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Session - Pomodoro Focus Timer 4+
Keep track time, study & work
Translucent LLC
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- Free
- Offers In-App Purchases
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Description
- Do you procrastinate and spend your time mindlessly?
- have problem with focusing?
- often get distracted while trying to focus?
- maybe you are burned out because you worked too much and forget to take necessary break?
- or, maybe have an ADHD?
Session can help you with your focus problem.
Trusted daily by tens of thousands of engineer in Silicon Valley, independent studios in Madrid, writers in Netherlands, and creative worker + freelancer all over the world.
It helps you be more productive by guiding you to work in sessions, block distractions, track your time, and remind you to rest.
GET INTO HABIT OF WORKING IN TIME BLOCK
Inspired by Pomodoro technique, Session helps you block your time for focus. 25 minutes or 45 minutes is all you need to get closer to your goal
KEEP YOUR FOCUS BY BLOCKING WEBSITES AND APPS THAT DISTRACT YOU (MAC ONLY)
Session block distracting website and apps when you started a Session. It'll automatically restore your website when you are on rest / session has ended.
BLOCK SLACK TEAM
Session will automatically mute Slack team you choose when Session has started and open them up again when Session has stopped working.
DON'T FORGET TO TAKE A REST
Forcing yourself to work on long period of time is ineffective. Rest is as important as work / study. Why? Because rest is a crucial time where you:
- store what you have learned in your head, and where
- your brain solve difficult problem on the background.
Notice that you usually get a new idea and solves problem when you're on walk and shower. Or anywhere where you're away from "work".
AUTOMATE YOUR WORKFLOW (AUTOMATIC DO NOT DISTURB, PLAY MUSIC)
Imagine having no distracting notifications while working on. It's possible by turning on Do Not Disturb. What if you can turn it on when you started your Session, and disable it after Session ends—all automatically? Or maybe change bulb color, play Apple music when Session has started? Different playlist on break? It's possible with Session.
Automate it with AppleScript on MacOS and Apple Shortcut on iOS
SEE YOUR SESSIONS ON APPLE CALENDAR WITH ONE WAY SYNC.
See automatically create Sessions on Apple Calendar to review how your day has progressed.
REVIEW YOUR SESSIONS
Are you spending more time on a task than it's worth? Session keep you mindful by tracking your work and ask what you have learned after Session has ended.
Session tracks what you have worked on, what have you learned, and for how long. Review your progress and journey that you have made.
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Need support? Contact philip@stayinsession.com for assistance!
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What’s New
Version 2.10.25
- Fix background color widget
- Fix daily reminder issue where it does not trigger
- Improve side menu styling based on OS version
Ratings and Reviews
Perfection
Absolutly the best Tomato timer I have ever used, simple, elegant interface, but still with all the functions. Staple app for all my work and study. Good job.
(I have trouble finding the ios counterpart in Australia store, but found it in the U.S. store, yet the Mac version is avaliable in the AU store. Bit confusing, and unable to utilize the subscribtion at this point.)
Suggestions for future development:
1. Watch app, especially for some one like me that doesn't bring phone and laptop everywhere.
2. Give the option to turn off the Notes section, I don't use it but it takes up space.
3. Make it functional in the menu bar drop down, and assign a hot key, like what Fantastical, Day one does. Now I use a manual hotkey on my keyboard to use it, but its not intuitive, and its a big window. everytime it pops up I get a a jump scare.
4. The way we select tasks can be more intuitive, and possibly faster, but it's a minor thing.
Developer Response ,
Thanks John Smith, I'll take these into backlog :)
Awesome app, but
This is one of the best pomodoro apps I've come across so far. It helps me to focus, keeps me motivated, and has a great UI. The statistics report is also super cool.
However, I would love it if there was a feature that allowed you to create a to-do/goals checklist, as the app I used before offered one and I found it super helpful.
I spent a good while looking to see if it offered something like that, but couldn't find anything sadly.
Great app nonetheless, super excited to start using it :D
Full featured Pomodoro app
I love the way Session syncs between multiple devices, allows me to keep focused even while on the move.
Far more features than I use, but there should be something for everyone.
I would just like to see an on-screen display option that was a bit smaller than the current one as I like to have it "in my face" rather than in the toolbar. Something more like the Apple Music player size when minimised.
App Privacy
The developer, Translucent LLC, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
- User Content
- Identifiers
- Diagnostics
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Translucent LLC
- Size
- 42.9 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.4 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.4 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 10.15 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, Arabic, Belarusian, Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2021 Philip Young
- Price
- Free
- In-App Purchases
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- Session monthly subscription $7.99
- Session yearly subscription $59.99