Focus - Productivity Timer Reviews

The best i used

super users

The only feature i would love is for the app to store the time when the timer finished ( break completed 10 minutes ago )

I bought this app before it moved to a subscription model. It is ok as a pomodoro timer, but many such apps are available. Sync was prone to delays and failures. The task management features, which amount to a daily todo list, are not useful to me, because they neither augment nor replace the features of a good todo list app. It’s a $10 app on a good day, and a $40 annual subscription is frankly beyond belief.

Doesn’t work with Do Not Disturb

Kristinm2

I’ve been looking for a Pomodoro timer to use on my Apple Watch Series 4 and I thought this app would be perfect. But then I realized the timer alarms/notifications would not sound if the Do-Not-Disturb function was used. I use Do Not Disturb to help me focus, so I am not willing to turn it off. Not being able to use it seems to negate the purpose of the app.

It shows Japanese for Korean language setting

OrangeFloyd1524

It is a great app! Thank you for making it. However, it shows japanese for korean language setting. Please add the language support for korean, or at least modify it to show english for korean user. Most Korean cannot understand japanese, and english is relatively familiar.

4.5 stars - minor improvements would make it perfect.

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.

Apple Watch Issues

Casinojack1179

Apple Watch support in a Pomodoro app is a real plus. Unfortunately, the iOS and watch apps don’t sync well. Timers started on the watch often don’t sync with the phone app and vice versa. Worse, the watch timer will unexpectedly stop before the end. To be fair, I’ve not found another watch app that isn’t plagued by this problem, but developers should get it right before releasing.

Did I download a free version or ...

blueovalgal

Free trial and then get charged? Thought I read it but am not sure now. Thanks.

The price is silly!

Emin Emini

I really like the app, it’s amazing but the price is very high in comparison to other apps. There many apps like this one on the App Store most of them are free and many of them are up to 3.99$ full purchase. Focus app has a stupid price, who would pay about 40-60$ yearly or 5$ monthly!

Shameful

Trekrider08

Downloaded primarily for the Apple Watch. After downloading I discovered it is a pay as you go. Refuse to pay monthly or yearly! It's a timer for Pete sake..... That's a great response; to answer, when you pay $500 for a product you expect said product to be useful and not keep incurring charges. Your business models earns millions; not specifically your brand, but the market is earns heavy. I assume based off your response your not a great company who doesn’t care of your people. "Since the whole timer and therefore the Apple Watch app is completely free to use, we have no idea what your problem is. Is it that you don’t want to pay money for other people’s work? Or is it that you don’t want the app to be constantly maintained and developed through a sustainable business model? Speaking of shameful..."

Won't alert reliably, sound thoroughly misdesigned

geoelectric

Seems like the devs missed the interface norms that apps ignore the silence switch if headphones are selected, and that alarms ignore the silence switch entirely. This app won’t play the end of session alarm audibly with the silence switch on whether using headphones or not. For more fun, the end of session alarm uses your ringer volume, so that has to be up high while you leave the ringer turned on. Upshot: useless at work unless you want your phone ringing loud and clear from your desk whenever you disconnect your headphones and forget to toggle the switch back. Edit: Thanks for the snarky “calm down” response. I’m not suggesting your app should do anything other timer apps don’t already do. The limitation isn’t with system notifications, it’s with how you’re configuring your audio sessions. Read both the Apple guidelines on sound behavior for alarm apps (silence switch shouldn’t affect) and the API re audio sessions and session behavior in relation to the silence switch and audio (this is all controllable). For $2 I’d “calm down.” For what this app charges? It had better be right and significantly better than the field, with constant and frequent updates until it gets there. At $40-60 a year you’re in OmniGroup pricing territory. Raise your bar.

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