Be Focused Pro: Pomodoro Timer 4+

Great app but room for improvement

I have used the app for some time and it works really well and meets all of the basic needs. I even have it set up to block certain websites when I'm working so I'm not tempted into distraction by them.

One change I would really like to see is more options for the length of the long break. At the moment, the maximum is 30 minutes. I do 3 x 50 minutes pomodors before a long break and would like a 45 minute break as a long break. This isn't possible with the current app so I usually just set my own time but it would be good to have more options or even a box that allows me to type in whatever custom number I want.

Great app for managing tasks with the Pomodoro technique

An amazing simple tool to remind you to take breaks, divide your workload into tasks and set an amount of time for each task. Having a timer in the toolbar with a reminder for when the productive work period ends and starts, and the break starts and ends is really helpful. I also really like seeing the report over time and see what I have spent most time working on.

I would suggest a few things, however. One thing I can't seem to do is change the title or name of tasks. This might not be necessary for everyone but in the past I named my tasks with very vague titles which were then not that helpful in my report, and I cannot change past tasks without having to delete them and create a new one, which defeats the purpose as I also delete all my logged time (I guess one could change the name in the exported csv file but this should be relatively easy feature to add). Another thing which would be great is to be able to select or group certain tasks for the report, as they don't all fall under the same category.

All in all this is a great app which I love due to its simplicity, and not having to restart it every time I switch on my laptop as it is always in the toolbar. It is straightforward to use and prevents wasting time by "setting it up" every day.

Good app that needs to get updates more often

- The app keeps crashing (although less often with the last update) when using it in multiple devices.

- Sync across devices works a little bit better now. This should be improved. For instance if a pomodoro has been started with started on the phone it should immediately be visible in the computer (the lag at the moment is too great). Also, if I start the pomodoro on the computer and then I open the app on the phone the app is unresponsive.

- A nice new feature would be the ability to have folders where one can organise the tasks would be great. For example, one is writing a book and there is one pomodoro task for each chapter but they are all in the folder called 'book'. Why? Because if the book is 21 chapters long there are far too many activities. Also, when not working in the book the 21 activities should be easily collapasable so they are not in the way when working on another activity.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your suggestion.