Focused Work

Focus Timer

Michael Tigas

iPhone iPad Mac Productivity

App Store Free

Latest update notes

Sept. 20, 2021 (v 1.9.1)

Focused Work is optimised for the latest release of iOS & iPadOS, and includes many cool new features!

## What's New

- Current Session Widget: Add the new Extra Large widget to your home screen, highlighting the timer, focus, and remaining stages for the current session
- Multiple Focus Sessions Widget: Quickly start a session from 8 or 16 focus session options. with new Large and Extra Large widgets
- Share & Action Extensions: Start a focus session via the Share Sheet, with highlighted text as the session's focus
- Drag & Drop: Start a focus session or update stage descriptions by dragging text into Focused Work from another app
- Low Power Mode: Focused Work's background activity will automatically reduce when Low Power Mode is active on iPadOS
- Copy From Session: Copy Toggl + Shortcut Automation configurations from other sessions and apply it to the current session
- Session Templates: Create new focus sessions from eleven pre-defined templates
- Break & Planning sessions: Create focus sessions only containing Break and/or Planning stages
- Session Focus: Select from your 10 most recent session focus entries when starting a new session, via the new Recent Entries screen
- Sidebar: Start a favourite focus session via keyboard shortcuts
- Recent Sessions: A redesigned daily breakdown highlighting focused work, per-session stage durations, and if productivity notes have been added
- Productivity Notes: A redesigned filterable list for quickly searching and reflecting on saved notes from previous sessions

## Improvements

There have been nearly eighty (yes 80!) improvements added to Focused Work in the 1.9 update, and literally can't be fit below.

So here's the first fifteen!

- Completed Session Details: Replaced the in-line productivity notes box with a dedicated text-entry screen
- Completed Session Details: Quickly copy productivity notes with a long-press
- Create Session: The total number of stages is now reflected in the Stages tab title
- Create Session: Fixed an issue where duplicated sessions didn't have their Timer settings pre-filled correctly
- Create Session: Fixed an issue where dragging non-stage items into the list of stages would crash the app
- Create Toggl Preset: Fixed inconsistent background colours when Pure Black Dark Mode is active
- Create Toggl Preset: Name input will be automatically focused when screen is first displayed
- Current Session: Swapped the session card's stage and integration buttons to be consistent with the Current Session Details screen tab ordering
- Current Session: Added Session Details, Stages, and Integrations options to the session card's context menu
- Current Session: Added clarity behind the 'Mark as Complete' button purpose
- Current Session Details: The current focus, stage descriptions, and integrations can now be adjusted without first pausing the session
- Current Session Details: The total number of stages is now reflected in the Stages tab title
- Current Session Details: All stages in the Stages tab are now grouped into Current, Remaining, and Completed sections
- Current Session Details: Moved tab selection below the navigation bar to avoid titles being truncated
- Current Session Details: The sheet's title will update according to whether the session is In Progress, Paused, or ready to begin

## What's included for 1.9.1?

- Productivity: Added colourful placeholders & graphs for the Productivity Rating, Focus Sessions, Focused Work, and Break Time sections for first-installers
- Select Recent Entry: Fixed issue where Cancel button wouldn't appear
- Session Templates: Added a one-hour Lunch Break template to help with remembering to take the time to clear your mind, and treat yourself to a tasty lunch!

Happy focusing, and thank you for using Focused Work!

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About Focused Work: Focus Timer

"A simple, but valuable utility for creating timed focus sessions of productivity." - MacStories "Focused Work helps you stay on track better than ever" - iMore "A tool that helps overcome that first step." - Knapsack

Focused Work is a flexible Focus Timer that helps you stay productive and avoid burnout.

It’s purpose-built for people who struggle with focusing and structuring their time effectively.

Folks can create repeatable focus sessions that divide tasks into smaller parts, and structure them with Focused Work, Break, and Planning stages.

A task such as “Write the intro for Monday’s article” can be broken up into a three-part focus session; a 5-minute Planning stage to familiarise yourself with the task, a 50-minute Focused Work stage focused on writing the introduction, ending with a 10-minute Break stage to mentally refresh and reflect.

Focused Work encourages you to be self-accountable, avoid distractions, and create healthy productivity habits.

Core Features

· Flexible Focus Sessions Create repeatable sessions for different tasks, structured with Focused Work, Break and Planning stages

· Self-Accountability Each session encourages you to focus on a specific task or goal

· Focus Reminders Avoid distractions with fun periodic reminders to maintain your focus

· Session Reflection Rate and journal about your level of productivity during the session

· Daily Goals & Streaks Create healthy productivity habits by completing productivity goals

· Time Tracking with Toggl Assign Projects, Tags, and Tasks a breakdown on time spent

Ecosystem Features

Focused Work is designed and optimised for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15.

· Siri Shortcuts Start a session with Siri. Pause, Skip, Restart the current stage.

· Automatically set a Focus Manage distractions mid-session with Shortcut Automations

· Alerts on all devices Start a session on Mac and receive alerts on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch

· iCloud Syncing Work from iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Created sessions and stats remain in-sync

· Share Extensions Start a session from your favourite task manager app via the Share Sheet

· Themeable Widgets Current Session, Daily Goals, and Session Select widgets, with themes

· App Icons Select an icon to match your homescreen. Coloured, Light, and Dark variants

· Productivity Export Export completed sessions & breadcrumbs in CSV format

· Privacy Focused No account signups. All user data is securely stored & managed via iCloud

· More iOS & iPadOS Goodies Keyboard Shortcuts, VoiceOver, Split View & Slide Over, Low Power Mode, Drag & Drop, Dark Mode themes, Quick Actions, Low Power Mode, Sidebar Navigation, URL Schemes

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out at focusedworkapp@michaeltigas.com.au