Be Focused Pro - Focus Timer

Name: Be Focused Pro - Focus Timer
Price: 12.99 USD
Rating: 0 (0 reviews)
Author: Denys Ievenko

Focus timer for work and study

Only for Mac

$12.99

Ages

4+
Years
Category

Productivity
Developer

Denys Ievenko
Language

EN
English
Size

40.4
MB

Mac

••• Trusted by over 5M users worldwide ••• Staying on task seems is a real challenge for our screen-bound generation. The Be Focused lets you get things done by breaking up individual tasks among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It’s a surprisingly effective way to retain motivation and focus. Create tasks, configure breaks and track your progress throughout the day, week or custom period. Use either your iPhone, iPad or Mac - your devices always stay in sync. Task & Interval Management • Create and manage tasks • Start, pause, or skip intervals • Auto-start the next timer (optionally) • Paste task lists from other apps • Add notes, tags and due dates to tasks • Plan intervals needed for task completion and track accuracy • Manage completed intervals Timer Customization • Work interval duration • Short break duration • Long break duration • Number of intervals between long breaks • Target intervals per day • Specify different timer settings for different tasks Productivity Tracking • Reports for detailed progress tracking • Export data to CSV Sounds and Notifications • Chronometer ticking sound (optional) • Adjustable chronometer sound frequency • Variety of alarm sounds • Adjustable volume for alarms and chronometer Automation • Integration with Shortcuts app (control tasks and timers via Shortcuts app) • Automate Shortcuts execution on events in Be Focused app Focus • Block distracting apps and websites during work sessions (supported browsers: Safari, Chrome, Edge, Opera, Brave) • Whitelist specific apps and websites while blocking others • Tags and filters to organize tasks and maintain focus Integration • Sync across all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) * • Integration with Focus Matrix to manage tasks using urgent/important principle ** • Integration with Shortcuts app to automate workflow Interface and Accessibility • Widgets for desktop and notification center • Global hotkeys to start or stop timer from any app • Also available for iPhone and iPad • Dark and Light mode support * Sync with iOS devices requires Be Focused Pro for iOS, sold separately. ** Integration with Focus Matrix requires the Pro version of Focus Matrix, sold separately.

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Recommend Integrating with the Focus Matrix
03/22/2019

chadsbrothermatt17
I use this with Focus Matrix, a companion app that organizes you to-do list into one of four cateogories: important and urgent, important and not urgent, not important and urgent, and not important and not urgent. As a grad student responsible for more work than could possibly be asked of a human, some of which is busy-work and some of which actually forwards one's progress toward exiting the program, it is helpful to organize one's workflow this way. Also, as a grad student you have very unstructured time. It's important to dedicate time to sitting down and working without distractions as there is rarely anyone looking over your shoulder or any work card to punch in or out of. You just have to sit down and do things, and what you work on is your choice. It really helps to have the focus matrix there to help you remember which tasks are worth spending your time on, and which ones are worth letting go. The Be Focused app helps you actually sit down and get the work done because you know that if you sit down and catch flow, you can off-load the responsibility of deciding when or not to futz around on facebook onto the Be Focused app.There are lots of apps that try to of these kind of things, but Be Focused Focus Matrix seems to be the most efficient and well-put-together execution IMO.
Recommend Integrating with the Focus Matrix
03/22/2019

chadsbrothermatt17

I use this with Focus Matrix, a companion app that organizes you to-do list into one of four cateogories: important and urgent, important and not urgent, not important and urgent, and not important and not urgent. As a grad student responsible for more work than could possibly be asked of a human, some of which is busy-work and some of which actually forwards one's progress toward exiting the program, it is helpful to organize one's workflow this way. Also, as a grad student you have very unstructured time. It's important to dedicate time to sitting down and working without distractions as there is rarely anyone looking over your shoulder or any work card to punch in or out of. You just have to sit down and do things, and what you work on is your choice. It really helps to have the focus matrix there to help you remember which tasks are worth spending your time on, and which ones are worth letting go. The Be Focused app helps you actually sit down and get the work done because you know that if you sit down and catch flow, you can off-load the responsibility of deciding when or not to futz around on facebook onto the Be Focused app.There are lots of apps that try to of these kind of things, but Be Focused Focus Matrix seems to be the most efficient and well-put-together execution IMO.
Nice App with One Wish
12/18/2018

mymandarin
I like the way this app works (Mac OS), and how it tucks away neatly while you're working. It's easy to set up and easy to use. I do wish I could edit intervals on the fly, though. I'm a busy mom with several types of work on my plate every day. Sometimes I'm setting out to work on something (writing specifically) based on the amount of time I have available, rather than an ideal schedule of X intervals of X minutes each. I have an ideal schedule set up in the app - e.g., 8 intervals of 20 minutes each - but more than half the time that's not how my day looks. If I sit down with 18 minutes to work, or 35, I can't edit the interval for a one-time session without going into settings and modifying the entire schedule, which I then have to change again next time. It would be nice to have a default schedule in settings, but be able to modify the length of the current interval on the fly. Also, if I work for 18 out of 20 minutes and have to stop, it won't record that interval correctly. The only options are to let it run to 20 or "skip" entirely, so I can't get an accurate accounting of my time later. (I sometimes track my words written per hour in a spreadsheet, so the little differences matter there.)Overall, great product, but for my needs I'd love some adjustments!
Nice App with One Wish
12/18/2018

mymandarin

I like the way this app works (Mac OS), and how it tucks away neatly while you're working. It's easy to set up and easy to use. I do wish I could edit intervals on the fly, though. I'm a busy mom with several types of work on my plate every day. Sometimes I'm setting out to work on something (writing specifically) based on the amount of time I have available, rather than an ideal schedule of X intervals of X minutes each. I have an ideal schedule set up in the app - e.g., 8 intervals of 20 minutes each - but more than half the time that's not how my day looks. If I sit down with 18 minutes to work, or 35, I can't edit the interval for a one-time session without going into settings and modifying the entire schedule, which I then have to change again next time. It would be nice to have a default schedule in settings, but be able to modify the length of the current interval on the fly. Also, if I work for 18 out of 20 minutes and have to stop, it won't record that interval correctly. The only options are to let it run to 20 or "skip" entirely, so I can't get an accurate accounting of my time later. (I sometimes track my words written per hour in a spreadsheet, so the little differences matter there.)Overall, great product, but for my needs I'd love some adjustments!
Pomodoro
07/03/2020

Happy-PC-User
To be honset I have tried to incorportae the pomodoro method into my work life with little success. However, every so often I return to it and for a few weeks it is useful. This is my general philosophy for all prodoctivity tools: learn as much as you can, adapt each to suit your needs, and allow yourself to switch as needed.I write all this because this app fits right into this philosophy. It is simple but flexible. I use it with no regard to breaks; it is not my task manager but I do break my pomodoros into catagories and enjoy tracking how much foucs I give each category; sometimes I do 20min poms, othertimes 25, I even tried 30 for a while.My favorite features are 1) editing the history, that way everytime I come back after a while I can start over (dev: please allow editing "skipped" pomodoros as well :-); & 2) Multi device sync, which nowadays is a must for every app I download.The new desing is an improvement!
Pomodoro
07/03/2020

Happy-PC-User

To be honset I have tried to incorportae the pomodoro method into my work life with little success. However, every so often I return to it and for a few weeks it is useful. This is my general philosophy for all prodoctivity tools: learn as much as you can, adapt each to suit your needs, and allow yourself to switch as needed.I write all this because this app fits right into this philosophy. It is simple but flexible. I use it with no regard to breaks; it is not my task manager but I do break my pomodoros into catagories and enjoy tracking how much foucs I give each category; sometimes I do 20min poms, othertimes 25, I even tried 30 for a while.My favorite features are 1) editing the history, that way everytime I come back after a while I can start over (dev: please allow editing "skipped" pomodoros as well :-); & 2) Multi device sync, which nowadays is a must for every app I download.The new desing is an improvement!
Good app, solid
01/26/2021

M & P W
I like this app a lot. It works great if you've got a routine split between work and break intervals- if your day works like that then consider this a 5-star recommendation. Unfortunately, my day doesn't (though I do keep trying). It would be really nice if there was a way to easily either extend the current interval or set up different intervals in a single run. So if I've got 4 tasks underway and I want to spend 5, 20, 15, and 30 minutes on them respectively, I'd like to be able to set up the intervals to do a work session of 5 minutes, small break to switch tasks (2 minutes?), work session of 20 minutes, 5 minute break, work session of 15 minutes, switch tasks (2 minutes), work session of 30 minutes, 10 minute break, repeat. I've seen the High Intensity Interval Training timer apps that allow this, but they're generally really obnoxious & intrusive. In a perfect world there would also be more variety for the timer sounds, but that's not something that would cause me to drop the rating. All in all, I love and would highly recommend this app. Just wish it had a bit more flexibility to accomodate life in general.
Good app, solid
01/26/2021

M & P W

I like this app a lot. It works great if you've got a routine split between work and break intervals- if your day works like that then consider this a 5-star recommendation. Unfortunately, my day doesn't (though I do keep trying). It would be really nice if there was a way to easily either extend the current interval or set up different intervals in a single run. So if I've got 4 tasks underway and I want to spend 5, 20, 15, and 30 minutes on them respectively, I'd like to be able to set up the intervals to do a work session of 5 minutes, small break to switch tasks (2 minutes?), work session of 20 minutes, 5 minute break, work session of 15 minutes, switch tasks (2 minutes), work session of 30 minutes, 10 minute break, repeat. I've seen the High Intensity Interval Training timer apps that allow this, but they're generally really obnoxious & intrusive. In a perfect world there would also be more variety for the timer sounds, but that's not something that would cause me to drop the rating. All in all, I love and would highly recommend this app. Just wish it had a bit more flexibility to accomodate life in general.

• Fixed display issues on the latest macOS version • Minor improvements and bug fixes

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