer that stays out of their way
iPHONE + APPLE WATCH
Start a timer on your iPhone, glance at your Apple Watch. Start on your Watch, check in on your iPhone. Both apps mirror each other and sync seamlessly. The Watch experience is full-screen ambient — designed for wrist-based time awareness without pulling out your phone.
Current. A focus timer that gets out of your way.