# Focus - Deep Work Timer

> Pomodoro timer with tasks and time tracking for Apple devices

Focus is a Pomodoro-style timer with built-in task and project lists for Apple devices, made by Meaningful Things, a two-person studio in Tübingen, Germany. You pick a task, run a timed session, take a break and review the day's activity in charts and a session timeline. It is free to download, a Focus Pro subscription unlocks the rest, and data syncs through the user's own iCloud.

- **Category:** Focus Apps
- **Made by:** Meaningful Things GmbH & Co. KG
- **Website:** https://meaningful-things.com/focus/
- **Runs on:** iOS, macOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Focus - Deep Work Timer has a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99 / month, or $39.99 / year (US App Store).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Free to download and use. The vendor says Focus Pro unlocks the full experience but does not list which features are held back for it.
- **Free trial:** 7-day free trial of Focus Pro.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | The app is free to download and start using. The vendor's pages do not say where the free version stops. |
| Focus - Monthly | $6.99 per month, US App Store in-app purchase | Focus Pro paid month to month, after a 7-day free trial. The Mac listing shows the same price. |
| Focus - 3 Months | $14.99 per 3 months, US App Store in-app purchase | A three-month Focus Pro term, shown on the iPhone and iPad listing but not on the Mac one. |
| Focus Yearly | $39.99 per year, US App Store in-app purchase | Listed first on both listings. Other items named Focus Yearly appear at $19.99, $27.99, $29.99 and $49.99, plus Focus Early Bird at $29.99. |
| Patron Subscription | $59.99 per year (the Mac listing calls it annual) | A higher-priced subscription item on both App Store listings. The vendor's site does not describe what it adds. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-deep-work-timer/id975017240 on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Focus - Deep Work Timer before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Yearly billing costs about 52% less than monthly** (Annual discount): The US App Store lists Focus Yearly first at $39.99 against Focus - Monthly at $6.99, which comes to $83.88 over twelve months. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-deep-work-timer/id975017240

## App Store prices by country

"Focus Yearly", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $39.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £35.99 | about $47.53 (19% more) |
| Germany | 35,99 € | about $40.26 (about the same) |
| Canada | $49.99 | about $35.05 (12% less) |
| Australia | $49.99 | about $34.71 (13% less) |
| India | ₹ 999 | about $10.32 (74% less) |
| Brazil | R$ 129,90 | about $25.89 (35% less) |
| Mexico | $459.00 | about $25.48 (36% less) |
| Turkey | ₺149,99 | about $3.05 (92% less) |
| Indonesia | Rp 199ribu | about $11.10 (72% less) |
| Philippines | ₱ 999.00 | about $15.86 (60% less) |
| South Africa | R399.99 | about $24.02 (40% less) |

## Key features

- **Timed focus sessions:** Sessions and breaks follow the Pomodoro rhythm, with lengths you set yourself. When a session ends, the app shows a full-screen alarm on iOS 26 and a notification elsewhere.
- **Tasks and projects:** Tasks are collected in the app and grouped into projects. You pick one before starting a session, so each session is logged against the task it was spent on.
- **Statistics and session timeline:** Pie and bar charts break focused time down by task, with calendar views and day, week, month and year ranges. Sessions in the timeline can be added, edited or deleted afterwards.
- **Goals:** A daily time goal or a session goal sets a target for the day, and a compact overview compares focused time with last week or last month.
- **Mac menu bar timer:** Focus for Mac keeps the timer in the menu bar, offers notification styles from subtle to full-screen, and supports desktop widgets on macOS Sonoma or later.
- **Sync across Apple devices:** Tasks, the timer and statistics sync through iCloud between iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro, with widgets, Live Activities, Siri and Shortcuts support.

## Good for

- Apple users who want a timer and a task list in one app
- People who like to review focused time by task in charts
- Mac users who want the timer in the menu bar
- Those who prefer data kept in their own iCloud with no ads

## Worth knowing

- Apple platforms only: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro. No Windows, Android or web version is listed.
- The vendor does not publish which features need Focus Pro, and its FAQ sends buyers to the App Store for prices.
- The App Store shows yearly items from $19.99 to $49.99, so the price offered in the app may differ from the $39.99 listed first.
- Focus for Mac is a separate App Store listing from the iPhone and iPad app. It needs macOS 14.0 or later, and the iPhone app iOS 18.0.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.4 out of 5 from 1,840 ratings in the United States, read Oct 9, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id975017240

## Works with

Apple Shortcuts, Siri

**Tags:** Pomodoro timer, Tasks, Time tracking, Menu bar app

## Alternatives

- [Session](https://toolgpa.com/tools/session): Pomodoro focus timer with analytics for Mac, iPhone and iPad. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/focus-deep-work-timer-vs-session)
- [Flow](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flow): Minimal Pomodoro timer for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flow-vs-focus-deep-work-timer)
- [Be Focused](https://toolgpa.com/tools/be-focused): Pomodoro timer with tasks for iPhone, iPad and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/be-focused-vs-focus-deep-work-timer)
- [Focused Work](https://toolgpa.com/tools/focused-work): Focus timer with custom sessions for iPhone, iPad and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/focus-deep-work-timer-vs-focused-work)
- [Focus Keeper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/focus-keeper): Pomodoro timer with progress charts for iPhone, Android and web. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/focus-deep-work-timer-vs-focus-keeper)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://meaningful-things.com/focus/
- https://meaningful-things.com/focus/faq/
- https://meaningful-things.com/focus/mac/
- https://meaningful-things.com/focus/statistics/
- https://meaningful-things.com/about/
- https://meaningful-things.com/terms/
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-deep-work-timer/id975017240
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/focus-deep-work-timer/id777233759?mt=12

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