# Pomodoro Timer - Foca — user reviews > 47 indexed App Store user reviews of Pomodoro Timer by Yating Lu, rated 4.73/5 from 96 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pomodoro-timer-foca/id1526204217/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pomodoro-timer-foca/id1526204217.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 79 · 4★ 13 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## What do users think of Pomodoro Timer? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Simple and functional - 👍 Great for studying - 👍 No ads - 👍 Customizable timers - 👍 Guided stretches - 👍 Calming music - 👍 Minimalistic UI - 👍 Good value for premium features - 👍 Free version is amazing - 👍 Productivity boost - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Keeps users focused - 👍 Rotatable UI - 👍 Aesthetic design - 👍 Prevents distraction by not allowing timer to be stopped directly - 👍 Stretching exercises are refreshing - 👍 Good experience without subscription - 👍 Landscape mode is clean - 👍 Helps manage time better **Cons** - 🐛 Session resets when app is closed or phone dies - 🐛 No notifications or sounds when session ends - 🐛 Basic analytics are terrible (only week view) - 🐛 Atrocious value for premium analytics - 🐛 Cannot set focus time less than 10 minutes - 🐛 App drains battery/causes high CPU usage - 🐛 Timer doesn't count in background in older versions - 🐛 Customer service unresponsive - 🐛 Inability to upgrade to Pro version after purchase **Commonly reported bugs** - Session progress not saved when app is closed or phone dies - No notifications or sounds when focus session ends - Cannot configure background notification settings - Focus time slider does not allow setting less than 10 minutes - App causes high CPU usage/performance issues - Timer does not count in background (older versions) - Upgraded to Pro but did not receive Pro version - No response from customer service **Most requested features** - Widget option - Ability to choose own playlist for background sounds - Apple Watch compatibility - Different sounds for session end/break start - More calming sounds (ASMR, brown noise, piano music) - Add a to-do list - Way to change categories - Option to buy specific features instead of the whole app (already exists for some features) - Daily stats for analytics - Ability to continue sessions after phone dies/app is closed - Fix notification issues - Allow focus times less than 10 minutes ## Newest reviews (14 of 47) ### 5/5 — Using Foca for College *2023-08-03, version 1.2.3* I am a college student with ADHD and anxiety. Foca has kept me from getting overwhelmed with studying by keeping keeping me on the Pomodoro routine. If you tend to have hard time with consistent, organized study habits, I highly recommend Foca! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2023-07-17, version 1.2.3* I love this app as it is helping me get through my school work. I have noticed a considerable difference in the amount of work I could accomplish previously without the Pomodoro timer and the work I am completing now. Breaking my tasks into increments completed within 25 minutes with a break in between has made a significant difference. I wish I would have found this earlier. ### 5/5 — No ads so 5 star *2023-06-16, version 1.2.3* If it stars to advertise this 5 star will change to 1. ### 5/5 — Better than Forest App! *2023-05-02, version 1.2.3* Was looking for an alternative to the popular Forest timer app and found Foca! While it doesn’t have the social aspect (as far as I know + I never used the social function of that app anyway), it does the job perfectly and is reasonably priced. I especially like that on iPhone you get the option to “buy what you need” instead of buying the entire app. The only extra paid function I wanted was the ability to choose how many auto-run sessions I could do and it was reasonably priced at $1.99 USD — not monthly, forever. Great job, developers! 👌🏻 ### 5/5 — A great way to work/study with breaks📚😁 *2023-03-19, version 1.2.3* Great app, Kid approved 👍👍🏾 ### 5/5 — Very easy to use and aesthetically pleasing *2023-02-16, version 1.2.3* Helps me stay focused throughout my day and achieve my goals! ### 5/5 — Great app *2023-02-09, version 1.2.3* Great so far ! Enjoy the music as well :) ### 5/5 — Productivity boost *2023-01-13, version 1.2.3* It’s nice to have an app that can go easily from focus time to a break without me having to set the timer every time. I’ll be using this for a long time. ### 5/5 — Perfect. *2023-01-02, version 1.2.3* Doesn’t ask for more money for using the basic functions. Comes with guided stretching breaks and background working noises. You can change the time of your sessions and breaks! So very happy to use this in my schedule ### 5/5 — Getting things done *2023-01-01, version 1.2.3* The UI is really nice and it even has an option so that you cant directly stop the timer which keeps me from getting distracted. It even has a data chart which is a nice little gimmick. Would recommend. ### 5/5 — so amazing!! *2022-11-29, version 1.2.3* was able to focus for an hour with no distraction 🤍 ### 5/5 — Super cool *2022-11-15* Nice and simple **Developer response:** Thank you! We're thrilled that you love Foca. Your support means a lot to us! ### 5/5 — Has kept me productive! *2022-10-30, version 1.2.3* Great app for keeping me focused and on task! Simple and easy to use. I might consider paying for the premium if it was compatible with my Apple Watch or let me choose my own playlist on my phone as the background sounds. ### 5/5 — Simple and helpful *2022-10-26, version 1.2.3* This is a great app for the pomodoro method! The only this I wish it had, was like different sounds to let you know when it’s time for a break, and then when the break is over. I also would love some more calming sounds like ASMR or brown noise, or even some calming piano music. But other than that, I love it! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — great idea, bad customer service *2024-08-15, version 1.4.0* i upgraded to pro, but never got the pro version. i emailed them, and no repsonse. ### 1/5 — Basic Analytics are terrible and it’s buggy *2023-09-21, version 1.2.3* The only analytics you can see of your Pomo history is in week view. Nothing to see about your daily stats. For premium it’s atrocious value. Why is it so hard to create a good pomodoro app? ### 1/5 — Doesn't let you set a focus time less than 10 minutes *2022-09-27, version 1.3.0* I have ADD, and need to have focus times as short as 2-3 minutes. The app has a slider bar that lets you change the the amount of focus time, but it won't let you do anything less than 10 minutes. For me, this makes the app useless. I'm very disappointed. ### 2/5 — Dissapointed *2023-09-15, version 1.3.0* The user interface is simple, no fuss, and sleek but I get no notifications or sounds when the session ends so it's not doing what I actually need it to do. I really wanted to utilize this app and upgrade to Plus for Statistics but I can't even benefit from the free version. I went to the FAQ page to look up how to configure notifications and it says for Mac users you can configure notifications using setting inside the Foca App. When I actually got to Settings inside the Foca App, it said "Background Notifications: On. Notify you when focus session ends" and I can't click into it or adjust the settings to find out why I'm not getting notifications. ### 2/5 — Basic Analytics are terrible *2023-08-25* The only analytics you can see of your Pomo history is in week view. Nothing to see about your daily stats. For premium it’s atrocious value. Why is it so hard to create a good pomodoro app? ### 2/5 — Eh *2022-02-04, version 1.2.2* Loved this app for the 3weeks that I had it,even though I didn’t start using it until a week or two ago. I’m starting to noticed that if I leave the app while my timer is going it just finishes. It’s very aesthetic and minimal for a Pomo app. I just can’t deal with it because I also do work on both of my phones. I’ll just have to use the Pomo app on my android! ### 3/5 — CPU killer *2021-07-07, version 1.0.0* makes my kernel_task shoot up and locks up my computer as well, performance-wise. it's a nice app but i'd like to figure this out ### 4/5 — good timer for promodoro *2023-07-18, version 1.2.3* Needs a little bit more, but over all good. ### 4/5 — notification problem *2023-06-23, version 1.2.3* hi this is very usefull app but after update it , it doesn't show finishing notification although notification is on can you solve this problem please? ### 4/5 — :> *2022-07-12, version 1.2.2* It helps a lot in studying for finals and to get out of my procrastination state. I especially love the stretching exercise, it does relax my body a lot and makes me more refreshed. :3 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Awesome sauce *2025-11-25, version 1.3.0* I love this so much I am a homeschooler and this helps me manage my time better ### 5/5 — Great app!!! *2025-11-18, version 1.3.0* I just downloaded this app and the timers are amazing, there are guided stretches, and calming music? Yes, yes, and absolutely yes!!! ### 5/5 — Does everything I actually need *2025-10-08, version 1.4.0* Thanks! ### 5/5 — Good so far *2024-04-30, version 1.2.3* Would love a widget ! ### 5/5 — Good app *2024-04-02, version 1.2.3* I was just looking for a no ad, minimalistic, free, rotatable UI, that has good customizations for time, and this was the only one I found. Because of this, it deserves the money spent on extra features. ### 5/5 — Love this *2024-03-16, version 1.2.3* Even the free version is amazing. ### 5/5 — Love it! *2024-03-01, version 1.2.3* So simple and functional ### 5/5 — I love this app it is great for studying!!! *2024-02-17, version 1.2.3* This app work great does everything I want it for and I have been using it for ages but Something that is annoying is that when you close the app properly -or come back to it after an extended period of time or your phone dies mid session - then the hole session gets reset with out any progress being documented eg my phone died when I had only 5 mins left of a 25 min session and it doesn’t let me continue with the session when it’s recharged and doesn’t document it in my minutes tracker But I do love this app and it has no adds ### 5/5 — Gets Me Going! *2024-01-16, version 1.2.3* Simple timer with a lot of options to keep me focused. ### 5/5 — Effective and easy to use *2023-08-31, version 1.2.3* this app is very simple and easy to use, and it has been helping me to stay productive for longer periods of time! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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