# Productivity 101: Focus Timer — Chess-clock deep work timer

> Chess-clock deep work timer (iPhone/iPad app by FINLAY OSCAR HAWKER.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/productivity-101-focus-timer/id6776686069 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [FINLAY OSCAR HAWKER](https://appshunter.io/developer/6776686071)
- Category: Productivity, Utilities
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-20
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/productivity-101-focus-timer/id6776686069/reviews.md

## What is Productivity 101?

Productivity 101 turns focus into a measurable habit.

Start a session like a chess clock: your work time counts up, and when you need a break you tap once — break time is tracked separately, so you always know your true focused hours. End the session for a clean summary of work, breaks, and focus rate.

It's built for people who are accountable to themselves — students with deadlines, founders, freelancers, and anyone who works long hours and wants to see the proof.

TRACK WHAT MATTERS
• Chess-clock timer with separate work and break tracking
• Assign each session to a task; set daily or weekly time targets
• Live progress bars and a clear daily goal

STAY MOTIVATED — PROFESSIONALLY
• A Focus Score and Levels earned purely from real logged hours
• Daily and weekly objectives, with streaks and streak protection
• Badges at 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 hours per task

UNDERSTAND YOUR PATTERNS
• A contribution heatmap of your focus, day by day
• Personal records, lifetime hours, and per-task trends
• Daily and weekly recaps

MADE TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY
• Hands-free voice control of the timer
• Optional reminders as you near a target
• Works offline; syncs securely across your devices when you sign in

You're accountable to yourself. Productivity 101 keeps the score.


## Version history (last 4 releases)

### 1.3 — 2026-08-19

You can now send feedback directly from Settings. It's built by one person, so what you say actually decides what features get built next.

### 1.2 — 2026-07-31

• Delete a session you no longer want — during a run or after it's saved — so a forgotten timer never skews your stats.
• New "still working?" check: if the timer runs unattended past a few hours, the app asks before logging it, and lets you keep only the time up to your last check-in.
• Choose the check-in threshold (or turn it off) in Settings.

### 1.1 — 2026-06-20

• Objectives now reward Focus Points — complete one and tap to claim them into your level, with a new in-app guide explaining how focus levels and tiers work.
• A livelier, animated focus-level bar.
• Milestone alerts (50% / 30 min / 10 min) now reach you even when your phone is locked.
• Session history now focuses on your last 7 days.
• Archived-task badges are tucked behind a toggle to keep the Awards page tidy.
• Smoother, steadier screen transitions.

### 1.0 — 2026-06-20

No release notes.

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