# Engross: ADHD Focus Timer

> Beat time blindness. An ADHD focus timer, to-do & app blocker to stay in flow.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.engross](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.engross)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.engross`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Engross Apps
- **Category:** PRODUCTIVITY
- **Downloads:** 812,275
- **Rating:** 4.45 / 5 (13,709 ratings)
- **Version:** 12.4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-06
- **First published:** 2017-02-18
- **Publisher country:** IN
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-16
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.engross)
- **Website:** [http://www.engrossapp.com](http://www.engrossapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.engrossapp.com/privacy.html](http://www.engrossapp.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Master Your Focus: Engross is designed for brains that wander. It blends a Pomodoro-inspired Focus Timer with a Progressive To-Do List and App Blocker to help you initiate tasks, sustain attention, and finish what you start, without guilt.

Key features include flexible sessions up to 180 minutes, visual time tracking, session tagging, smart reminders, a distraction-blocking app whitelist, ambient focus noise, a clutter-free calendar, routine builder, and dopamine-friendly analytics to understand your focus patterns. Ideal for students, remote workers, and the neurodivergent community seeking a practical, supportive workflow.

## Rankings

- #77,048 — Overall
- #12 — focus

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.PACKAGE_USAGE_STATS`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CALENDAR`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.USE_EXACT_ALARM`
- `android.permission.USE_FULL_SCREEN_INTENT`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_CALENDAR`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.engross.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES`

## Review summary

Users consistently praise Engross as an effective focus timer that aids study and deep work. The app shines with structured breaks/revisions and a simple, easy-to-use interface. Repeated requests include improving audible cues for break ends (louder or continuous alarms), and a mixed experience with the premium model—value vs. feature stagnation and pricing friction. Some users also mention desired widgets or habit-tracking features. Overall, the app is well-regarded for focus and productivity, with audio improvements and feature evolution as common improvement themes.

### Pros

- Aids focus and study productivity (helps with deep work and staying on task).
- Supports structured sessions with breaks and revisions, including multi-session planning.
- Easy to use with a clean, minimal UI.
- Customizable with cross-device syncing and generally good value for premium.

### Cons

- Alarm/notification loudness is inadequate: break end reminders are hard to notice unless alarms are louder or continuous.
- Premium model causes mixed experiences: some users feel features stagnate, while others appreciate the premium; friction with pricing and feature expectations.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.engross)