TIDE: Meditation, Sleep & Rest Reviews

Great App

Sophie Foster

This app is great! It eliminates distractions and helps me focus. I love the simple design. Would recommend!

Functional but the old design had perks

Nickname *-*

Though it took a bit of time to get used to, I guess the minimalist design works alright. I have two major issues at the moment. One is that when I exit the app it no longer counts down for my focus session. It did this after the minimalist update so maybe this is a new bug, but as I work off my phone a lot with different documents, I need it to count down while I am off the app. Second, I really found keeping track of how many focus sessions I did that day helpful, as I used it to track how many hours I was studying and whether I needed to increase or decrease the hours based on the grade I was getting. I also like comparing how focused I was during the day. Another minor issue that I miss was the 5 minute timed breaks the app had. Right now I am just using my phone timer, but it is awkward to switch back and forth. If this feature isn’t brought back though, it’s not a deal breaker for me. The other above issues are.

Not a fan of new sounds

meteolojinxx

Used to love this app! Beautiful and calming design - I used it all the time for studying, especially the Cafe white noise, which blocks out conversations around you. However, in the new update the Cafe sound itself has conversations going on and some weird microphone sounds, which is both distracting and somewhat uncomfortable to listen to using headphones.

BEST focus app EVER

Eerriikkaaaaaaa

I find it hard to sit down and study, but the sounds provided are GREAT and being able to adjust how long I want to focus for is wonderful! Seriously, DOWNLOAD NOW! ((one thing I would change is Muse, just cause it gets too repetitive after a while out of all the other sounds)). I’ll pop in my head phones if I’m somewhere loud and it’s like I’m at the beach meanwhile I’m in a crowded space. It’s great!

Update ruined experience

Undisclosed007

This used to be my go-to app for studying, but the update removed all the features I liked about the old version, and introduced new ones that I am not interested in using and which clutter the usage experience.

What happened?

Lazyboi

I miss the old design but where are my 5 min breaks and where are my forest sounds?? I only have 3 choices for sounds now? I hope I’m wrong because this has disrupted my productivity. Please write back with the solution so I can change my review ???

Amazing little focus tool

Former ski bum

I recently became aware of the pomodoro method of time management and focus, and excitedly searched the App Store for timer tools to help me remain productive during the day. This one stood out to me. First because it's free! But also among the most beautifully designed and elegantly simple. I love the refreshing pictures, white noise option and clean interface. It's simple - I don't need more bells and whistles, managing multiple projects or fancy alarms. The only thing I'd like is more white noise options. Thanks - great work!! Edit: One more thing I'd really like to see is compatibility with landscape view. The interface is so clean and good looking, I'd like to be able to display my clock horizontally as well.

Well designed app

6anymede

These folks have really for a great job getting this app to do what it needs to do and not more. It's well crafted with the user's experience in mind. I use it for both tasks and breaks, largely so I don't have to break concentration to make sure I'm not on one track for longer than I should be.

Update Not as Good

robfree

I use this app daily and really love it. However, after the update I keep having issues. My focus sessions will just stop randomly, and they don’t show up as having happened. The app itself is still running and works, just the session is seeming to crash. I also noticed the sounds have a clear stop and start loop, now. For example, I usually use rain and after a while it cuts out for a second and then starts back again. It’s not a big deal but it does take me out of my focus. Love the app but a little disappointed with the update. Still using it though.

Restarts on its own.

Naggins

I’ve been using the app itself for about a year and a half but since the new update, the app restarts on its own after about 10-15 minutes into playing focus and i have to start a new focus again. Please fix. I love this app, it really helps me get through school work.

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