Keep your pet alive.
Get your work done.
Digital trees never stopped anyone from opening TikTok. Axolive is a native iOS focus timer with actual emotional stakes: an adorable axolotl pet who gets sick if you abandon him.
Free private beta dropping this month • iOS • Zero spam
Tap the tabs above to preview how Axolive reacts when you study vs slack off.
You don't care about a drawing of a tree.
In Forest or Screen Time, when you break a rule, an abstract illustration withers or you tap "Ignore Limit". There's no emotional consequence. Axolive is built around human empathy and gentle guilt.
15-Minute Survival Floor
Most apps demand 2+ hours daily, leading to guilt and quitting on busy days. In Axolive, just 15 minutes of any focus session saves your pet. Consistency beats burnout.
10-Second Panic Window
Locking your screen to study is completely fine. But switch to Instagram, TikTok, or Reddit? A 10-second emergency grace timer triggers to put your phone down immediately.
The Graveyard of Shame
Miss 3 consecutive days without a streak freeze, and your pet dies permanently. A new baby Axo is born, but your fallen pet is archived in the graveyard forever.
Built for iOS.
Not a laggy web wrapper.
Axolive is crafted in pure SwiftUI and SwiftData. It launches in milliseconds, works 100% offline on airplanes, drains zero extra battery, and respects your privacy.
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.
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Be among the first 500 testers to keep Axo alive. No marketing spam, ever.