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Love the design but major glitches...
I love the intuitive use and minimalistic design. Easy to swap timers and helps to keep me on track. However, other than the clock feature nothing else has been working for me. I attempt to make a list and will type to add items, but as soon as I go away from the list page everything gets deleted. It also has issues tracking my progress in the left most statistics tab and often unsaved my preset setting after a while. My daily time tracker also isn’t working correctly as it seems to be counting down instead of up? So the numbers never goes above zero and shows a red number difference as I complete work sessionsShow lessCowlistaa
Life Saving App
This is an awesome app that you should really try. I absolutely adore this app. I have something called ADHD which means I have trouble focusing and I get very easily distracted. This app is a life saver. Before I got this app it took me hours to get homework that other people in my classes did in five minutes. With Emphasis it now takes me so much less time than it was. But of course I still was a few minutes behind the others and I knew that, that would never change no matter what miracle life hack you have. And I’ll just say that this is definitely one of those miracle life hacks.Show lessHiiiii 😆😘
Sleek design inspires use/productivity
I am really enjoying this app so far; I love the design and ability to choose color scheme. The timer itself is a bit cluttered looking though. But I absolutely love that there’s space for notes, customizable tasks and intervals and overall really does help encourage focus.
The only reason I’m not going with 5, is the silly think with the timer design, but mostly that it’s not available for OS. The fact that I have to use it on my phone makes it considerably harder to ignore my phone, and I typically need to tuck it away somewhere to fully focus. Having this available for Mac desktop/laptop etc., would be an ACTUAL game changer, and I would probably start forcing everyone to get it.
Really hoping that’s something that will be coming in the future...hopefully very early future. But overall, great all.Show lessRii_Pierce
Aesthetically Pleasing and Simple
Love the aesthetics of the app and the graphical nature of the timer vs digits or a clock. Also I like that it’s not bloated with unneeded features or busy menus.
One thing I would like to point out is when I’m either listening to text to speech/music or out of the app, is that the sound is low and occurs only once. Some Bluetooth headphones create a delay between the phone playing a sound and the headphones actually playing the sound, causing the first maybe half or quarter second of a sound clip to be cut off. I have missed the bell/ding of the timer multiple times this way. I wonder if a repeating sound option or more sound choices could be added in the future.
Of course, this app and the Pomodoro Technique have definitely increased my productivity.Show lessDerkadur
Loved the design
I didn’t understand the functionality of the middle button/folders/notes at first. I think they could be simpler and more straightforward. Or a tutorial would be nice. I love the minimal design of the app but this section is difficult to understand because of no instructions.
Also I think being able to define different tasks and seeing the time allocation in the graph would be perfect and is a feature that adds a lot to the app without making it more complex.Show lessAfshin Morpha
The graphic timer was a game changer
I’ve used several apps that apply the pomodoro technique, each with great success. But I’ve found this app to boost my productivity like never before. The boost in productivity has unexpectedly come from the timer being a graphic representation as opposed to the numerical representation common among most productivity apps. I noticed with the graphic timer I look at the timer a lot less and focus more on the work I’m doing. This could be because rather than thinking “Oh I have 5:32 left on the clock” (which I do often with numerical countdown timers) I see an estimate visually represented by a pie graphic and I think “There is still time left, so just keep working.” This “so just keep working” default that has come from not knowing the amount of time left down to the last second has helped me “just keep working” which was my objective in using the app. Couple this graphic timer with the simple progress tracker and minimalist user interface, this app has given me tremendous value in regard to productivity, especially as I continue working on my dissertation.Show lessDeJon Purnell
AMAZING
I was skeptical because of the lack of reviews and downloads but this app has truly increased ny productivity and focus. I enjoy the fact that the timer does not show the actual numbers counting down. For some reason watching the clock countdown like how it does on the Apple clock timer is very distracting and reduces my focus for some reason.Show lessGgrocks529
Emphasizing how much I appreciate this App
Ok so first of all I’ll explain why I’m crazy about this app, then the Pros that come with and then I’ll touch on the only con (personal opinion here) that I could come up with.
PROS
~ beautiful colors to change the appearance. concept and therefore simple interface to work with.
~ the ability to be able to identify the lengths of time I would like my activity to be set at!
~ reminders to take a break
~ and that I have the option to keep my screen on; so I may glance at it from time to time to make sure I am staying on track (currently doing this right now!!)
CON
~ allow users to change the name of the “Work Session”.
Ooooh ok, there’s one more con I guess (just finding out now) does not sync with my iPad or MacBook Pro or Apple Watch and that’s a tad annoying.
!!Oh, that was my timer!! My time is up guys; hope this was helpful! Definitely worth giving this app a chance!Show lessHthrglass
Simplicity supports success
Incredible solution ADD/ADHD. I’m unbelievably distractible and struggle to refocus once I believe I’ve failed at focusing. I use a variety of techniques to help me, but this is one of the most important.
Most pomodoro apps are a little fussy and have distractions built in. This app shows you only what you need/what’s important when you need it, but still has deep functionality so you can do things like track your progress.
Working for 25 minutes doesn’t feel like a long time at all, and frequent breaks feel like I’m cheating on how much time I actually spend working, but the thing is, *it works*. I’m at least doubly as productive when I use this app versus when I don’t. That’s not an exaggeration by the way. I work in a metrics driven role and my numbers at least double every time I use this app.
The dings/chimes at the end of a work session/break are rewarding and I honestly get so excited to hear the special melody after I’ve reached my daily goal.
10/10 would recommend.Show lessRaina M
NEED DESKTOP VERSION
I love this app! It’s minimal, clean, and helps me be focused while working. If they made a desktop version, I think it would be a game changer. I am someone who while working hates looking at my phone. If they made a desktop version with a timer and note taking functions that are synched to the Iphone version it would enhance my workflow/efficiency!Show lesschrisl088
