# FocusMe Reviews **Vendor:** FocusMe **Category:** [Productivity Bots Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/productivity-bots) **Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 5 ## About FocusMe The Productivity App That FORCES You to Focus! No cheats or workarounds. More than just a website blocker. FocusMe is a fully-customizable tool that “walls off” online temptation to instantly increase personal efficiency and take countless hours of your life back. ## FocusMe Reviews ### 1. Life changing app for blocking distractions in work and family time **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Yoav M. | Attorney, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 21, 2022 **What do you like best about FocusMe?** This is by far the best app I've used. If like my old self, you are spending too much time on ... whatever (reading the news/sports/youtube/social media/emails etc.) either during work or during your family time, this one is for you. I've tried so many other apps to restrict myself, but they weren't close to FocusMe. Both in the functions it enables you (such as 10 minutes of news every hour, or 1 hour of youtube per day, or no amazon during working hours), and in letting you decide beforehand whether the block would be circumventable and to what degree. I also discussed it with my 12 year old son, who was happy to install it on his computer and set a daily 1 hour limit to minecarft. It's not cheap, but I got my money's worth back within a day or two. If that isn't enough, their support is extraordinary. I sent the support a few emails and they always got back to me within a day, with detailed explanation and solved every problem I had, and then followed it up to make sure that they solved my problem. I strongly recommend it. **What do you dislike about FocusMe?** It's not cheap, but I got my money's worth back within a day or two. **What problems is FocusMe solving and how is that benefiting you?** Thanks to FocusMe, I'm so more effective at work. It's unbelievable. It also helped me manage my family time better. ### 2. Great way to ensure accountability when other people aren't around - a must have! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 14, 2022 **What do you like best about FocusMe?** The software far beats the other blocking software I've used, and is definitely easier to configure. In addition to that, the software is very up-to-date on modern blocking methods. The developers are more than eager to take feedback and improve existing methods (for reference, I alerted the team about a possible bypass and they got back to me with a patch in only a few days). **What do you dislike about FocusMe?** The UI is a little unresponsive/laggy at times, but the program doesn't drop inputs (for example, if I click a button, it might take a bit to respond, but I've never had to repeat a command - it seems like it's just delayed sometimes). Not a dealbreaker as core functionality is still present. **What problems is FocusMe solving and how is that benefiting you?** I find myself very easily distracted sometimes with technology, so I've had to resort to software similar to FocusMe, and in the past they would work for a bit, but as someone who is computer savvy, it wasn't hard for me to find workarounds. FocusMe's dev team, on the other hand, is always on top of their game when it comes to getting stubborn nerds like me off the computer. ### 3. Time Saving App with Great Customer Service **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Victoria B. | Social Worker **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2022 **What do you like best about FocusMe?** I find FocusMe particularly helpful in that I can separate the sites that get locked out. I can lock out shopping sites separately from entertainments sites etc. **What do you dislike about FocusMe?** When I first started I made it too hard for myself to change. Occasionally I needed to change my plan. But I was eventually able to do so and was able to find happy medium. **What problems is FocusMe solving and how is that benefiting you?** Time spent on unrelated websites ### 4. The one true scotsman **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Toon A. | Founder, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 18, 2022 **What do you like best about FocusMe?** The other apps are not blocking apps. If you have minimal technical skill they're merely inconveniencing apps. FocusMe is the only app I couldn't unblock in 5 minutes of low effort. For the past 3 years it's been a cornerstone of my strategy to keep myself disciplined. **What do you dislike about FocusMe?** Sometimes a bit buggy. Slows my laptop down a bit **What problems is FocusMe solving and how is that benefiting you?** Keeping myself on task ### 5. Solid concept for productivity, functionality ok. **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 18, 2022 **What do you like best about FocusMe?** It's a great work productivity tool, however it's best when scheduling blocks of time to avoid distractions. **What do you dislike about FocusMe?** Learning curve and set up time takes awhile to use. It's almost like you're programming your calendar and hours. **What problems is FocusMe solving and how is that benefiting you?** Enables me to really focus on one task at hand. I enjoy that aspect and is helpful when needing to focus, but it's not widely used all day. Maybe a few times a day. **Official Response from Jon Rumens:** > Thanks for your feedback. We hear you! In order to reduce the learning curve we have been developing a more intuitive UI which should be released by the end of the year. We're also completely reworking our onboarding process so that it will be easier for users' to get up to speed quickly. Could I please have your name or could you contact me via jon AT focusme.com so we could discuss what more we can do to improve? Sincerely - Jon. - [View FocusMe pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/focusme/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-17+21%3A03%3A47+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=685c0b9d-a4af-4f01-9e02-2c965f47bab0&secure%5Btoken%5D=81833febb42ce4885ee82d5ae366c0d0e848aaa77b281ad7ee24113337ef7118&format=llm_user) ## FocusMe Features **Agentic AI - Productivity Bots** - Autonomous Task Execution - Cross-system Integration - Adaptive Learning - Decision Making ## Top FocusMe Alternatives - [Zapier](https://www.g2.com/products/zapier/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (2,030 reviews) - [Zoom Workplace](https://www.g2.com/products/zoom-workplace/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (53,399 reviews) - [Scratchpad](https://www.g2.com/products/scratchpad/reviews) - 4.8/5.0 (1,472 reviews)