Focus - Timer for Productivity

Name: Focus - Timer for Productivity
Rating: 4.4 (1787 reviews)
Author: Meaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG

Time Management with Pomodoro

Free · In‑App Purchases

1.8K Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Meaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG
Language

EN
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Size

233.1
MB

Join hundreds of thousands of happy users who stay focused and productive with Focus – a beautifully simple yet powerful Pomodoro productivity timer for all your Apple devices. Focus helps you actually get your work done by breaking it into Focus Sessions – short, structured intervals that keep you focused and on track. This proven technique boosts concentration, reduces stress, and keeps you motivated throughout the day. Regular breaks help you recharge, so you can stay sharp and avoid burnout. Give it a try: Just add your tasks, start your timer, and make steady progress – one session at a time! “[…] a tool that can genuinely make people more productive" – MacStories.net “[…] a must-have for anyone who finds themselves easily getting distracted or forgetting to take occasional breaks." – iDownloadBlog.com ====================== FEATURES ====================== FOCUS TIMER Focus comes with a fully customizable productivity timer that supports you in working efficiently. Focus for 25 minutes, then get reminded to take a short break to relax your mind. After four sessions, take a longer, 15 to 20 minute break. This method maximizes energy, stimulates creativity, and promotes a sense of achievement. TO-DO LISTS Create unlimited tasks and track your time on each task. By working on one task at a time, you reduce distractions and can put all your attention toward completing your goals. That way you’ll be perfectly organized on your path to success. IN-DEPTH STATISTICS Check in with your progress! Focus keeps track of your focused time and offers in-depth and motivating statistics. See your daily, weekly and monthly activity, discover productivity patterns and build a habit of concentration – with daily goals and focus trends. FOCUS EVERYWHERE Sync Focus across your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Mac for a seamless experience. With built-in iCloud sync, your sessions and tasks are always up to date, where and when you need them! WIDGETS Start your Focus timer right from your Lock Screen, Home Screen, or Control Center. Widgets make it easy to see your most important info at a glance, while Live Activities show your session’s progress in real time, so you’re always in the loop and never miss a break. FOCUS ON APPLE WATCH Using Focus on your wrist is a natural fit. The independent Apple Watch app is made for easy and lightweight interactions letting you control sessions and track your progress throughout the day. CLEAN DESIGN The name says it all: Focus draws your attention to the most important things. It’s designed to be unobtrusive, accessible and easy-to-use. You’ll intuitively master its collection of features in no time. ===================================== SUBSCRIPTION PRICING - ALL PLATFORMS, ONE PRICE ===================================== Focus requires a subscription that unlocks all features on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Mac. Subscriptions can be shared with Family Sharing. $39.99/ year (USD) $4.99/ month (USD) TRY IT FOR FREE Try everything free for 7 days with the yearly plan. If you cancel before the end of the trial, you can still access the app for 7 days, but you will not be charged for the subscription. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at the confirmation of purchase or after the free trial period if offered. Your subscription will automatically renew unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscriptions by navigating to your account settings in the App Store after purchase. ====================== CONTACT ====================== If you have any questions or suggestions, please write us at [email protected] https://meaningful-things.com/ Privacy Policy: https://meaningful-things.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://meaningful-things.com/terms

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Ratings & Reviews

4.4

out of 5

1.8K Ratings

New update is fantastic, hope for more to come!
06/12/2023

Ovrlrd
I have been an off and on user of Focus for a long time. The latest update adds much needed UI love, and works so much better, especially on my iPad. Great work!One area I think could use some love is the Apple Shortcuts. I can only speak for myself here but being able to add new tasks using Apple shortcuts would vastly improve my workflow. For example, it would allow me to create a shortcut to import all my daily tasks from Reminders. If I had a wishlist the two shortcuts would be “Create task with title and date” and “Filter/find existing tasks” to complete the “search and sync” features using shortcuts. Additionally, a game changing feature would be the ability to automatically trigger the app to change the OS level Focus modes when starting/stopping sessions (or maybe just trigger shortcuts instead). For now I use Apple shortcuts to start DND at the same time as starting a Focus timer in the app, but I would love to be able to exit DND during breaks and automatically resume DND when my break is over. Overall this is a great update and I love seeing it! The simplicity of this app makes it one of the best, and with some of the features above I think it would stand above the rest for me and instant 5 star. I am going to resubscribe for now. I know you can’t promise anything but I wanted to be sure to share my thoughts. Keep up the great work!

Developer Response
Wow, thank you, that means a lot to us! It's very motivating to see our work appreciated in such a friendly and constructive way.Regarding your feedback: we're currently working on App Shortcuts and will open a TestFlight Beta soon. If you want to check it out early, let me know via [email protected] and I can send you an invite!Best wishes,- Kerstin
New update is fantastic, hope for more to come!
06/12/2023

Ovrlrd

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I have been an off and on user of Focus for a long time. The latest update adds much needed UI love, and works so much better, especially on my iPad. Great work!One area I think could use some love is the Apple Shortcuts. I can only speak for myself here but being able to add new tasks using Apple shortcuts would vastly improve my workflow. For example, it would allow me to create a shortcut to import all my daily tasks from Reminders. If I had a wishlist the two shortcuts would be “Create task with title and date” and “Filter/find existing tasks” to complete the “search and sync” features using shortcuts. Additionally, a game changing feature would be the ability to automatically trigger the app to change the OS level Focus modes when starting/stopping sessions (or maybe just trigger shortcuts instead). For now I use Apple shortcuts to start DND at the same time as starting a Focus timer in the app, but I would love to be able to exit DND during breaks and automatically resume DND when my break is over. Overall this is a great update and I love seeing it! The simplicity of this app makes it one of the best, and with some of the features above I think it would stand above the rest for me and instant 5 star. I am going to resubscribe for now. I know you can’t promise anything but I wanted to be sure to share my thoughts. Keep up the great work!
Developer Response 06/14/2023
Wow, thank you, that means a lot to us! It's very motivating to see our work appreciated in such a friendly and constructive way.Regarding your feedback: we're currently working on App Shortcuts and will open a TestFlight Beta soon. If you want to check it out early, let me know via [email protected] and I can send you an invite!Best wishes,- Kerstin
Best App to stay balanced with work and family!!!
06/03/2023

Healthknut
Can’t say enough good things about this app! I’m studying for a promotional exam currently and this app has helped me know when to take breaks but not for too long. There are plenty of options to customize and very helpful to have it on many platforms to use on the go or while at a desk. Keep up the great work with the app! If I could give one suggestion, which is actually more of a request, I would like to see a kid mode or kid options in the app that could help them see a timer for brushing their teeth or bed time reading of some sort. I also have some kids that are close to being teenagers and as they use the app it would be cool for them to be able to customize the background timer as a cool image of choice. Anyway, something to consider and explore for the future. It was just a thought during my study break. I need to get back to the books. Great app, studying is rough but much better when you have something that just tells you when to do it! Thanks again!!

Developer Response
Hi and thanks a lot for taking the time during your break to leave a review. Your kind words mean a lot to us!And great suggestions, thank you! We'll discuss how we can make Focus even more appealing for young people with more personalization options.I wish you all the best for your promotional exam!- Kerstin
Best App to stay balanced with work and family!!!
06/03/2023

Healthknut

Can’t say enough good things about this app! I’m studying for a promotional exam currently and this app has helped me know when to take breaks but not for too long. There are plenty of options to customize and very helpful to have it on many platforms to use on the go or while at a desk. Keep up the great work with the app! If I could give one suggestion, which is actually more of a request, I would like to see a kid mode or kid options in the app that could help them see a timer for brushing their teeth or bed time reading of some sort. I also have some kids that are close to being teenagers and as they use the app it would be cool for them to be able to customize the background timer as a cool image of choice. Anyway, something to consider and explore for the future. It was just a thought during my study break. I need to get back to the books. Great app, studying is rough but much better when you have something that just tells you when to do it! Thanks again!!
Developer Response 06/14/2023
Hi and thanks a lot for taking the time during your break to leave a review. Your kind words mean a lot to us!And great suggestions, thank you! We'll discuss how we can make Focus even more appealing for young people with more personalization options.I wish you all the best for your promotional exam!- Kerstin
Great app!
09/30/2020

Gabbiemk
I am a too lazy of a person to write any review, but I like this app and wanted to share some information and suggestion about the app. As a law student, I have been feeling anxious, uncertain if I am putting in enough hours for my school work, and this app does a great job letting me track how long I did the work each day. I like that I can adjust a number of minutes for each session In because most of apps only provide pomodoro style 25 minutes as an option. Also, I love that I could have the app fill the whole screen so I could start it again. Before using this function, I always missed hitting the start button again that I ended up deleting similar types of apps because of imprecise hours tracked. If I may make some suggestions- it would be nice if I could label how many hours I spent on each task. Just a chunk of hours logged only gives me an idea that I did something, but looking back, j don't know on which task I spent my time. Also, a stick or pie graph that shows how many hours I focused on each different task would make this app the greatest. I have been looking for one but there's none that has those functions. Thank you for this app and please keep up the great work!

Developer Response
Thanks so much! 🙏🏼
Great app!
09/30/2020

Gabbiemk

I am a too lazy of a person to write any review, but I like this app and wanted to share some information and suggestion about the app. As a law student, I have been feeling anxious, uncertain if I am putting in enough hours for my school work, and this app does a great job letting me track how long I did the work each day. I like that I can adjust a number of minutes for each session In because most of apps only provide pomodoro style 25 minutes as an option. Also, I love that I could have the app fill the whole screen so I could start it again. Before using this function, I always missed hitting the start button again that I ended up deleting similar types of apps because of imprecise hours tracked. If I may make some suggestions- it would be nice if I could label how many hours I spent on each task. Just a chunk of hours logged only gives me an idea that I did something, but looking back, j don't know on which task I spent my time. Also, a stick or pie graph that shows how many hours I focused on each different task would make this app the greatest. I have been looking for one but there's none that has those functions. Thank you for this app and please keep up the great work!
Developer Response 10/01/2020
Thanks so much! 🙏🏼
4.5 stars - minor improvements would make it perfect.
05/29/2019

Mike Hallman
I gave this 5 stars but there are just a few minor improvements I would love to see that would make it a true 5/5 for me:-Ability to create custom lists. Not all tasks that I add to Focus are the same. The bulk of it is my daily productivity usage - the tasks I work on as part of my job, which I take straight from my OmniFocus planner. But I also like to use Focus for my morning routine. I’m ADHD and getting out of the house on time is more challenging than it is for most people. Focus is a great help for me in the morning, by setting timers for the basic things - shower, breakfast, planning my day, etc. - it forces me to keep on schedule. Most people take this for granted, but with ADHD, the mornings can be the hardest because the meds haven’t kicked in yet, so having a dedicated “morning routine” list, as an example, would be great.-The ability to set default session and break times unique to the above custom lists. My morning routine session timer may be 15-20 minutes. My workday timer might be 45. Would be great to be able to set different defaults for each. -Repeatable tasks. Quite a few of the tasks on my list are things I do every day. It would be nice to set them to repeat. These three features would be amazing, but their lack does not take away from the fact that this app is awesome. It does just what the name says, keeps me focused, and as importantly, makes it much more likely that I will take breaks, which I frequently neglect to do. It makes me more productive in the end, less stressed, and more balanced. Wonderful app.
4.5 stars - minor improvements would make it perfect.
05/29/2019

Mike Hallman

I gave this 5 stars but there are just a few minor improvements I would love to see that would make it a true 5/5 for me:-Ability to create custom lists. Not all tasks that I add to Focus are the same. The bulk of it is my daily productivity usage - the tasks I work on as part of my job, which I take straight from my OmniFocus planner. But I also like to use Focus for my morning routine. I’m ADHD and getting out of the house on time is more challenging than it is for most people. Focus is a great help for me in the morning, by setting timers for the basic things - shower, breakfast, planning my day, etc. - it forces me to keep on schedule. Most people take this for granted, but with ADHD, the mornings can be the hardest because the meds haven’t kicked in yet, so having a dedicated “morning routine” list, as an example, would be great.-The ability to set default session and break times unique to the above custom lists. My morning routine session timer may be 15-20 minutes. My workday timer might be 45. Would be great to be able to set different defaults for each. -Repeatable tasks. Quite a few of the tasks on my list are things I do every day. It would be nice to set them to repeat. These three features would be amazing, but their lack does not take away from the fact that this app is awesome. It does just what the name says, keeps me focused, and as importantly, makes it much more likely that I will take breaks, which I frequently neglect to do. It makes me more productive in the end, less stressed, and more balanced. Wonderful app.

NEW: Accessibility Features - Discover a full set of new accessibility features, including Voice Over, Larger Text, Sufficient Contrast and more. - Major design refresh for the Focus for Mac app - New onboarding experience As always, if you have any feedback, suggestions, or questions, please reach out to us at [email protected] – we’d love to hear from you! And if you like our work and want to support us, please consider leaving a review in the App Store. Thank you!

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Seller: Meaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG
Size: 233.1 MB
Category: Productivity
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

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Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 2.0 or later.

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Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
Languages: English and 6 more

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Age Rating: 4+

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