Do your best work.
Focus helps you concentrate with timed focus sessions built on the Pomodoro technique, track your tasks and projects, and see real progress — across all your Apple devices. A calm, proven rhythm: plan, work, break, review.
“[…] 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
I always use Focus when…
… I need to start a deep-work session
… I want to stop procrastinating and finally begin
… I want to break a big project into focused sprints
… I’m studying and need to concentrate
… I want to protect my time from distractions
… I want to build a daily focus habit
… I want to see what I actually got done today
… I want structure without a heavy, complicated system
Benefits
* Start focusing in seconds: pick a task, start a session, get to work
* The proven Pomodoro rhythm — plan → work → break → review — that gives your attention somewhere to go
* Sessions and tasks together: a focus timer plus real task, project, and time tracking (most apps split these into two)
* See your progress: daily and weekly activity and goals make focus feel earned, never nagged
* Restful breaks that are part of the rhythm, not slacking
* Calm and encouraging — momentum, never hustle, grind, or guilt
Features
* Timed focus sessions with flexible session and break lengths
* Tasks, projects, and time tracking
* Daily and weekly activity and goals
* In-app Learning: short, friendly guides you can apply as you read
* Widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island
* Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight via App Intents
* Seamless iCloud sync
* Built-in accessibility
* Privacy first: your data stays on your devices and in your own iCloud
* Available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro
* Handcrafted by real humans :-)
Focus is free to start. Focus Pro unlocks everything with a 7-day free trial.
Thanks for doing your best work with us!
We’re always improving Focus. If you have feedback or an idea, we’d love to hear it.
About us
Focus is made by Jan & Kerstin, two independent app developers based in Germany. We built Focus for our own workdays — to concentrate, make real progress, and still keep things calm. Our goal: a productivity app that’s a joy to use every day.
We built this tool for ourselves — and now we’d love to share it with you!
Questions?
We offer friendly support. Just drop us a note at support@meaningful-things.com and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can.
Privacy & Terms
https://meaningful-things.com/privacy
https://meaningful-things.com/terms
Make sure you subscribe. I've been using it for a few years. It has genuinely improved my productivity tenfold
Developer Response
Hi and thanks you so much for reviewing our app!We'll keep putting much love and effort into making and improving Focus for the years to come!Best wishes,- Kerstin
Dodgy Subscription Signup, not good enough
Ivanapinyon
Sorry guys, this is not cool. I will adjust this review if you bother to change this behaviour.1. There is no notice, no information, nothing about your switch to subscription.2. No information for existing users 3. No information about pricing when starting the app, and so on.4. No information on pricing in the app itselfThe app blindsides the user, giving you no option but to engage the ‘Pro’ subscription. It does not adequately explain what is happening. This amounts to automatically enrolling a user, which is blatantly against the terms and conditions of the App Store. Whether you are or not, it looks like you are hiding the pricing. Whether you are or not, it looks like you are treating users as if they are stupid.Having been a happy user of this app for a couple of years, I would have been happy to evaluate the subscription on its merits. Because I had to go out of my way to look into the pricing, which is not even obvious on the website. it now looks way overpriced. $4 a month is comparable to some premium apps. But as I say, if I had not been blind-sided by the automatic subscription I might have been inclined to look at it differently. I don’t begrudge developers like yourselves the means to support yourselves and develop your app. Just don’t treat users like idiots and you might get more support. Please think about sorting out your welcome process, make the pricing obvious and clear.
Developer Response
We're still waiting for your update ;-) //Original response: Hi, Thanks for this review and sorry that you feel misinformed about our new Pro subscription. Let me answer point by point, so there is no confusion: 1. We informed our users over Twitter and our Newsletter about the upcoming move to subscription in advance. 2. We have a detailed explanation on our website for what happens when you're an existing customers (www.masterbuilders.io/support -> Note to existing customers). 3. & 4. You can see the pricing within the App when you go to Settings > Subscription or when you tap/click on a Pro button somewhere. A Store view should open where every subscription option is listed with it's price, the subscription duration and the duration of the free trial. No one is enrolled automatically (and we wouldn't even if it were technically possible). If you have questions, please get in touch and I will be happy to walk you through the new features and answer all your questions: hello@masterbuilders.io Thanks, - Jan
Great design, bad syncing
Jeradactyl
This is exactly what I was looking for in a productivity pomodoro timer. The way it is designed is elegant, attractive, and easy to use. Unfortunately the syncing between the Apple Watch and iPhone has been incredibly frustrating and I’m hoping this can be improved.
Pointless
madz099
Would not let me use the timer unless I signed up for premium subscription. Just a waste of time to download it.
Developer Response
Hi, yes, Focus is not a free timer app, but requires a subscription.A quick question to help others to find the right app: why did you expect the timer functionality to be free? I would really appreciate if you could send me a quick response via support@meaningful-things.com !Thank you in advance!- Best wishes,Kerstin
NEW: Focus for iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate
Liquid Glass Refinements
Improved design for a smoother user experience and a clearer look.
Start to focus by speaking to Siri
With full Siri AI support, you can now start a session by voice, add a task, or search Focus by speaking to Siri.
Apple Intelligence
We use on-device Apple Intelligence to accelerate interactions and provide additional insights. Discover task suggestions, smart share cards and Focus activity summaries.
Extra Large Widgets
Two new extra-large Home Screen widgets – one minimalist and one detailed – let you run Focus entirely from your Home Screen, with no need to open the app.
Flexible on all devices
From the smallest to the largest displays, Focus adapts and resizes nicely on all your devices: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple Vision Pro, and Mac. On Mac and iPad, you can open several windows side by side when multitasking, or pop out a minimalist timer window to just focus on the timer.
We hope you’ll enjoy trying out the new features! As always, if you have any feedback, suggestions, or questions, please reach out to us at support@meaningful-things.com – 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!
Version 2027.0.2
The developer, Meaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
Purchases
Contact Info
Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
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