Phu’s ClassTiếng Việt

For iPhone · for ADHD and chronic procrastinators

Phu’s Class

Thầy Phú has taught for thirty-two years and heard every excuse there is. Tell him everything you’ve been putting off. He writes it all on the board, puts one thing on your desk, and waits for you to start.

Coming soon to the App Store

One period

How a class goes.

  1. Say it.

    Hold to talk, or type. Ramble as long as you like: every task flies up onto the board as a chalk note. Hearing happens on your phone, with or without a connection.

  2. He picks.

    One task goes on your desk, with one line on why. Anything due today first, then whatever has waited longest.

    “Nine days on the board. It goes first.”

  3. The fuse.

    The desk opens with a short wait. The fuse burns around Start, and the longer a task sits, the rounder he gets. Starting resets everything.

    Watch him wait, or tap a step.

    “Two minutes. I’ll wait.”

    Looks up

  4. The drum.

    Start, and the school drum sounds. A period is ten minutes. He paces the front of the room and grades papers, and now and then looks straight at you. Raise a hand for a tiny next step.

  5. The red pen.

    Done, and a red check draws itself. His comment depends on the task: started inside the fuse, no late slips, how long it waited. Not yet? Partial credit, and three ways on.

    The circled 10 is rare. It is never sold or scheduled.

    Dentist email

    Waited 9 days. Took 11 minutes.

    • Fine.
    • Good.
    • Good work.
    • 10

The classroom

Never the same twice.

About one class in four, something small happens. Nobody explains it.

  • A cat walks across his desk.

    “Not now, Mèo.”

  • A paper plane drifts in.

    “Whose is this?”

  • The power cuts.

    “We continue.”

    He lights a candle.

  • An ice-cream bell outside.

    “After the bell. Maybe.”

  • A butterfly lands on the board.

    He writes around it.

  • Pop-quiz day.

    “Take out a sheet of paper.”

    Periods are fifteen minutes.

From the real calendar

  • Monsoon

    Rain on the window, a bucket under the leak.

  • Tết

    Peach blossom, and a bánh chưng on his desk.

  • Mid-Autumn

    A star lantern in the window.

  • 20 November

    Teachers’ Day. Flowers piled on his desk. He is quietly moved.

  • His birthday

    One candle. He tells nobody.

  • Hot days

    Iced coffee instead of tea.

Your desk remembers.

Every finished task carves one small doodle into your desk: initials, a star, a tiny Thầy Phú. It never loses a mark.

House rules

What he never does.

  • Streaks
  • Points and leaderboards
  • Taking attendance
  • Remarks about you

He is relentless about the task and never about you. He grades excuses, never people. Days away are never counted. Come back after any time at all and the desk says one word: “Sit.”

For heavy things, the act stops.

Medical results, grief, debt, legal trouble: the classroom goes quiet. He takes off his glasses and keeps plain company. No joke, no grade, no fuse, no late slip.

If something you write sounds like you might hurt yourself, every task steps aside and helplines come first.

Find a helpline

Tuition

The class is free. Tuition adds the extras.

Free, always

  • Saying tasks, the desk, the board
  • Every period, the fuse and the drum
  • His comments and every pose
  • The happenings and your carved desk
  • The logbook, the small widget, the Live Activity
  • Sharing, and everything for heavy days

Tuition

  • The timetable from your calendar
  • Big widgets and StandBy
  • A report card each term

$39.99 a year or $6.99 a month, with a free week first.

Can’t pay right now? Ask for a scholarship. No proof.

All about tuition

Questions.

Is it free?

Yes. The whole class is free for good: saying tasks, the desk, the board, every period, his comments, the happenings and sharing. Tuition adds the timetable, big widgets and the report card.

Do I need an account?

No. There is no sign-up. Your tasks live on your phone.

Is it for ADHD?

It is built for people with ADHD and for anyone who puts things off. It is a support tool: it does not diagnose or treat anything.

Can I turn him down?

There is one Thầy Phú, and he is strict. What changes is how long the task has waited. For anything heavy, he stops the act on his own.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Hearing a task, the desk and every period work with no connection. His fresh lines wait for one.

Which languages?

English and Vietnamese, one at a time. He speaks whichever your phone does, and you can switch in the app.

Try him

Write a task on the board.

A sample from his offline lines. What you type stays on this page.

Nothing on the board? Suspicious.

Sit.

Phu’s Class is coming to iPhone in English and Vietnamese.

Coming soon to the App Store