This update mainly improves the Mac menu bar experience and fixes several known issues. Restored whitelist support Mac menu bar now supports quick focus duration selection, with commonly used time options Mac menu bar now supports quickly selecting recently used focus tasks Adjusted the position of “Skip Break” in the Mac menu bar for easier access Improved Mac menu bar wording, such as changing “Show App” to “Open App” for better clarity Improved the UI layout of the Mac mini window Fixed an issue where notifications could not be enabled on some Mac models Fixed an issue where the app could not be opened in Stage Manager on Mac Fixed an issue where tomatoes might not appear after resizing the Mac window

Fixed an issue where the macOS status bar icon appeared in low resolution Fixed an issue where the small tomato could get stuck in Dynamic Island Fixed an issue where existing users could not see the “What’s New” popup Fixed an issue where some users still saw the app name displayed as Pomodoro Fixed an issue where notifications could not be enabled from the macOS Settings page Restored whitelist support

The first Mac version of FocusPomo is here! - You can view timer status, focus session details, and today’s focus data directly from the menu bar. Start, pause, or end focus sessions without opening the app. - The menu bar also includes quick actions such as Skip Break and End Early for a smoother workflow. - The Mac version is optimized for larger screens with improved layout and spacing, and refined mouse interactions for a better desktop experience. - It also supports seamless iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. This is the first official Mac release. If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, we’d love to hear your feedback and continue improving the experience.

- Now supports iOS 15 devices. - Brought back stopwatch mode tips — many new users didn’t know this feature existed. More onboarding improvements are coming soon. - Improved home screen animations and scrolling performance. Older devices like iPhone X now feel much smoother. - Fixed an issue where blocked apps in blacklist mode didn’t display rounded corners correctly. - Fixed an issue where the little tomato sometimes wouldn’t appear on the home screen.

Fixed an issue where some apps could not be blocked

Optimized: Improved tag interface design for iOS 18 Optimized: Improved error handling on Apple Watch Optimized: Improved animation when selecting stopwatch mode Optimized: Default tags can now be deleted

New: Added alarm reminders. Focus reminders can now be delivered even in Silent or Do Not Disturb mode. New: Tag archiving is now supported. Archived tags still appear in stats, with more options available on the Archive page. Optimized: Fixed an issue where the Timeline couldn’t be tapped. Optimized: Fixed an issue with missing Pomodoro vibration feedback. Optimized: Added onboarding copy to guide manual sorting. Optimized: Removed the whitelist feature and recommend using blacklist blocking instead. Optimized: Fixed an issue where tags couldn’t be selected on iOS 17. Optimized: Improved onboarding animations. Optimized: Improved interaction animations on the Statistics page. Optimized: Fixed several stability issues and crash problems.

New: Added alarm reminders. Focus reminders can now be delivered even in Silent or Do Not Disturb mode. New: Tag archiving is now supported. Archived tags still appear in stats, with more options available on the Archive page. Optimized: Fixed an issue where the Timeline couldn’t be tapped. Optimized: Fixed an issue with missing Pomodoro vibration feedback. Optimized: Added onboarding copy to guide manual sorting. Optimized: Removed the whitelist feature and recommend using blacklist blocking instead. Optimized: Fixed an issue where tags couldn’t be selected on iOS 17. Optimized: Improved onboarding animations. Optimized: Improved interaction animations on the Statistics page.

Bug fixes and experience improvements

Optimized: Fixed a bug where tags couldn’t be selected on iOS 17 (thanks to everyone for the quick feedback!) Optimized: Fixed missing vibration feedback for Pomodoro sessions Optimized: Fixed an issue where focus sessions in the Timeline couldn’t be tapped Optimized: Improved animations for new user onboarding flow Optimized: Fixed an issue where the Statistics subpage could slide up to the home screen

We’ve added 20+ experience optimizations for FocusPomo 5.0. Version 5.0 is still being refined — your feedback and suggestions are always welcome! Optimizations & Fixes: - Added manual sorting for tags - Improved focus trend chart layout — durations now increase from bottom to top - Fixed background color display issue in Live Activities - Non-Pro users can now rename tags - Corrected “Monthly Average” text in Statistics - Fixed overlapping status bar issue on iPad Data Center - Fixed potential crash on iOS 16 - Minimum supported version is now iOS 16 - Fixed white screen issue for widgets on iOS 16 & 17 - Fixed color display issue in alerts - Fixed issue when editing focus records on Timeline - Focus sessions shorter than 5 minutes now sync to Calendar

This is the biggest update in FocusPomo's 5-year journey, packed with dozens of major improvements. We hope you enjoy it! ^_^ Liquid Glass design: - Deep integration with iOS 26 Liquid Glass design, including extensive visual enhancements. Dark Mode now looks more elegant and immersive. - All-new iPad version, fully optimized for iPadOS 26 with a more immersive layout designed for larger screens. Now supports menu bar, pointer, keyboard shortcuts, and a new toolbar. - watchOS 26 enhancements with support for the new Controls widget and Liquid Glass effects. Major Updates: - Redesigned Statistics Dashboard, including focus trends and detailed Pomodoro insights. View focus data by day, week, month, or year — for each task individually. - All-new Tag System with smoother animations and a more intuitive experience. Customize duration, sort by time or title, and quickly select tag colors. - Brand-new Calendar View, showing your focus sessions across 1-day, 2-day, or 1-week intervals. Since this update brings many changes, if you run into any issues or feel certain features are too complex, please let us know. We’ll continue refining every detail to keep FocusPomo simple, beautiful, and easy to use — while growing more powerful and professional. Thank you again for all your support — and a special thanks to everyone who helped test and report bugs during the beta!

Fixed an issue where white noise would occasionally stop playing. Improved battery usage during focus sessions. Fixed a bug where the 12-hour clock didn't display correctly on the timeline. Resolved several stability issues and crashes. Fixed currency symbol issues for certain countries.

Fixed an issue where white noise would occasionally stop playing. Improved battery usage during focus sessions. Fixed a bug where the 12-hour clock didn't display correctly on the timeline. Resolved several stability issues and crashes.

15+ Experience Improvements in the New Version! Hope you enjoy it (with two behind-the-scenes stories at the end ^_^) Major Update: Multi-task Timer Widget. 1.Switch between multiple focus tasks easily. 2.Set custom focus durations for different tasks. 3.View focus data by day, week, or month. New Features: 12-hour time format. Option to set the first day of the week. Improved app-blocking (blacklist mode). View total focus time. Annual Family Subscription. Experience Improvements: Smoother data stats interactions. Improved timeline animations. "Back to Today" button in timeline. Enhanced animation when setting custom time. Widget improvements. Fixed iOS 26 black screen issue. Bug Fixes: App showed completed status after being closed in the background. New focus tags were not selected by default. Timeline date errors in iPad split screen. Manual focus records not syncing with Calendar & Health. This update adds 13,000+ lines of code, optimizing many small details for a smoother, simpler experience. We believe simplicity is built on extreme refinement — each update should make the app feel easier, not more complicated. During development, our designer also welcomed a new baby into the world! We’re a small independent team of two designer parents + one engineer, and we love sharing every little milestone and progress with you. ^_^ 4.4.2 Fixed an issue where the timeline pointer didn’t update correctly. Fixed a bug where paused time was lost when saving a stopwatch session. Fixed a problem where the Apple Watch widget (3-in-1) showed a black screen. Fixed a missing sound notification after focus sessions on some iOS versions. Fixed a crash introduced in version 4.4

15+ Experience Improvements in the New Version! Hope you enjoy it (with two behind-the-scenes stories at the end ^_^) Major Update: Multi-task Timer Widget. 1.Switch between multiple focus tasks easily. 2.Set custom focus durations for different tasks. 3.View focus data by day, week, or month. New Features: 12-hour time format. Option to set the first day of the week. Improved app-blocking (blacklist mode). View total focus time. Annual Family Subscription. Experience Improvements: Smoother data stats interactions. Improved timeline animations. "Back to Today" button in timeline. Enhanced animation when setting custom time. Widget improvements. Fixed iOS 26 black screen issue. Bug Fixes: App showed completed status after being closed in the background. New focus tags were not selected by default. Timeline date errors in iPad split screen. Manual focus records not syncing with Calendar & Health. This update adds 13,000+ lines of code, optimizing many small details for a smoother, simpler experience. We believe simplicity is built on extreme refinement — each update should make the app feel easier, not more complicated. During development, our designer also welcomed a new baby into the world! We’re a small independent team of two designer parents + one engineer, and we love sharing every little milestone and progress with you. ^_^

15+ Experience Improvements in the New Version! Hope you enjoy it (with two behind-the-scenes stories at the end ^_^) Major Update: Multi-task Timer Widget. 1.Switch between multiple focus tasks easily. 2.Set custom focus durations for different tasks. 3.View focus data by day, week, or month. New Features: 12-hour time format. Option to set the first day of the week. Improved app-blocking (blacklist mode). View total focus time. Annual Family Subscription. Experience Improvements: Smoother data stats interactions. Improved timeline animations. "Back to Today" button in timeline. Enhanced animation when setting custom time. Widget improvements. Fixed iOS 26 black screen issue. Bug Fixes: App showed completed status after being closed in the background. New focus tags were not selected by default. Timeline date errors in iPad split screen. Manual focus records not syncing with Calendar & Health. This update adds 13,000+ lines of code, optimizing many small details for a smoother, simpler experience. We believe simplicity is built on extreme refinement — each update should make the app feel easier, not more complicated. During development, our designer also welcomed a new baby into the world! We’re a small independent team of two designer parents + one engineer, and we love sharing every little milestone and progress with you. ^_^

New: Shortcut support added Improved: Mac window corner radius optimized

* Optimized app launch time * Fixed an issue where Mac users couldn't add/edit tags * Fixed an issue where tag data might not be visible * Fixed an issue where selecting calendar might fail when there are too many calendars * Fixed an issue where trial period information might display incorrectly on the membership page * Other user experience improvements

Fixed crash issues and optimized user experience Recent updates: New: Support syncing tags to specific system calendars New: Little tomato now interacts with Dynamic Island Improved: Drop animation for little tomato on iPad Improved: Gesture tutorial sequence adjusted Fixed: Weekly tomato reset issue on Mondays

New: Support syncing tags to specific system calendars New: Little tomato now interacts with Dynamic Island Improved: Drop animation for little tomato on iPad Improved: Gesture tutorial sequence adjusted Fixed: Weekly tomato reset issue on Mondays

New: Support syncing tags to specific system calendars New: Little tomato now interacts with Dynamic Island Improved: Drop animation for little tomato on iPad Improved: Gesture tutorial sequence adjusted Fixed: Weekly tomato reset issue on Mondays

4.3.1 - Fix: Resolved display issues in the timeline calendar view. - Optimization: Improved tomato drop animation. 4.3 - Major Update: Extended Timer. After the countdown ends, you can manually record overtime. - New: Brand new completion page design, adapted for iPad landscape mode, with smoother interactive animations. - New: Long press to skip breaks. - Easter Egg: Long press the blank area on the home page—something interesting might happen. - Optimization: Maximum countdown duration extended to 180 minutes, making it easier to simulate exam times. - Optimization: Tomatoes now fall from the top. - Optimization: After modifying the focus duration, the tomato size on the home page will update instantly. - Optimization: In Watch, tapping "Skip Break" will automatically start the next timer. - Optimization: Stopwatch mode maximum limit adjusted to 12 hours. - Optimization: After modifying the focus time, Live Activities will update automatically. - Optimization: A newly redesigned sync guide page makes it easier to understand sync status. - Optimization: Refactored core feature codes. - Optimization: Improved sync mechanism between iPhone and Watch—completion page status will also sync. - Optimization: Even after turning off iCloud, local data will be retained to prevent data loss. Recent Major Update: All-new Apple Watch version launched • Supports the Pomodoro Technique, including Pomodoro cycle, reset, and more. • Compatible with all Apple Watch models. • Supports watch face complications, including full Pomodoro timer functionality. • Works independently from your iPhone. Timer status and data automatically sync quickly to iPhone via iCloud. • Allows you to create and edit tags directly on the Watch, and set focus durations. • Start timers faster. All focus tasks are displayed on the first screen. • Focus tasks can be sorted by recent activity. • Focus tasks support customizable durations and automatically remember the last duration used. • Apple Watch haptic feedback. Key actions like start, stop, and completion come with dedicated haptic feedback, enhancing the Watch experience. • Two focus modes: Pomodoro Technique and numeric. • Supports skipping breaks. • Watch face complications support color modes. • Interactive notifications. Rest or start the next timer directly from notifications without opening the app. • Different tags come with a dedicated color for their focus mode.

- Major Update: Extended Timer. After the countdown ends, you can manually record overtime. - New: Brand new completion page design, adapted for iPad landscape mode, with smoother interactive animations. - New: Long press to skip breaks. - Easter Egg: Long press the blank area on the home page—something interesting might happen. - Optimization: Maximum countdown duration extended to 180 minutes, making it easier to simulate exam times. - Optimization: Tomatoes now fall from the top. - Optimization: After modifying the focus duration, the tomato size on the home page will update instantly. - Optimization: In Watch, tapping "Skip Break" will automatically start the next timer. - Optimization: Stopwatch mode maximum limit adjusted to 12 hours. - Optimization: After modifying the focus time, Live Activities will update automatically. - Optimization: A newly redesigned sync guide page makes it easier to understand sync status. - Optimization: Refactored core feature codes. - Optimization: Improved sync mechanism between iPhone and Watch—completion page status will also sync. - Optimization: Even after turning off iCloud, local data will be retained to prevent data loss. Recent Major Update: All-new Apple Watch version launched • Supports the Pomodoro Technique, including Pomodoro cycle, reset, and more. • Compatible with all Apple Watch models. • Supports watch face complications, including full Pomodoro timer functionality. • Works independently from your iPhone. Timer status and data automatically sync quickly to iPhone via iCloud. • Allows you to create and edit tags directly on the Watch, and set focus durations. • Start timers faster. All focus tasks are displayed on the first screen. • Focus tasks can be sorted by recent activity. • Focus tasks support customizable durations and automatically remember the last duration used. • Apple Watch haptic feedback. Key actions like start, stop, and completion come with dedicated haptic feedback, enhancing the Watch experience. • Two focus modes: Pomodoro Technique and numeric. • Supports skipping breaks. • Watch face complications support color modes. • Interactive notifications. Rest or start the next timer directly from notifications without opening the app. • Different tags come with a dedicated color for their focus mode.

- Refinement and trimming of certain onboarding pages. - Experience enhancements and bug fixes.