Focus Keeper - Pomodoro Timer

Wow! Never in a million years would I have thought that I would gain effective productivity with an app, such as this one! I suffer from anxiety and uncontrollable ADD and my medication to control this challenge, lately, has been effective for my energy (caffeine boost), but I needed something to support me, in addition, to my focus concerns. I have been extremely behind on my work assignments which increases the negative behaviors through my anxiety. I find that I do well, with my medications, combined with a simple tool or self-challenge to hold myself more accountable toward my efforts (or ability) to complete my massive load!!! This app is beyond simple and user friendly and that’s all you need to get your task DONE!!!! I love the fact that I have the ability to change the countdown times, however I see fit for myself in the moment of. I have literally been more productive in my very first time of using this app, that I have in MONTHS! This is my new life saver and I would totally recommend this to ANYONE with ADD/ ADHD. I feel more accomplished and at ease because I am getting my work caught up in long sittings!!! The routine breaks are perfect!!! Prior to the app, I had my life coach advise this on and off rotation for my condition, but it’s not as beneficial or effective as an app that can track your progress! I’m grateful! I think this app saved my job as a director!!! Wow.

Trust me I’ve scoped them all, even written a couple myself (via Shortcuts), but this is the best app on the AppStore if you’re often distracted, unmotivated, or suffer from adult ADHD. I definitely upgraded to pro, worth it to customize my chimes (Pavlov conditioning myself haha), and set the background colors to something I enjoy glancing at all day. The main benefit of this app in my opinion is the tracking/data analytic aspect they perfectly built in. The only thing I wish this app had was a text box you could enter your current task into so that it was present on-screen while the work-session timer is counting down. All in all this is my favorite and most used app whenever I have big tasks to work on or if I ever feel my productivity isn’t at the level where I know it can be. Highly recommend my friends! Edit: One other note, seems the chime settings are a bit backwards. I guess I expect to set the chime sound that would start the session. For example when setting the Focus Alarm to News Is expect that sound to play when I’m going into a new Focus session however I have to set this sound to the other two breaks to get this to play how I intend since the sound for Focus Alarm actually plays when that session is over.

I have never written a review before. However, this app has changed my life. I have ADD. When I tried to study before I used this app, I had to spend an unsustainable amount of time to complete my work. This was because I was constantly getting distracted. Now, when I work, I always have my cell phone out on my desk with this app going. For me, distraction always starts with me looking up and around. Now, when I do that, I see this app’s “focus session” screen counting away. Then I remember that I am on “focus” time, and get back to my task. Also, knowing I have a guilt-free break coming up makes me not rebel against focusing for 25 minutes. The knowledge that I will have time to get important things done besides studying motivates me. I recommend getting the pro version. Being able to adjust the time for breaks is essential for me. I am a mother, so the things that I used to try to multitask, I now do one at a time during my breaks. Sometimes, I need more than 5 minutes to finish the dishes, etc. I can adjust the time of each break on the “break screen” with pro. It takes 2 seconds. Setting my chores, studying, etc up this way takes away the excuse that I had about needing to do chores or other important things instead of studying. Because this app prevents the screen from locking, it never disappears like the regular timer app on my phone. I don’t have to reset it each time a session ends either. It is all automatic. Resetting a timer over and over on my own would never have worked with my ADD. I don’t think I conveyed how much this app has changed my life. It is a night and day difference.