Support & FAQ

You type what you want to have done (your intent) and start a focus session. Hesya keeps that intent visible while you work: on the in-session screen, the Lock Screen widget, and the Live Activity. If you drift into apps you've marked as distracting, a quiet cue invites you back. When the session ends, a short reflection closes the loop, and finished sessions live in your private journal.

One short line in your own words: "Finish the proposal introduction" or "Be present at dinner." Hesya keeps it verbatim and never rewrites or interprets it. You can add up to three, or start a session with none at all.

No, it's optional. Sessions, the breathing pause, reflections, the journal, and widgets all work without it. Screen Time access enables drift cues: during a session, iOS can tell Hesya when time in the apps you selected as distracting crosses a threshold, without ever revealing which app you used.

Your sessions, intents, reflections, and settings stay on your device. Hesya never records which apps you use. The only thing that ever leaves your device is a small set of anonymous usage counts (for example “a session was started”) with no identifier of any kind. They cannot be linked to you. See the Privacy Policy for detail.

Only to power drift cues during sessions you start. Apple's framework tells Hesya that cumulative time in your selected apps crossed a threshold, never which app, never your history. It's optional and revocable anytime in iOS Settings.

Yes. Open iOS Settings > Hesya. The app keeps working without them; drift detection simply falls back to a gentler, time-based signal.

Type your intent on the Focus screen (or leave it empty) and tap Begin. Three taps or fewer, by design. The in-session screen shows your intent and a quiet clock; Pause and Complete are always available.

Two kinds of intentional time: one for deep work, one for being present off-screen. They change the framing copy, not the rules.

Three slow cycles of the physiological sigh: inhale, a short top-up, a long exhale (about 40 seconds), then a quiet "Ready?" with two choices: resume or stay paused. It is always skippable.

Long-press your Home Screen or Lock Screen, tap + / Customize, find Hesya, and add it. The widget shows your current intent and session state. On macOS Tahoe, your session's Live Activity can also appear in the Mac menu bar.

Check three things: Screen Time permission is granted (iOS Settings > Hesya), at least one app is selected as distracting (Hesya Settings), and a session is actually active. Cues also stay quiet during pauses, quiet hours, and mute windows. Silence is often the product working as designed.

Check that notification permission is granted in iOS Settings > Hesya, that you're not in Quiet Hours or a mute window, and that Do Not Disturb or Focus modes aren't suppressing them.

Yes. Everything core works without a connection. The only network traffic is anonymous, identifier-free usage counts, which simply wait until you're back online.

Yes. Free, with no ads and no in-app purchases.

No. There are no accounts. Download and use.

iPhone on iOS 26 or later. On macOS Tahoe, your session's Live Activity can appear in the Mac menu bar while you work.

Your sessions and journal are stored on each device. There's no cloud sync yet. A native Mac companion is planned.