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Emphasis: Flow & Focus Timer

Emphasis: Flow & Focus Timer

ADHD-friendly Pomodoro Timer

1.1K ratings
1108 reviews
📚 Education
📊 Productivity
Free
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Details

  • Released
  • Updated
  • January 28, 2014
  • July 6, 2026

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Developer

Aleksandr Fiodorov
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About

This app helps users achieve deep work by providing customizable focus intervals and ambient soundscapes. It tracks your focus progress and offers personalized statistics to help you reclaim your time from distractions.

✓Customizable focus intervals
✓Ambient background sounds
✓Focus-O-Meter for distraction tracking
✓Personalized progress statistics
✓Cloud sync across devices
✓Highly customizable sessions
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Emphasis. Based on 1.1K reviews and a 4.7/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 5 negatives reviewers mention most about this Productivity app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Minimalistic and simple design
  • 👍Customizable timer settings
  • 💡Helpful for productivity and focus
  • 🚀Sleek and intuitive interface
  • 👍Visually appealing countdown timer
  • 👍Useful for students and professionals

Negative things

  • 🔒Subscription model required for full features
  • 🐛Sync and login issues
  • 🐛Bugs and crashes after updates
  • 🔋Battery drain issues
  • 🐛Unreliable notifications and alerts
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What's New in Emphasis

10.6.1

July 6, 2026

A few behind-the-scenes tweaks to keep things running smoothly

Subscription plans

Emphasis Premium Subscription

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$3.491 Month
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User reviews

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Nice app - can not use on Mac

The app on Mac OS will not progress past the set up notifications screen
AszyAszy

theres a bug

The app appears to have a localization/UI bug: instead of displaying proper labels and questions, it shows raw internal translation keys (e.g. “onboarding_v2.questions.focusAreas.question”), making the onboarding process unusable. Because of this issue, I’m unable to complete the setup or use the app properly.
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hr0bok0phr0bok0p

Getting worse with every update

First - the single tap was broken. And it took some time to find out that it can be changed back in the settings. Why don’t leave it as it is and just add a new setting for a new feature such as long press? Why break user experience.
Second - some “cheering” (but I would rather say annoying) notifications were added. And it’s not even possible to disable them.
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Tomorrow At 12Tomorrow At 12

need more improvement

love the simplicity of the app but have a small request: may we allow longer timeline for the study hours history section on the left? I can only access my history of study hours within 2 months but I also want to check my study hours happened a year ago. Shamely it cannot be shown....
ShanYu721ShanYu721

Problem After last update

It stopped auto starts for breaks and focus session, even though u keep this on in settings.
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Reported Bugs

4 issues

Timer not working correctly after breaks

Bug

Task lists not saving properly

Bug

App crashing on launch for some users

Bug

Sync issues causing data loss

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Requested Features

5 requests

Ability to track individual tasks and time spent

Feature

Landscape mode support

Feature

Apple Watch app integration

Feature

More color theme options

Feature

Improved statistics and progress tracking

Feature

FAQ

What does Emphasis do?

Emphasis is a focus timer app designed to help users achieve deep work by providing customizable focus intervals and ambient soundscapes. It aims to create a sanctuary from distractions, helping users stay present and connected to their work.

What are the key features of Emphasis?

Key features include customizable focus and break intervals, ambient background sounds to create a flow state, a Focus-O-Meter to track distractions, personalized progress statistics, cloud sync across iPhone and iPad, and highly customizable session lengths.

How much does Emphasis cost?

The app is free to download and use, but it offers in-app purchases for additional features or content. Specific pricing for in-app purchases is not detailed in the provided description.

What devices is Emphasis compatible with?

Emphasis is compatible with iPhone and iPad devices. It offers cloud sync, allowing your focus journey to continue seamlessly across these Apple devices.

Who would benefit from using Emphasis?

Emphasis is beneficial for students, creators, professionals, and individuals navigating an ADHD brain who struggle with distractions. It helps users build a healthier relationship with their to-do list and break procrastination cycles.