Focus & Pomodoro Timer - Foca

The user interface is simple, no fuss, and sleek but I get no notifications or sounds when the session ends so it's not doing what I actually need it to do. I really wanted to utilize this app and upgrade to Plus for Statistics but I can't even benefit from the free version. I went to the FAQ page to look up how to configure notifications and it says for Mac users you can configure notifications using setting inside the Foca App. When I actually got to Settings inside the Foca App, it said "Background Notifications: On. Notify you when focus session ends" and I can't click into it or adjust the settings to find out why I'm not getting notifications.

I love this app as it is helping me get through my school work. I have noticed a considerable difference in the amount of work I could accomplish previously without the Pomodoro timer and the work I am completing now. Breaking my tasks into increments completed within 25 minutes with a break in between has made a significant difference. I wish I would have found this earlier.

Was looking for an alternative to the popular Forest timer app and found Foca! While it doesn’t have the social aspect (as far as I know + I never used the social function of that app anyway), it does the job perfectly and is reasonably priced. I especially like that on iPhone you get the option to “buy what you need” instead of buying the entire app. The only extra paid function I wanted was the ability to choose how many auto-run sessions I could do and it was reasonably priced at $1.99 USD — not monthly, forever. Great job, developers! 👌🏻