Session - Pomodoro Focus Timer 4+

Keep track time, study & work

Translucent LLC

    • 4.8 • 9 Ratings
    • Free
    • Offers In-App Purchases

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.



Need support? Contact philip@stayinsession.com for assistance!



Learn about what Session can do here: https://www.stayinsession.com/learn



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What’s New

Version 2.11.18

- Improve hardware keyboard shortcuts resolver (particularly escape key to hide modal, cancel actions)

- Add second choice to edit Session for improved precision

Ratings and Reviews

4.8 out of 5
9 Ratings

9 Ratings

OsamaFeshier ,

Magical

I used multiple pomodor apps, this one is really the best. I'd say a couple of features made it take the lead: first, writing your focus intent. At each session, you have to specify your intent. You can repeat your last session's intent, but having a focal point really boosts your motivation and focus as well. Second, saving your past sessions in a calendar view and syncing it with your calendar app. This shows you how much work you did in the bast which gives you a feeling of achievement. Third, it has all the features of a good integration with mac and ios. It appears on your menu bar, and on your lock screen on your iphone. It also doesn't stop the timer once the session is finished, it just notify you that you exceeded the session time and give you options to increment your session by 5 minutes steps. The whole package is really magnificent and suits my needs.

Tincray ,

Very good for easily distracted ppl/ADHD

The unique and amazing feature about this app is the constant prompts, it prompts you while studying during your timer (you can choose to turn this on and at what intervals) and if you exceed your study limit. Sometimes I am annoyed lol because I am focused on my studying but sometimes I am distracted and I realize that I need a break but I am not taking one so when I get the prompt to take a break I take a break and come back refreshed. It also gives prompts during breaks. Developer please read my suggestions below:

For the break prompts, sometimes I want to take a long break but still want to track my break so getting the prompts every 5 mins gets annoying. I also noticed that the breaks dont follow the pomodorro format i.e. x number of pomodorros then a long break. Because the app gives me 5 mins of break even if I studied for many sessions. I understand that it is a paid feature but can you please atleast add some form of long break after every 4 pomoddoro sessions? Thank you

بندار القرني ,

Best app for Pomodoro

This app is ridiculously good, I can’t thank the developer for his outstanding efforts for developing and maintaining the app. I have made use of it since I’m a medical student, I advise everyone to give it a shot and try this aesthetic app 🤍🤍

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:

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