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Focusmate
Stop procrastination forever with virtual body doubling. Join for free and tackle any task, from studying and coding to meal prep and everything in between.
Where it stands
3.6 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 1 of 3 signals
- Website health4 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on Focusmate yet. Facts checked 2026-11-08. How tests work
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Should you use Focusmate?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-08.
A good fit if…
- You want a free option. It states: “Focusmate is free for up to three sessions per week. The page says: “Yes! Focusmate is completely free for up to three sessions…”
Check first
- Its pages do not state: watermark, where your files go. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.
Does: Pomodoro timer
Measured signals
4 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from Focusmate's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 46 ms.
- Security2 / 50 of 5 protective headers set.
- Privacy4 / 51 third-party tracking service found: Google Analytics.
- Transparency5 / 5Links a privacy policy; links a pricing page.
Community feedback
Not enough discussion yet: 5 classified comments from 2 threads. We need at least 12 from 2 threads.
- Positive
“A couple of questions for experienced users, or FocusMate reps: this sounds like a potentially useful service but I'm concerned about privacy issues and not annoying other people, esp wrt working in public or common work…”
Read in the thread - Positive
“I'm a straight woman who works from home and loves FocusMate; I don't have any qualms about allowing someone to see me working from home. They're not working from home with me; the most they know about me and my home is…”
Read in the thread
Threads: Focusmate – Virtual Coworking Helps You Get Things Done (2019, 62 comments) · Focusmate – virtual coworking and accountability partners to help productivity (2018, 3 comments)
- Free tier
- Focusmate is free for up to three sessions per week. The page says: “Yes! Focusmate is completely free for up to three sessions per week. You do not need a credit card or other payment information to start using Focusmate.”
- Paid plan
- Focusmate Plus offers unlimited sessions for $8 a month billed yearly or $12 a month billed monthly. The page says: “If you need more sessions, you can upgrade to Focusmate Plus anytime for unlimited sessions. It’s just $8 a month (billed yearly) or $12 a month (billed monthly).”
- Signup
- An account is required to join. The page says: “Join for free.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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