How to use the app
Main Priority List Screen
You can use Focus on Five completely free of charge. You can manage your five weekly priorities each week, set future priorities, and even have the Apple Watch companion app for free.
The only paid feature of Focus on Five is Dexter AI. Dexter AI will help you break down large and complex ideas or goals into smaller, actionable weekly priorities. Dexter AI will also make sure that you do not get caught up doing small tasks over and over again.
The main priority list screen displays your weekly priorities. In this screen, you can add new priorities, update priorities, rearrange the order of the priorities, complete priorities, and delete priorities. You can also access Dexter AI, keep future priorities, and see completed priorities.
Add a Priority
On the main priority list screen, tap the "Add New" or "+" buttons to add a new priority. You can add up to five priorities per week. Each priority must be at least 3 words long. Keep your priorities concise and action-oriented.
Update a Priority
On the main priority list screen, tap on the priority itself to update the priority, then tap the "Update Now" button.
Delete a Priority
On the main priority list screen, swipe left to delete a priority. You can also delete a priority on the update screen by tapping the "Delete" button.
Note: When you delete a priority, you will open one of the five priority spots for the week.
Complete a Priority
On the main priority list screen, tap on the "Complete" circle check. You can also complete a priority on the update screen by tapping the "Complete" button.
Future Priorities
What are future priorities? Whenever you think of a priority that you want to work on, but do not have time right now, and you do not want to forget about it, you can add it to the future priority list. When you're ready to add the priority to the current week, tap the "Add to Now" button.
Note: You must have one open spot of the five priority spots in the week to be able to add a future priority.
Move a Priority to the Future
Let's say you know you cannot complete a priority in the week because you do not have the capacity, there are dependencies outside your control, or you're blocked. You can move the priority to the future to be completed at a future time. On the main priority list screen, tap the priority, and then the "Move to Future" button.
Note: When you move a priority to the future, you will open one of the five priority spots for the week.
Done Priorities
The done screen shows you the completed priorities grouped by week. You can revert a completed priority by tapping the "Uncomplete" button.
Note: You must have one open spot of the five priority spots in the week to be able to revert to not completed.
Dexter AI
Dexter AI is your AI companion that assists you in defining your weekly priorities. Dexter AI is our own Large Language Model (LLM) specifically fine-tuned for Focus on Five. Dexter AI will help you break down large and complex ideas or goals into smaller, actionable weekly priorities. Dexter AI will also make sure that you do not get caught up doing small tasks over and over again.
Dexter AI is the only paid feature in Focus on Five. You have three convenient ways to access Dexter AI.
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Buy 1000 messages with a one-time payment, no subscription. With 1000 messages, you can converse with Dexter AI and send 1000 messages. For example, if each week you need to send 50 messages to Dexter AI to come up with your five priorities, 1000 messages will last about 5 months.
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For unlimited messaging with Dexter AI, you can get the Monthly or Yearly Subscription. This is a convenient way to have unlimited access to Dexter AI.
