Cute, but turning phone over to start is a nonstarter
I really like the look and feel of this app, and it has some great stuff going for it. But you cannot start the timer unless you flip your phone over and that’s a non-starter for me. Even when I’m working, I need to have my phone visible to see if there are new notifications from our kids. All they’d need to do is offer an option in settings to start the timer with an onscreen button and I’d give it 5 stars.The Sidewinder Three-Thousand
No way to watch timer
All I wanted was a simple, cute timer. No ads and no need for to do lists, statistics, calendars… just a simple pomodoro. So glad to have found one! However, I like being able to see my timer. I wish there was a way to set the timer without having to turn the phone over.LibertyLikes
Timer Notifications on Apple Watch Not Reliable
Would you use a timer that only sometimes rings when time is up? That is this app for the Apple Watch. It is simple and cute, but also unreliable.
The vibration / audio chime / pop up notification work maybe 50% of the time when sessions are up. The other times I find myself looking at my watch realizing an extra 5 to 10 minutes has passed after the session technically ended. It even happens when I’m stating directly at the app watching the counter go to 0. Sometimes a chime / notification, sometimes nothing.
For this being the core function of a paid app, please make this more reliable.Kally88
Friendly and functional
Love the graphics. The app is easy to use and does what it says. Picking up your phone when you wanted to work? You’ll be greeted by a lovable bear and a pause in sound reminding you to put your phone back down.TechieFood
It’s useful but glitchy for a paid app
I know $2 isn’t a lot, but for an app to cost money that does nothing but set a timer and make sounds, why does the app freeze and glitch so often? I have an iPhone sr (2020 edition) so it might just be outdated. However, for such a simple app is it possible to make it compatible for all devices and lag free?
When ever I open the settings of the app and try to change the white noise, sometimes it glitches and the app freezes and the sounds don’t change when you tap it. Then maybe 10 seconds later it would change and freeze again. Eventually the app just crashes and I have to start over all my sessions. I like the app other than the glitches, but it really ruins my work flow and misses the whole point of this app.
I’d also like there to be more features if possible. After many sessions with this app, the sounds just get old and mundane. If the creators can add anything new that would be nice.limes02
Fantastic!
Great Pomodoro style timer. My only request would be to have it connect to Apple health’s mindful minutes so I could track the amount of time I use it/study.bsnailer
Simplistic but one option I’ll like to see
I love how simplistic and cute this app is with the sound effects and the story of the bear 😂 but is it possible to have a chart or some sort of data specifying how many sessions I did in a certain date/day. Like a chart of all the dates that I focused .
I love the cute pictures after because it’s like a reward system of encouragement but it is rewarding for me to see a data chart of my improvement of focusing 🧘🏾♀️
Thank youLena Nelson
Great App!!
I love this app. I use it daily at work it helps stay focus. Well done!johnjung83
Simple app for helping me focus
Just wish there was a complication I could add to my watch face to open the app.
Also, I notice that after a while my Apple Watch will return to the watch face screen after the screen turns off. I wish it would stay on the bft app screen with the timer.Bread Pirate
Simple, stress free timer
I have tried several different focus timers and ended up using this app the most consistently. I like the bear, compliments, and white noise options, and find this app less stressful than the timers with gamification and negative consequences such as killing my digital plant.
However, I would like a more functional iPad version. I also would like a widget for the iPhone, so you could use bft with another app. (& maybe an option to set permissions for certain apps allowed to be used with the timer widget going)c4aa
