# Be Focused Pro - Focus Timer — user reviews > 494 indexed App Store user reviews of Be Focused Pro by Denys Ievenko, rated 4.60/5 from 2,972 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/be-focused-pro-focus-timer/id953426154/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/be-focused-pro-focus-timer/id953426154.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,331 · 4★ 420 · 3★ 86 · 2★ 51 · 1★ 84 ## What do users think of Be Focused Pro? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Helps stay focused - 👍 Simple and easy to use - 🚀 Keeps me on track - 👍 Great for productivity - 🚀 Customizable timers - 👍 Syncs across devices - 🚀 Excellent pomodoro timer - 👍 Intuitive interface **Cons** - 🐛 Sync issues between devices - 🐛 Notifications not working as expected - 🐛 Timers not always accurate - 🐛 Buggy and unreliable - 🐛 Resets progress randomly - 🐛 Inconsistent behavior **Commonly reported bugs** - Sync issues causing data loss - Timers not working correctly - Notifications not triggering on silent mode - Inconsistent behavior when switching devices **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Ability to set custom timers per task - Option to skip or pause breaks - Integration with Apple Watch complications - Better reporting and analytics - Ability to import tasks from other apps ## Newest reviews (19 of 494) ### 4/5 — 良い *2026-02-03* 色々設定できてよい。 ### 4/5 — Good for focus but lack flexibility *2026-01-13, version 2.5* Could be more flexible for record keeping and link to calendar but good to to focus and keep track of time ### 4/5 — 작업용으로 손색이 없어요 *2026-01-07* 알림음 업뎃이나 기록을 다른 앱과 연동, 공유하는 툴이 있으면 더 자주 쓰게 될거에요 ### 4/5 — 使い勝手はいいです *2025-12-11* MACとiPadで同期しながら使っていますが、ちゃんと機能しているようです。あとは自分の根気の問題でちゃんと使い続ければ、1日の業務実態など、色々見えてくることに期待しています(自分次第ですが）。 ### 3/5 — Works OK but not great... *2025-12-03, version 2.5* I use this app but can't get the alarms to work well or for it to sync across devices well. ### 5/5 — yes *2025-11-07, version 2.5* great for maintaining focus! would love it to be restored to the pomodoro timer which was the app that i paid for. ### 4/5 — Could be improved *2025-10-28, version 2.5* I’ve had this app for years and use it occasionally. I recently updated the app on my iPad (my iPhone was already updated). Then the next day, I used the app on my iPad. Unfortunately when I checked my iPhone, the work interval was not recorded. I went back to the iPad and there was some message saying to update all my devices. So I rechecked my iPhone and iPad and both were updated. Then my work interval on my iPad was erased - my guess is the iPhone sync overrode the progress on the iPad. This is quite annoying. I didn’t have issue with my MacBook and iPhone syncing and I don’t even know if my MacBook app is updated. 1. I wish there was a way to manually add completed work intervals. 2. When adding task, allow for default tasks types to be options. I do the same tasks every day so it’s annoying to retype it every day. 3. For each task type, I want a different total (and show the days total somewhere else). It doesn’t make sense to see progress on a task I haven’t even started. I want segregation of tasks and specific progress. I have different tasks, but they’re meaningless because the app really just records the number of intervals (which I don’t even know what happens if I change them midday). The app is good for counting work intervals irregardless of task. The best you can do is manually record it on paper. Or stop caring about specific tasks which is what I do. ### 5/5 — Just what I wanted *2025-10-26, version 2.5* Came for the export data to CSV feature, stayed for the apple Shortcuts feature ### 5/5 — Stay Focused! *2025-10-21, version 2.5* Never has an application done so well at keeping me on-task and focused! What a productivity enhancer.. Great work, guys! ### 5/5 — Needs an important feature: WIDGETS *2025-10-21* Widget support on homescreen is sorely missing for this app. Please add this simple feature and the app is worth 5 stars. ### 5/5 — Very good *2025-10-19* Gets the job done ### 5/5 — Nice and easy *2025-09-26* Clean layout, easy to use and very helpful if you work at home and have difficulty on focus or to keep track of the amount of work you have done. ### 5/5 — Really helpful *2025-09-25, version 2.5* Love it 💕 ### 5/5 — テレワークのメリハリをつけるために *2025-09-24* テレワークでメリハリをつけるために使っています。 変にだらけたりしなくなりました！ ### 5/5 — Fokussiert arbeitet *2025-09-17* ... es sich am besten. Dieses Programm unterstützt beim Einhalten der Arbeitszeiten und Pausen. Auch lässt sich das Arbeitspensum sehr übersichtlich darstellen und mit vorangegangenen Zeiträumen vergleichen. ### 5/5 — Take the time to get to know the app and how you want to use it… I went from liking it to loving it *2025-09-08, version 2.5* Updated to 5 stars. This is a really powerful app, especially when used with the other productivity suite. Like anything good, it takes some investment - but learnings how the suite works together is pretty intuitive… great job. If you take the time to get into a good good workflow - you’ll get stuff done. And you’ll learn a lot about how you spend your time in the process. Btw… the “syncing” issues ended up being a filter that I had somehow accidentally turned on, lol! Like I said… once you get to know the app… it’s a gem. I’ve left my old review below as well for reference. -——————————— One of the best GTD systems I’ve used (along with their partner apps). Syncing does NOT work properly across devices, however, causing you to either pick one device and stick with it, or abandon everything altogether. I’ve had their apps for some time as week, and have tried to make them work, but keep getting stuck with syncing issues that have made me start over one too many times. Has amazing potential… but not quite there yet. ### 2/5 — No Alarm Sound *2025-08-28, version 2.5* For the longest time this application was working well but of recent note, i no longer get audio notifications when the app's timer expires. ### 4/5 — Wonders for being focused *2025-08-22, version 2.5* I love using this app, I had some issues figuring out how to use tags and filtering, once I did thought it has become a vital tool for getting work done ### 5/5 — Focus Help *2025-08-20, version 2.5* Be Focused is very helpful! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Very very bad application *2026-02-02, version 2.6* Almost always delete the count the number of interval ### 1/5 — Does not sync across devices *2025-03-27, version 2.4.2* This app is not worth paying for because it does not sync across decides as promised. ### 1/5 — 機能は星5 レビュー評価の依頼がとにかくうざい *2025-03-21* 仕事やスポーツジムなどで使用。機能としては完璧で、金を払う価値のあるアプリ。 しかし、最低なのは、とにかくレビュー依頼を求めにくるので、肝心のタイマー機能がしょっちゅう遮られる。ほんとにうっとおしい。 集客のことなど色々あるのも分かるが、No,thanksしてもしつこくレビュー依頼のポップアップが出てきてメーカー都合を押し付けるなら、当然、ユーザーとして勝手な意見を言いたくもなる。そのため星1をつけた。 1ユーザとしては、無料からフルサービスの有料購買をしたことで、アプリの評価をしたと認識している。 **Developer response:** Unfortunately, we cannot remove the rating system. Please click the "Rate" button and then close the window that opens without rating the application ### 1/5 — Charge *2025-02-26, version 2.4.2* It charged me without even asking!! Or confirming ### 1/5 — Not customisable *2025-02-24, version 2.4.2* Wild for a paid app to be so rigid and uncustomisable. It won’t let you skip a work interval — for example if you’ve just finished a Pomodoro interval and it’s lunchtime, you can’t skip ahead to your break window if you still have more Pomodoro intervals in your pre-set “pattern” of X intervals before a break. Yes, you can change the overall pattern but if it doesn’t align perfectly with the flow of that day (for eg work start time and meal break times might change from day to day), then the app is useless for that day. Made it about 3 hours into first day using it and rage quit. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t synch *2025-02-02, version 2.4.2* I had to pay twice for this, on my phone and on my computer. Even so, the synchronization fails again and again. I hate it. I had tried everything, erasing it on both and installing it again. Changing passwords. Don’t work. ### 1/5 — Lost my data (once again) *2024-11-25* I have the pro version and lost my data for no reason twice. Bye to this app **Developer response:** Please get in touch with us at “support@xwavesoft.com” so we can take a look at why this is happening. Thank you. ### 1/5 — ログアウトする *2023-10-18* 相変わらず頻繁にログアウトします。1日に何度もログインをするのは面倒です。しかも何台も。せっかくiCloud同期で複数端末を横断して使用できるのに、もったいないです。 **Developer response:** Please get in touch with us at “support@xwavesoft.com” so we can take a look at why this is happening. Thank you. ### 1/5 — No apple watch complication makes the apple watch app useless *2022-10-06* Currently there is no way to take a quick glance at the timer or start the next session without opening the menu and finding the app on the menu screen which makes it a tedious process. A simple complication on the watch face could go a long way **Developer response:** Thank you for your suggestion. ### 1/5 — Sync *2022-09-14, version 2.2* They are selling IOS and MacOs apps in separate to sync your progress but it doesn't sync properly I don't recommend if you want to use the sync function. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app! Needs a bit of tinkering. *2026-06-17, version 2.7* Love it but I just wish I could delete the old entries. Otherwise it is almost perfect ### 5/5 — Simply Perfect *2026-05-19, version 2.7* Have had this app on three phones so far, I have had it that long. I love it and will keep using to stay productive. ### 5/5 — Great GTD/Nirvana synergy *2026-04-15, version 2.7* I have the various GTD Areas (e.g., Leisure, Personal Household) and Contexts (e.g., Computer, Errand, House) as areas in Be-Focused. It lets me stay focused on the Context and figure out if I’m spending too much time on leisure activities. The breaks are great, because I do short 5 min exercises. ### 5/5 — Simple, but effective *2026-03-13, version 2.7* I use this on a old iPad I have so it just sits there as I work on tasks. Works great! Knowing how I use it, having just a clock displayed when it’s not counting, or the ability to have a clock sit right in the corner would be awesome. ### 5/5 — JUST WHAT I NEEDED *2026-01-30, version 2.6* I've had this APP for YEARS. Every time my day is overloaded with things to do, this APP saves the day. Allows me to break down tasks into parts and get it done. It is truly an answer to the idea of eating an elephant one bite at a time. ### 5/5 — - *2026-01-29, version 2.6* Excellent ### 5/5 — Good *2026-01-04, version 2.5* Good app overall ### 5/5 — 満足 *2025-12-23* 便利！必要な機能は揃ってる。 唯一ダークモードさえあれば...と思っています。 アプデ期待しております。 ### 5/5 — Awesome *2025-12-11, version 2.5* Fully featured Pomodoro timer. Great Apple Watch app. ### 5/5 — Simply Works *2025-11-23, version 2.5* Works as advertised. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-10.*