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A macOS focus app that blocked distractions and planned the day around one goal (appears discontinued).

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  • Deployment Cloud Based
  • Starting price $4/month
  • Free trial Available
  • Best for Freelancers, Startups, SMEs

What is Serene?

Serene was a macOS focus app made by Marcus Taylor of Venture Harbour in Oxford, UK. It prompted users to set one goal per day, break that goal into timed sessions, and then blocked distracting apps and websites for the duration of each session. It also included built-in focus music and a reporting tool to track time and distractions.

As of this research, the sereneapp.com domain redirects to Venture Harbour's main site, now describing itself as an AI automation venture studio, and the old product subpages return a 404 error. This strongly suggests Serene has been discontinued or folded, so pricing and availability below reflect historical information rather than a confirmed current offering.

Key Features of Serene

Serene lists 7 documented features, including Daily goal setting with session breakdown, App and website blocking during focus sessions and Built-in concentration and ambient focus music. The list below covers what the product does rather than how it is marketed.

  • Daily goal setting with session breakdown
  • App and website blocking during focus sessions
  • Built-in concentration and ambient focus music
  • Pomodoro-style session planner
  • Performance and distraction reporting
  • macOS native app
  • Countdown session timer

Serene Pricing

Serene lists one plan, at $4.

Premium

$4/month

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Historical pricing found for unlimited use of all features after a free trial; not confirmed on a currently live pricing page

Serene Specifications

Serene is available on macOS. It has a free trial.

Deployment
  • Cloud Based
Billing cycle
Monthly
Desktop
  • macOS
Languages
  • English
Built for
  • Freelancers
  • Startups
  • SMEs
Support
  • Email
Public API
No
Free trial
Yes
Free plan
No
Runs in browser
No
Customisable
Yes
Website
sereneapp.com

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Serene FAQs

The sereneapp.com domain now redirects to Venture Harbour's corporate site and old product pages return 404 errors, suggesting the app has been discontinued or is no longer actively maintained.

Serene was built exclusively for macOS, with Windows support previously announced as coming but never confirmed as shipped.

It combined daily goal planning, session-based distraction blocking, and focus music to help users complete deep work sessions on Mac.

Serene was created by Marcus Taylor, founder of the Oxford-based digital venture studio Venture Harbour.

Historical listings describe a free trial followed by a paid subscription rather than an ongoing free tier.