Pomodoro-style timers count down. When they hit zero you either “won” or you did not. That is another test.

BrainHD focus mode counts up. You tapped Start on one next move. Time passing is evidence you began, not a fuse.

Why up

A full head already has enough countdowns: the day, the trial, the thing you have been avoiding. I did not want the focus screen to be one more.

The city still only grows when a task is actually finished. Focus is the room you sit in while you try. XP and buildings wait on done, not on a beep.

Still a planner

This is not a clinical protocol. It is how the timer is wired. The listing says built for ADHD brains and not a diagnosis. The first submission in October used that honesty on the page.