# Focus Noodles-Study timer — user reviews

> 53 indexed App Store user reviews of Focus Noodles by ideaTiny Co., Ltd., rated 4.70/5 from 205 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focus-noodles-study-timer/id1492424176/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focus-noodles-study-timer/id1492424176.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 175 · 4★ 16 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 5

## Newest reviews (13 of 53)

### 4/5 — Hoping for more function

*2025-05-08*

Relatively good for people like me who would rather need “punishment” than “rewards” to get tasks done. Some small recommendations: in the statistics, when the noodles get long and wobbly, the lower part of the noodles vanishes, which is due to the previous noodles’s picture has white edges. Also the collection of cards as the only award is kind of unsatisfying. Hope that the count up timer can have  different add on and bowls depending on the time of focus instead of just using the same one for all. I really hope we can have more options for bowls add-ons noodles stuff, like a customised system which could use the items purchased by focus time in a virtual shop. Overall good!

### 4/5 — Fun!

*2025-01-15*

A super fun way to stay focus! I love the element of the “steam” escaping if you touch your phone and the art is super cute and minimalistic. I feel like the app can definitely be much better if you’re allowed to choose the ingredients for your noodles. I’ve used the app for less than a week and I’m already bored of looking at the same noodles and bowls, especially when I’m using it as a pomodoro timer and studying in time intervals of the same length. Also wished we can view our history and see the noodles we created.

### 4/5 — 계정을 통한 연동 기능이 있으면 좋겠어요

*2024-11-20*

아무래도 태블릿을 덮어놓고 집중 시간을 가지기보다는 핸드폰을 덮고 집중시간을 갖습니다.
그래서 핸드폰과 테블릿PC를 같이 연동해서 볼 수 있는 기능이 있으면 좋을 것 같아요! 업데이트 기대하겠습니다~

**Developer response:** 피드백을 받았습니다. 감사합니다.

### 4/5 — Good but could be better

*2024-07-07*

I really like it, it keeps me productive. However I wish you could choose your ingredients I’m tired of making the same 2 things over and over. I want to see what creations I can make. Overall it does its job though. Just that suggestion being implemented would mean the world to me. I do like that it flashes and vibrates when your done or pick up your phone. Really helpful to get back to the task.

### 4/5 — Great but

*2024-02-27, version 2.9.4*

Darkmode in the future?

### 5/5 — Very effective pomodoro timer

*2022-07-22*

This is an absolutely brilliant method of not allowing you to touch your phone and waste any time. Helps me to get my work done more effectively, thank you developers.

**Developer response:** So glad to hear that! Let's look forward to better use of Focus Noodles.

### 5/5 — 一点点建议

*2022-03-10*

嗯，我的自制力很差，所以我既然选择了专注软件，就不想要啥白名单还有特殊情况之类的选项，而且我对比了很多软件之后，发现现在有很多软件有扣机选项，既然你家只做反转扣机这个项目，我觉得就得突出你们家的优点对吧，有很多人是因为不自律选了你们软件比如我，但我在扣机之后总会忍不住拿起来，我发现这个软件在响了一小会之后就不响了，闪光灯也是如此，而且可以退出页面去别的软件，甚至可以点最左上角那个地方重来，我觉得开发者可以考虑增强这个软件的强制性，就比如一旦打开了你家软件，就没有退路了，我觉得这样比较符合专注面条，你想想，要是面条还没熟，就老有人想掀开锅看看，这面条肯定就不美味了，非常希望采纳

### 4/5 — 정말 마음에 듭니다

*2022-02-16*

새로운 그림이 궁금해서 계속 열심히 집중하게 됩니다 그림도 귀엽고 이 어플내에 있는 효과음들도 너무 귀여워요 ㅋㅋㅋ 잘사용할게요

### 5/5 — 有什么事能比煮一碗面更令人开心呢

*2021-11-01*

想说的话很少，真的很好！

以下为废话

是因为他很努力和你说话怎么不说自己呢……这些问题就是不容易！这里也很重要很开心吧……在于如何看待一切顺利、不过我们在学校里面做一个有很多不必要麻烦别人做不做自己做一些力所能及而决定别人说你清楚你为什么自己想放弃自己了！你是什么感觉是你不愿意再！你在干嘛了、在家待住时间的时候你会觉得很美好呢？你说过不爱玩手机就不要

**Developer response:** 从“废话”用都依然看得出你是一个自律和努力的人，哈哈，谢谢你的支持！

### 5/5 — Such a simple, great app

*2021-06-21*

I love this app. It’s cute, clean, helpful, and keeps me on task. Great job!

### 5/5 — 稍微加点白噪音就好了

*2021-05-13*

没有白噪音我老担心到底还有几分钟，就开始拿起手机了。。。

### 5/5 — 希望加一点小动画！

*2021-01-30*

我本来以为煮面的话是会有小动画的，就像开始计时的时候不是不能锁屏嘛，那么为什么不做一个煮面的小动画呢？哪怕只有几张图片，但是我们都能根据面的样子来推测还有多少时间，这样不是趣味性更强吗？看着一碗面从最开始的一整把逐渐变得柔软，咕嘟嘟的水冒着泡儿，鸡蛋慢慢上浮，热气熏糊了屏幕，就有一种治愈的感觉呢。

### 5/5 — It’s time

*2020-10-17*

I think it’s time y’all try to create new story cards

**Developer response:** (//'ω'//)  That's what I thought.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — no tags

*2026-01-18*

the ability to select a tag for focus categories is not working. I have tried to update, delete and reinstall, and reset my phone with no luck.

### 1/5 — No dark mode

*2026-01-16*

Honestly, lacking such a simple feature makes the app very unfriendly. It literally makes it unusable to me.

### 1/5 — It cannot start！

*2020-03-25*

屏幕朝下放下去之后 计时也不开始 
怎么回事？请问 ？

**Developer response:** 你好，你可以先试试自查：是否你的手机膜挡住了位于手机顶部的距离传感器了？你可以试试你的手机在打电话的时候靠近耳边是否会息屏，不会的话就是手机自身存在问题，可能是传感器坏了或者是被遮挡了。

若问题仍然存在，请邮件与我们联系，以便及时解决问题，邮件中请附上手机型号，以及系统版本号。fb@ideatiny.com

### 2/5 — Fun Concept, But Needs Fixes

*2026-04-22*

I’m giving this app 2 stars because the concept is actually fun and appealing. I like the simplicity of it, which is exactly what I was looking for in a productivity app.
However, for a $3.99 app, I expected it to be more reliable and functional. The main thing it needed to do (properly setting and keeping labels organized) didn’t work as intended. Everything was fine, but before long the labels started getting mixed up and all the timer labels ended up overlapping or syncing incorrectly. This happened not even 30 minutes after setting everything up, which was really disappointing given how basic that core feature is supposed to be.

### 2/5 — 瘋狂閃退⋯

*2020-03-09*

很喜歡這個idea和界面，但是after tutorial就開始閃退⋯完全無法使用哭哭，希望儘快修復bug plz！

**Developer response:** 请提供一下你的手机型号，以及系统版本号，邮件联系我们以便尽快解决 fb@ideatiny.com

### 3/5 — Doesn’t work in the background

*2026-01-18*

Why do I have to put my phone down? Sometimes I want to check my email o use a productivity app or just use it for reading ebooks

### 3/5 — 후레쉬 껴짐과 화면 닫으면 초기화

*2025-09-04*

폰을 뒤집어 두면 후레쉬가 계속 켜졌다 꺼지는 현상이 있는데 학교 자습때 뒤집어 두고 공부하는 데 계속 켜져서 신경쓰여서 후레쉬를 turn on/off로 해주시면 좋겠습니다. 그리고 화면을 앱 사용했던 앱화면 모아두는 화면에 두고 스크롤해서 페이지를 삭제하면 시간이 초기화 되는 현상이 있어 불편합니다. 초기화가 되니까 새로운 이미지도 받지 못하고 너무 아깝네요 ㅠㅠ 좀 고쳐주셨으면 좋겠습니다!!

### 3/5 — 화면을 꺼도 측정이 되게 해주세요

*2025-06-17*

화면 분할로 다른 필기앱과 같이 사용했으면 좋겠어요 앱을 끄고 화면을 꺼도 시간이 측정되어 더 공부에만 집중할 수 있었으면 좋겠네요. 앱 자체 아이디어는 너무 재밌어요

### 3/5 — Please add a toggle for meat/fish/egg

*2022-08-09, version 2.8.6*

I do not eat these because I am allergic! Just replace with tofu or extra veg

### 3/5 — 经常无法计时

*2020-06-30*

就是手机翻过去之后经常压根没计时，我都不知道怎么用了

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Lovely App - French Commentary 🇫🇷

*2026-02-23*

Bonjour, l'application est folle sincèrement! Je l'adore!

Elle est facile d'utilisation, on retourne son téléphone avec un temps défini et tu es obligé de le faire sinon tu n'as pas la comptabilisation à la fin.

J'aimerais ajouter quelques points d'amélioration pour l'UX :

- La plupart du temps, on utilise l'app avec un minuteur défini, comme 25min, mais du coup le ramen cuisiné à la fin est toujours le même ce qui est un peu décevant, on aimerait peut etre en voir un différent!

- L'UI pour le calendrier des temps qu'on a accompli. Sincèrement il est terrible, genre c'est vraiment nul désolé! Ajoutez une catégorie RÉCENT, qui permettrait de voir tous les ramens avec leur titre sans obliger de les répertorier avec la date, c'est pas du tout intuitif.

- Dernier point, peut-etre ajouter des cartes qui font référence à certaines dates clés aujourd'hui, comme Paques, Noël, le Nouvel An, un peu des cartes spéciales disponibles que durant ces dates-ci. Creer une sorte de gamification comme un jeu vidéo où il y a des achievements.

Pour conclure, il n'y sincèrement aucun reproche, c'est pour moi mon application PRÉFÉRÉE!!! Voir ces changements seraient oufs.
J'espère qu'elle continuera d'exister et de grandir cette application parce que je pense qu'elle a un potentiel immense de nos jours où l'on est omnibulé par nos écrans.

Bref merci beaucoup, je vous remercie de m'avoir lu.

Cordialement Juste

### 5/5 — literally perfect

*2026-01-20*

my productivity has never been better. no frills, no overwhelm. just put the phone down and Do The Thing

**Developer response:** The issue has been fixed. Please update to the latest version. Thank you

### 5/5 — wow

*2026-01-10*

this actually works so well because i’m scared to touch my phone haha definitely worth the price

### 5/5 — Focus 💯 percent

*2025-12-02*

Obsessed with this app! It’s so easy to use, not distracting at all, and way less overwhelming than other focus apps. I use it every day and it’s seriously helped me stay on top of my studies.

### 5/5 — Prokastinationsstopper

*2025-02-02*

Tolle Idee, um die Abhängigkeit vom andauernden auf den Bildschirmschauen, in sen Griff zu bekommen. Es wäre super, wenn das App Design sich auch an den Dunkelmodus in iOS anpassen würde und wenn das App-ICON auch an iOS 18 angepasst sich schwarz einfärben ließe.

**Developer response:** Wir haben Ihr Feedback erhalten, vielen Dank

### 5/5 — 생각의 전환

*2024-07-02*

웃긴 설정. 공부=요리... 뭐든! 재미짐

### 5/5 — 굳!!

*2024-06-27*

큰 맘 먹고 부모님에게 사달라고 했는데 써보니까 좋은거 같아요!!ㅎㅎ 핸드폰 보는 시간도 줄고 값어치 하는거 같아서 좋나요!

### 5/5 — Focus

*2024-05-07*

Cool app and great for studying

### 5/5 — Super fun and useful

*2023-03-11*

Really like because it actually helps me to focus by thinking that I am cooking a bowl of noodles!

### 5/5 — Accountability

*2022-08-21*

This app is great at holding you accountable for unplugging and not letting your phone control you

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