Bluebird is a time management app for study and work, featured as “App of the Day”, “The Best Apps for iOS 17” and “The Best Apps for watchOS 10” on the App Store.
It combines a Pomodoro-style focus timer with a to-do list, helps people overcome procrastination, stay focused, and make progress.
What is Bluebird?
Getting started changes everything, but it’s hard to get started. Bluebird aims to help people take that first step easier, by providing a stress-free and fun-to-use focus timer.
Key Features
- Flexible focus timer (based on the Pomodoro Technique)
- Simple-but-powerful task management (with duration, priority, start/due date, repeat & tags)
- Time tracking (record all the time you put in and review later)
- Background sounds (white noise & all kinds of sounds from nature)
- Distraction blocker (block apps & websites while focusing)
- Widgets on Home Screen & Lock Screen
- Live Activities in Dynamic Island
- iCloud Sync across iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch & Mac
- Accessibility (VoiceOver, Dynamic Type & more)
- Full Focus support (Focus filter & Time Sensitive notifications)
- SharePlay (focus together with friends)
- Siri Shortcuts & automation
- Strict privacy policy (zero data collection)
watchOS
- Stay focused anywhere (with/without your iPhone)
- Instant sync (always in line with the iOS app)
- Haptic focus reminders (a silent but impactful way to keep you focused)
- Complications of all sizes
- Optimized for Always On
macOS
- Focus timer on menu bar
- All features of the iOS app
Who is Bluebird for?
- Students who want to stay focused on their study
- Remote workers or freelancers who want to be more productive
- Anyone who wants to spend their time wisely
Recognitions
- The Best Apps for iOS 17
- The Best Apps for watchOS 10
- App of the Day
- Best App of June 2021
Pricing
Bluebird is available on the App Store for iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch.
It’s a free download with in-app purchases for pro features.
- $39.99 / Year
- $99.99 Lifetime
About the team
Bluebird is built by a two-person indie team, Cub & Pup. We craft apps that bring joy to people’s lives and try to make the world a little better place.
We also draw comics about our daily struggles and surprises as an indie dev team for Apple platforms (@IndieLifeComics). It’s our way of contributing to the indie dev community while building high-quality apps.
Fact Sheet
Privacy
Data Not Collected
Apple Technologies
SwiftUI, Mac Catalyst, CloudKit, SharePlay
Platforms
iOS 15+, iPadOS 15+, watchOS 8+, visionOS 1+, macOS 12+