# Train of Thought - Focus App — Next stop: Deep Focus > Next stop: Deep Focus (iPhone/iPad app by David Banziger.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/train-of-thought-focus-app/id6796890798 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [David Banziger](https://appshunter.io/developer/1802904084) - Category: Productivity, Education - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 26.0 · 150 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-10-22 - Data updated: 2026-10-24 ## What is Train of Thought? A focus timer where every session is a train ride on a real map. Choose how long you want to focus. Train of Thought finds a real station about that far down the line from your home station. Board, and a 3D train runs the real railway on a live map for exactly that long. When you arrive, you keep a stamped ticket stub in your logbook. No account. No ads. No analytics. The app never asks for your location. ▶ HOW IT WORKS - Pick any length, eg. 25 minutes, 50 minutes, 1h30 or 2h30 - The departure board shows a real destination that fits, with its arrival time - Choose what you're working on, pick a seat, and tear your ticket to board - Watch the train follow the real line through cities and countryside - Arrive, and the stub is stamped with the time you focused ▶ BREAKS ARE STATION STOPS - On rides of 50 minutes or more, the train runs for 25, 35 or 45 minutes - Then it waits at a station on the line for 2, 3 or 5 minutes - Pause whenever you need to. Paused time isn't counted ▶ STEP OFF WITHOUT GUILT - End a ride early and the time you focused still counts - Your stub is stamped Stepped off and shows how far you got ▶ A RIDE YOU CAN SETTLE INTO - A live 3D map with buildings and terrain, or satellite imagery - Dawn, day, dusk and night light, set by the clock or by you - 21 soundscapes: a coach rumble that follows the train's speed, rain, forest, shore, white, pink and brown noise, soft piano and more - The screen stays awake, and the sound plays alongside your own music ▶ YOUR LOGBOOK - Every ride printed month by month on strips of ticket stock - Time focused, distance, day streak and average trip - 19 milestones, from First Departure to Border Crossing - A daily goal, with a progress bar that fills as you ride - Export your logbook whenever you like ▶ OUTSIDE THE APP - Widgets for today's focus, your week, your last stub and the journeys that fit the time you have - A Control Center button that boards a train in one tap ▶ WHAT'S FREE - Unlimited rides of every length - Tickets, seats, stubs, breaks and pauses - Chase and overhead cameras, standard and satellite maps, every time of day - The Clay, an unbranded study-model train - The Saloon and Rain soundscapes - Your logbook, all-time figures, 17 milestones and every widget - iCloud sync ▶ WHAT'S IN PRO - All 24 trains, from Japanese and Korean high-speed to Swiss, Austrian and American intercity - Cab view from the driver's seat, and a window-seat view - All 21 soundscapes - Rain and snow over the map - Muted and Mono map styles - Every insight: when you focus best, where your time goes, your lines on a globe - Purposes of your own - Your ride on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and as a StandBy departure board - Livery stripes, a nameplate and coach count for your train ▶ PRIVATE BY DESIGN - No account and no sign-up - No location access: you choose your home station, and the ride is simulated - No ads, no analytics, no tracking - Your journeys stay on your device and in your own iCloud. Turn sync off any time ▶ GOOD TO KNOW - Planning a route needs a connection. Once you've boarded, the train keeps running, and the app downloads the route's map before you leave - Routes come from OpenStreetMap railway data. Ride times are worked out from line speeds, not taken from timetables - Train of Thought is a timer, not an app blocker. It won't lock other apps Subscriptions renew automatically unless you cancel at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://trainofthought.site/terms Privacy Policy: https://trainofthought.site/privacy ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | KTX-Sancheon | $2.99 | one-time | | Railjet | $2.99 | one-time | | Giruno | $2.99 | one-time | | E5 Hayabusa | $2.99 | one-time | | Acela | $2.99 | one-time | | Vande Bharat | $2.99 | one-time | | Brightline | $2.99 | one-time | | ICNG | $2.99 | one-time | | Waratah | $2.99 | one-time | | FLIRT | $2.99 | one-time | ## Is Train of Thought safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Train of Thought. ## Is Train of Thought legit? Train of Thought - Focus App appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Train of Thought is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 2 releases) ### 1.1 — 2026-10-22 What's new in 1.1 • Scenery: a new camera that follows your train from behind and above through the 3-D countryside, like the map's Chase camera. • Turn your iPhone on its side in the cab or at the window seat, and the whole desk or coach fills the screen. • Nights in the 3-D world are softer and moonlit, and dawn and dusk show twilight across the sky. • In Low Power Mode, sunlight and tunnel lamps still pass through the cab and the coach. • A new arrival screen, laid out like the journey's own page: your ticket, a note and the milestones you earned. • Smoother throughout: tab switches, sheets, the Depart board and camera changes during a ride. Fixes • The view from the cab or the window could freeze after switching between them. • Gaps of sky no longer appear in the fields or in tunnel floors. • Medals no longer have a chance of appearing dark if you opened the You tab just after launch. • The train's tail lamps are now red. ### 1.0 — 2026-10-22 No release notes. ## More apps by David Banziger - [Itchy for Scratch](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/itchy-for-scratch/id6743445859) - [buckle. Companion App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/buckle-companion-app/id6746700416) - [Lumo for Students](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lumo-for-students/id6749280489) All apps by David Banziger: https://appshunter.io/developer/1802904084 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-24.*