FocusMon: Pomodoro Focus Timer
Study, Catch & Battle Monsters
Only for iPhone
Free · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
Put your phone down – and catch monsters for it. FocusMon is a Pomodoro and focus timer that turns your study time into a monster-collecting game. Start a focus session, a rift opens, and as long as you stay focused, monsters step through for you to catch.
Leave the app to use your phone and the session breaks – the rift closes empty. Every minute away from your phone becomes progress: studying, homework, exam prep or deep work.
STAY FOCUSED
• A focus timer for studying, school, college and deep work – set your own session length.
• Your session only runs while you stay in the app. Leave early and you walk away with nothing.
• Live Activity keeps the timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island.
• Turn screen time into a growing collection.
COLLECT, EVOLVE, TRADE
• Over 100 unique monsters, each with three evolution stages, plus rare Mythic monsters.
• Shards earned from your focus time level up and evolve your monsters.
• Trade monsters with friends and complete your Archive.
BATTLE FRIENDS AND PLAYERS WORLDWIDE
• Turn-based battles with monsters trained by your focus time.
• Play casually against friends or climb the ranked ladder from Bronze to Champion.
FOCUS TOGETHER
• Make a focus pact with a friend: one shared goal, and rewards for both of you when you finish.
• See which of your friends are focusing right now.
A REASON TO COME BACK EVERY DAY
• Buddy monsters level up with every session and unlock exclusive looks and items.
• Daily goals, a weekly board and the Rift Pass reward consistent focus.
• Season 2: Frost Season with the mythic Kryothys – free for everyone.
Made for anyone who wants less phone time: students, people with ADHD, and everyone who finds it easier to focus when it feels like a game.
It's never too late to spend less time on your phone.
more I found this app very helpful in incentivizing putting down the phone and leaving it there more regularly. It’s great fun collecting the different monsters and seeing them grow and evolve. The developer is also adding new content to this fairly regularly, which I really appreciate.
I found this app very helpful in incentivizing putting down the phone and leaving it there more regularly. It’s great fun collecting the different monsters and seeing them grow and evolve. The developer is also adding new content to this fairly regularly, which I really appreciate.
Minor improvements
1.2.3 3d ago
Season 2: Frost Season
The Frost Season starts on November 1 with a brand new Rift Pass.
• Kryothys, the new mythic frost leviathan, waits at tier 50. Free for everyone.
• 50 tiers of monsters, skins, boosts, avatars and more
• Season skin "Aurora Sanctum" for Glacirn at tier 45
• New Rift Pass avatars from tier 8
• The pass is a scrolling list again: free on the left, premium on the right, and the rift in between opens with your focus time.
• When a season ends, you get a recap of your season: tier reached, focus time and rewards collected.
• Ranked Season 2 with new frost frames, avatars and the Borealisk skin "Rimecrown"
The deeper your focus, the closer the season's myths.
1.2.2 Oct 20
21 new monster families
3 of them show up in your focus sessions right away. The other 18 arrive over time: from October 1 until the end of February, a new Rift Debut event starts every two weeks and brings new families with it.
Events at a glance
• The event preview shows which new families come with an event
• The calendar now reaches the last planned event, and "Upcoming" shows every event still to come
• New families appear in the Archive as a silhouette with their date one month before their debut
• New: a notification when a debut starts. You can turn it off in Settings under "Events & Debuts"
Balancing
• Eternal Shards now come at a steady rate for your focus time. Unfinished minutes are saved for next time
• The Rift Pass counts your real focus time, without the streak multiplier. The season is built around roughly 90 minutes of focus a day
Also
• Pop-ups no longer pile on top of each other when you open the app
• Type and rarity now sit right next to the monster in the detail view
• Passive effects now respect immunity to venom and bleeding
• Plus smaller fixes
1.2.1 Sep 15
Minor improvements and bug fixes.
1.2.0 Sep 10
We made a few improvements and bug fixes to make FocusMon feel even smoother. Thanks for playing – enjoy!
1.1.9 Sep 9
Rift Debut events
Every few weeks a new family breaks through the rift. A debut runs in steps:
small tasks one after another, each stage collected on its own, the monster
itself at the end. While a debut is running that family shows up more often in
your sessions — and its event skin is gone for good afterwards.
New mission hub
Missions, expeditions and events each have their own page now instead of one
endless list. So does the Rift Pass.
The Rift Pass runs on Rift Time
The pass no longer counts points, it counts your focus time — boosted by your
streak. The tiers now sit in front of you as a carousel. New: Quality Crystals.
Your existing progress carries over tier for tier.
Rewards that make an entrance
Every reward is staged one at a time, with its own presentation per rarity — in
the pass, in missions, at the rift breakthrough and in events.
Monster detail rebuilt
State and paths at a glance. The battle tab explains abilities in plain
language, and the new dressing room puts your skins on a stage.
Shop as a storefront
Skins, expression, offers, items, Pass & Plus and shards each have their own
page now.
New rare families
A whole wave of rare families arrives — three stages each, with their own
abilities, a distinct cry per stage, prism variants, bond frames and avatars.
Focus without tripwires
Quick jump to Spotify or a message? You now have a brief moment to come back —
your session keeps running. And your screen no longer locks itself during a
session.
Improvements
A season cockpit in the battle tab with a daily feed and a dedicated detail
page per battle. Passive abilities work reliably now, battles run more stably,
and no more profile data is lost when switching devices. Plus a lot of smaller
fixes.
1.1.8 Sep 6
FOCUS CATEGORIES
- Every focus session can be assigned a category — from twelve presets or your own.
- Categories appear in focus rooms, in your friends list, and in the focus pact.
- A session's category can be corrected later in your history and used as a filter.
- New profile breakdown: distribution, trend, completion rate, and insights into your focus habits.
ACHIEVEMENTS AS A TROPHY WALL
- The achievements area has been rebuilt: trophy tiles, a detail view with reward tiers, search and filters.
- Newly unlocked trophies are marked, with an overview of your full collection.
BATTLE SECTION
- The battle tab shows the current season at a glance: record, stats, most-used companion, and a day-by-day history.
- New result view with rounds, KOs, and MVP.
LEADERBOARDS
- Podium for ranks 1 to 3 on every leaderboard.
- New family leaderboard over a rolling 90-day window, with badges shown in the monster hub, in battle, and on profiles.
COLLECTION AND PROFILE
- Companion chronicle covering a monster's key milestones.
- Showcase with search, filters, and sorting.
- Rank frames are now tied to the season they were earned in and grouped by season in the picker.
IMPROVEMENTS
- Quick join in focus rooms: one tap for a seat and your session.
- Running sessions survive locking your device.
- Reworked emote and gift flow.
- Numerous bug fixes and polish across visuals and performance.
1.1.7 Aug 14
New level system, new season, new family.
New family: Cantorra
Pikkolith, Choralit and Cantorra — a Terra trio made of living quartz. As a special attacker, Cantorra lowers the enemy's defense and makes your whole Terra team hit harder.
Level system completely reworked
Your Rifter level now runs to Level 100 and keeps going endlessly beyond it. The climb is split into 10 stages, each with its own rewards, an Emblem for your showcase and permanent perks. Your existing progress is converted and credited.
Season 1 "Ember" starts August 1
Ranked and the Rift Pass launch together with a completely new reward package: exclusive avatars, frames and skins on the Ranked ladder, plus the new mythic monster Vulkryn in the Rift Pass.
1.1.6 Jul 31
• NEW: Home screen widget with your buddy & streak
• Rift Gate: missions reimagined – portal hub, ceremonies & Rift Breakthrough
• Starter Path: intro missions for new players
• Free daily gifts for friends
• Redesigned raid area with custom audio
• New battle effects, more stable PvP and many improvements
1.1.5 Jul 20
NEW: Rift Raids
Take down the boss together! Team up with up to three friends and face a mighty weekly Rift boss — everyone brings one monster into a turn-based showdown. Invite friends straight into your raid, play your types smart, and win fast for bonus rewards. Beat the boss and you get the chance to bind it as your very own monster.
NEW: Focus Rooms
Stop focusing alone! Take a seat in one of six atmospheric rooms - from the cozy library to the zen tea house - start your session at your table and see live what everyone else is working on. Invite your friends straight into your room and stay on track together.
Also in this update:
Minor improvements and bug fixes
1.1.4 Jul 11
A big battle and focus update.
• New Battle Hub: a cleaner menu with its own Ranked page, league overview and reward popups
• Climb rewards: every star, division and tier in Ranked now hands out something right away
• Living Focus Pact: a reworked pact tab with shared weekly progress and a companion scene
• Three new monster families: Favil (Ember), Pyxil (Bloom) and Glacirn (Frost) – three stages each, with their own abilities, cries and skins
• Family Bond: new Rifter avatars (male/female) and 3D bond trophies
• Always-On Display: locking no longer ends your focus right away. To keep the session, the device needs to stay locked for at least 15 seconds – if you reopen the app sooner, focus ends on Always-On displays
• Smaller improvements and bug fixes
1.1.3 Jun 30
New in this version
Fairer battles
We rebuilt how damage and matchups work. Type advantages now matter more, no monster gets one-shot from full health, and high potential only ever makes your monster stronger — never weaker.
Smarter opponents
Battle opponents now match your roster better. Newer trainers face fairer fights and won't run into evolved teams they can't answer yet.
Cleaner menus
Level rewards, the privacy policy and other sheets now open right where you need them. You can also link an extra sign-in method to your account at any time.
Smaller improvements and bug fixes.
Happy focusing!
1.1.2 Jun 23
Stroll
Your daily steps from Apple Health level up a companion, hand out rewards along the way and fill a daily chest from Bronze through Silver to Gold. Your step data stays on your device.
Monster sounds
Every family now has its own cry. You'll hear them in battle and in the monster view.
Battle sound effects
Hits, crits, healing and status changes have their own sound effects.
Smaller improvements and bug fixes.
1.1.1 Jun 17
• Exploration: permanent quest line in chapters
• Mastery Hall: 3D trophy + title at family level 50, plus Shard Shop
• Two new families: Kanaboros and Vantaleth
• Achievements reworked: chains, claimable rewards, new avatars
• New items: five held items, Streak Shield and Destiny Shard
• Skin manifestation: new skins revealed with a ceremony
• Companion in focus with its own animations and cries
• Combat balance and drop rates reworked, small fixes
1.1.0 Jun 11
What's New
• New monster: Kanaboros — a glowing lava-oni wielding an iron club. Three stages, its own signature attack, and three premium skins.
• Rift Exploration: a brand-new, permanent quest line. Your focus sessions move you forward step by step and grant rewards along the way.
• New Focus Hub: chests and exploration in one place, lighting up whenever something's ready to claim.
Plus lots of small improvements and polish. Happy focusing!
1.0.9 Jun 9
Hotfix: Better layout on small iPhones: The timer ring, battle cards, and more now adapt cleanly to SE-class devices.
1.0.8 Jun 8
What's New
• Prisma variants for every monster family – each monster's rare, shimmering form can now be unlocked across the board.
• Soulbound poses for Stage 3 monsters, threaded with cyan-violet rift veins.
• New P3 skins for many families – different materials and finishes while keeping each monster's element color.
• Family Bond frames (round & square) and 3D Bond trophies, unlocked through your family's friendship level.
• Male and female Rifter avatars per family via the Family Bond.
• Reworked Prisma and Soulbound effects: drifting smoke and floating light motes instead of sparkles, with a softer glow and no hard edges.
Plus the usual smaller improvements and polish.
Happy focusing!
1.0.7 Jun 7
What's New
A brand-new welcome
Your first steps into FocusMon have been completely redesigned — a clearer, more inviting start that gets you focusing faster.
A fresh Focus screen
The heart of the app got a full makeover: a redesigned focus screen, reworked chests, boost picker, streak rewards and timer all feel cleaner and more alive.
Active pacts always in view
Your active focus pacts now appear right on the Focus screen and during your sessions — and their bonuses are clearer than ever.
Rewards as you level up
Climbing Rifter levels now hands you rewards to collect along the way, with a clearer roadmap of what's ahead.
Reworked monster collection
A redesigned monster hub with improved filtering and sorting makes browsing, comparing and managing your companions easier than ever.
Pact progression you can see
Focus pacts with friends now show how far you've come — shared streak stages, friendship levels and the bonuses they unlock are finally visible and rewarding.
A richer Bond system
Bond rewards have been reordered for a better feel, with new cosmetic frames and family avatars to earn.
More polish everywhere
New looks, smoother flows and extra atmosphere across menus, notifications and special moments.
Enjoy your focus sessions!
1.0.6 Jun 6
What's New
New monsters
Three brand-new monster families, each with three evolution stages, are waiting to be discovered from the rifts.
A fresh rift experience
Opening rifts feels more exciting than ever: new animations, a more atmospheric reveal and matching sound effects bring every discovery to life.
Rarity at a glance
Your monsters now clearly show how rare they are, so you can spot your standout companions instantly.
New skins
Fresh looks for your monsters are waiting to be discovered.
Better overview
Reworked filtering and sorting in your collection, plus polish across missions and the shop, make everything easier to navigate.
More atmosphere
New sounds for level-ups, rewards and special moments.
Enjoy your focus sessions!
1.0.5 Jun 4
New: a central notification hub for rewards and friend requests, a monthly bonus for FocusMon+, a revamped Rifter Pass with new seasonal avatars, plus an improved monster view and many small refinements. Happy focusing!
1.0.4 Jun 3
This update introduces FocusMon+ perks, a redesigned profile with improved focus stats, and a fresher subscription experience. Plus various improvements and bug fixes. Happy focusing!
1.0.3 Jun 2
Stability improvements, more reliable streaks, reworked notifications, new Plus avatars, and general polish.
1.0.2 Jun 1
This update is all about polish:
• Improved performance and loading times
• Smoother animations and transitions
• Reworked audio (no more overlapping sound after interrupted transitions)
• Fixed layout on smaller iPhones — nothing gets cut off anymore
• Minor bug fixes and stability improvements
Thanks for playing and focusing. Let us know if you run into anything.
1.0.1 May 31
Minor improvements
more Version 1.2.3 3d ago
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