# Focus Time Activity Tracker — user reviews

> 378 indexed App Store user reviews of Focus Time Activity Tracker by Peer Assembly, rated 4.50/5 from 13 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focus-time-activity-tracker/id340156917/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/focus-time-activity-tracker/id340156917.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 10 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1

## What do users think of Focus Time Activity Tracker?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Powerful and useful timer
- 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
- 📊 Helpful graphs and statistics
- 🔄 Automatic break and session tracking
- 🔧 Customizable settings

**Cons**

- 🐛 Sync issues between devices
- 🔇 Alarm/notification problems when app is in background
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🖼️ Outdated or unappealing visual design

**Commonly reported bugs**

- History/tracking not recording accurately
- Inability to add previous day's pomodoros
- App freezing or crashing
- Inconsistent behavior when locking device

**Most requested features**

- Apple Watch support
- Ability to label individual pomodoros
- Export daily/weekly productivity summaries
- More sound options and customization
- Landscape mode for iPad

## Newest reviews (13 of 378)

### 4/5 — Help!!!

*2022-11-16*

Dear Team, I love the your App so much!! But the Alarm all of a sudden turned silent. Then I tried everything and finally deleted and reinstalled it. But now all my data is gone. I was so proud to see the progress. Can you help me please?? Thanks!🙏😃

### 3/5 — Stürzt bei mir ab,

*2019-07-12*

wenn ich eine Aktivität durch Wischen nach links löschen möchte.

LG
maggo

### 2/5 — 値段に機能が見合わない

*2017-04-28*

高い！
それなりの機能あると思ったのに。
繰り返しが設定できて、四回に一回長めの休憩を入れてくれるのはいいけど、何度目に何分休みとか、自分で計画設定できないのは不満。日本語訳もおかしい。機能追加を待ってます。

### 4/5 — I like the simplicity. Also, a request

*2016-12-22*

I like the simplicity of the app. Very straightforward. I do have a request for the developer, though: would you add support for 3D Touch? It would be useful to be able to access some of the basic functions of the app that way. Thanks!

### 3/5 — Good with issue

*2016-10-25, version 3.5.2*

Good App and works, but the interface is so boring you will fall asleep while trying to work. I switched to an app with less features but a better interface with movement versus a slow moving yellow and green circle. Give the interface a facelift with some excitement and it would be perfect other than make it cross platform like a web version

### 4/5 — works as intended

*2016-09-16, version 3.5.2*

a widget would be nice

### 4/5 — Excelente

*2016-08-19*

De todos os app do gênero que eu testei, este é de longe o melhor. Excelente para quem usa a Técnica Pomodoro ou algo do tipo. Falta, porém, um sistema de backup.

### 4/5 — Updated review for 1.2.1

*2016-06-05, version 3.5.1*

Syncing was not working for me; but the support team replied very quickly to ask if I had the iCloud setting enabled...  I did *not*...  I have been waiting to upgrade to iCloud Drive for years because of one of our computers that still needed to sync iCal on the old system.

Anyhow... I went ahead and upgraded that computer... then I enabled the option...  problem solved.

App works as expected, now!

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Noticeably lacking is being able to see the number of sessions completed and the chart data on the OSX app like you can on the iOS app... but not a deal breaker.

### 5/5 — Grundsätzlich empfehlenswert

*2016-06-04*

Ob man mit der Promodoro-Methode klarkommt ist eine Sache.  Für mich funktioniert Sie nur für bestimmte Sachen, da aber gut. 

Aber hier geht es um die App. Und die erfüllt ihren Zweck, synct mit der Mac App und ist angenehm zu nutzen. 

Kleines Manko ist, dass es keine Apple Watch App gibt, aber damit kann ich gut leben, da die Alternativen mit Apple Watch App nicht ganz so gut sind.

### 5/5 — Best app and best team

*2016-06-02, version 3.5.1*

Thanks for your great lovely app and your unique graph property 
I increased speed and time of my studing in residency of internal medicine board and absolutely improved my time management
And special thanks for your care in resolving my backing up problem 
Best regards

### 2/5 — Removing one feature at a time

*2016-05-20*

First there was the ability to adjust the time at which the day is considered to have ended (e.g. 5 AM for night workers). That got removed. 

Now the ability to sync via Dropbox is gone too. I trust Dropbox much more than iCloud so this is a huge disappointment. 

The developer takes forever to release updates (check the recent changes log) with issues that never seem to get fixed until 1-2 years later. The same goes for the Mac version. What if iOS 10 breaks this app - how long would we have to wait then before we could use it again?

There's also so much room for improvement - notification actions, a widget, data on time of session, etc. But nope, it all has to stay as it is. I've purchased a different pomodoro app instead (not sure if I'm allowed to name it here). I recommend against this one. 

I've kept the app installed to watch for updates and will update this review accordingly.

### 3/5 — Not bad

*2016-01-21*

It is a Good app but it needs some revisions. For example, it consumes a lot of batterie and the design could be more elegant.

### 3/5 — No multitasking

*2016-01-06, version 3.4*

Lack of split screen to multitask is a no no. Please add this feature and the rating will be 5 stars.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — アップデートしたら画面下半分が真っ黒。

*2020-06-02*

高かったのに使えなくなりました。

### 1/5 — App locks up iCloud and won’t sync between devices

*2019-01-09*

The app locked a file in my iCloud and now won’t sync between the devices. The developer is completely unresponsive. I wouldn’t be surprised if they abandoned the app. Do not download there are so many better timers out there with a more responsive development team.

### 1/5 — Sync doesn’t work

*2018-11-16*

Sync across iOS and Mac doesn’t work for me

### 1/5 — Doesn’t sync, can’t delete iCloud data

*2018-06-03*

As stated, the app doesn’t sync since the last update. Tried to reset the app by deleting the iCloud data. But the data can’t be removed although no error message appears. Please fix since it’s still the best app for its purpose.

### 1/5 — It's in chinese

*2016-11-11, version 3.5.2*

Before update i used this app in italian, now it's all in chinese!!!

### 1/5 — stops working when iPhone locked ...

*2016-08-27, version 3.5.2*

It is the first feature I would request from such an application: simply continue to clock when the iPhone goes off (autolock).

The timer from Apple does that, as well as many other apps. The Sleep Cycle app does it, for example.

Without this feature we are forced to spoil our power for nothing when we are supposed to work. Looking at the timer would just be a distraction.

I can't understand why the developpers missed that point. 
I am disatisfied with paid product.

note added:
Jusr realised that notifications should be enabled in settings to have this app pass the barrier of the lock out
Sorry, but this was nowhere explained.
Even not in the faq.

### 1/5 — バグ？ロック画面を無効にするがきかない

*2016-05-23, version 3.5*

ずっと利用していましたが、バージョンアップされてから画面の自動ロックがかかります。アプリを起動させずっと表示させておきたいので、ロック画面を無効にするをオンにしているのに画面の自動ロックがかかります。（一応逆もやってみました）画面が落ちるのであと何分なのかが分からないので困ります。修正お願いします。この機能が戻れば★★★★★です。iOS9.3.2です。

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2015-07-06, version 3.4*

Quits working during activity. Do not get.

### 1/5 — Not worth the price

*2015-03-05, version 3.4*

There are free apps available that have features just as good as this one and in many cases better - features that better meet my needs. And did I mention they're free?

### 1/5 — Bad

*2015-02-27, version 3.3*

Not being able to hear the alarm if the app is not open makes this app useless.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Simple and therefore perfekt die

*2023-10-25*

Die App macht richtig was andere falsch machen. Übersichtlich auf einem Blick hast du deine Zeiteinheiten. Das pomodoro System in der App kannst du zb so machen. Jede Zeile ist zb ein Bereich wie Projekt A oder Hausarbeit oder  Karriere. Jede Zeile hat also mehrere Aufgaben die du (leider noch) in einer separaten to do Liste einträgst. Jetzt stellst du den timer und fokussierst dich in dieser Zeit auf die Aufgaben in zb Hausarbeit darin gibt es voll die Aufgaben Fenster putzen, Hausmeister anrufen und Müll rausbringen. Diese App dafür perfekt.

### 5/5 — The best timer ever

*2020-01-29*

It records the time and can track the accumulated time spent on one activity by graphs.
It is the most powerful and useful app for timing and focus and record.
I love it.

### 5/5 — Sehr gute pomodoro app

*2018-08-20*

Ich habe heute mehrere pomodoro apps miteinander verglichen und focus time hat eindeutig gewonnen. Dabei bleibe ich. Bei mir funktioniert übrigens die Synchronisation wunderbar, sogar mit 3 Geräten (iphone, ipad und ipad pro).

Ich würde es begrüßen, wenn man den einzelnen Aktivitäten die Farben selbst zuordnen kann, so dass auch bei den Graphen die Aktivitäten immer ihre eigene Farbe haben.

Was ich nicht versteh, ist das Verhältnis von focus time zu study time. Ich hatte zuerst study time für €2,99 gekauft. Das hatte definitiv kein sync. Aber man kann einen in-app-Kauf tätigen für €3,99. Da mir aber nicht klar war, ob study time mit in-app-Kauf den gleichen Funktionsumfang wie focus time hat, bin ich den sicheren Weg gegangen und habe noch focus time gekauft. Leider findet man auch auf der Hersteller webpage nichts über das Verhältnis der beiden apps.

### 5/5 — Awesome!

*2018-08-07*

I enjoy using this time tracker.

### 5/5 — 必要十分

*2018-04-27*

タスク管理は別でしているので要らない。
作業時間と休憩時間、何ポモドーロごとに多い休憩を何分といったポモドーロテクニック的な機能を備えていれば十分。
という自分にはピッタリでした。
ちなみにこのアプリを使っているのは、チクタク音が好みに合っているという点が9割。

### 5/5 — Great for students

*2017-09-19*

Self explanatory. The app is an easy way to keep yourself in the zone without going crazy from a marathon session of work.

### 5/5 — Request for Developer

*2017-03-26*

Great App! A request for the developer. The start and end sounds for Work Session and Break Session. Could you please enable us to choose one of our purchased ringtones instead of only from a short list of sounds? Thanks for considering.

### 5/5 — Needs Apple Watch support

*2017-02-13*

This is a good app. It will be a great app when it works on Apple Watch!

### 5/5 — Apple Watch App?

*2017-01-03*

This is the best all in its class, and I love it. I just wish it had an Apple Watch App, that would make it so much more useful to me as I don't want to dig out my phone all of the time. Any chance this is in the works?

### 5/5 — Awesome timer!

*2016-06-18*

It's my go-to app for using the pomodoro technique.

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