Focus, or your axolotl dies.
Axo depends on you. Focus 15 minutes a day and he thrives. Skip a day and he gets sick. Skip three and he ends up in the graveyard.
Free TestFlight beta • iPhone • No spam
You don't care about a drawing of a tree.
In Forest or Screen Time, breaking a rule costs you nothing: an illustration withers, or you tap "Ignore Limit". Axolive gives you someone to let down. Here's his whole life, and how much of it is up to you.
Day oneHe hatches.
Every pet starts as an egg. Do your first focus session together and he is out.
Every day15 minutes keeps him alive.
Lock your phone if you like. Leave the app for 10 seconds and that session does not count.
Miss a dayHe gets sick.
Unless a streak freeze covers it. You start with one, earn one per 7-day streak, and bank up to two.
Miss twoCritical condition.
Not too late. One 15-minute day brings him all the way back to healthy.
Miss threeHe's gone.
He joins the graveyard with his level, best streak and focus minutes. Then a new egg.
Built for iPhone.
Not a web wrapper.
Every screen here is the actual app, captured from the current build. Native SwiftUI, works offline, and nothing leaves your phone.
- ✓No account. Download and start.
- ✓Goals, sessions and your pet live only on your iPhone.
- ✓A Live Activity counts down on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.
- ✓Sessions from 5 to 120 minutes, with 15, 25, 45 and 60 minute presets.
Your pet, his health, and how close you are to today’s 15 minutes.
Hey! I started building Axolive because I was exhausted by modern productivity software. Every app wants a $60/year subscription, requires an account, and tries to force an AI coach onto a basic timer.
I don't need an AI coach. I just need something cute that creates real psychological friction when I reach for Instagram mid-work.
I'm building the entire iOS app in public. If you'd like to test the early TestFlight builds, leave your email below or drop me a DM on X.
Before you adopt an axolotl.
Can I lock my phone during a session?
Yes. Locking your iPhone counts as phone-down, so put it face-down and study. The screen stays awake while a session runs, so it won't auto-lock on you either. Opening another app is what counts as leaving: after 10 seconds away, the session fails.
What happens if my pet dies?
Miss your 15-minute floor for 3 days in a row with no freezes left, and your axolotl dies. It moves to the graveyard with its level, peak streak and focus minutes on its headstone. Then you hatch a new baby axolotl. Your best streak and lifetime stats carry over.
How do streak freezes work?
You start with one. A freeze is used automatically when you miss a day, so your streak survives and your pet stays healthy. You earn another one for every 7-day streak, and you can bank up to two.
Is it on Android or iPad?
Not yet. Axolive is a native iPhone app for iOS 27. Android and iPad aren't planned for the first release.
Is the beta free?
Yes. The TestFlight beta is free. You'll get an invite by email when your batch opens.
What data do you collect?
The app collects nothing. Your goals, sessions and pet live only on your iPhone, with no account. The website only keeps your email if you join the waitlist. Details are in theprivacy policy.
Get the private TestFlight invite.
Be among the first 500 testers to keep Axo alive. No marketing spam, ever.