# Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

> Keep track study time & work

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1521432881](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1521432881)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1521432881`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Translucent LLC
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (363 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.13.48
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-16
- **First published:** 2020-07-30
- **Size:** 107 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-11
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/session-pomodoro-focus-timer/id1521432881)
- **Website:** [https://www.stayinsession.com/](https://www.stayinsession.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.stayinsession.com/privacy-policy](https://www.stayinsession.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer helps you beat procrastination by guiding you through focused time blocks, blocking distractions, and reminding you to rest. Trusted by thousands of engineers, studios, writers, and freelancers worldwide, it helps you build productive habits and reflect on what you learned.

Features include customizable sessions (25 or 45 minutes), Mac distraction blocking, Slack muting, automatic Do Not Disturb, music playback, and automation via AppleScript/Shortcuts. It also supports one-way Apple Calendar sync and session reviews to track your progress.

## Rankings

- #81,771 — Overall
- #4 — session
- #76 — stayfree

## Review summary

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer is widely praised for its polished UI, deep customization, calendar integration, cross‑device syncing, and strong analytics that support focus and progress. Users value features like breathing prompts, task notes, and ADHD-friendly workflows. Common drawbacks include pricing concerns and a preference for a one‑time purchase, occasional sync and overlay glitches, and some UI navigation friction. Overall, it’s a robust, well-designed productivity tool that many users feel is worth the cost, with room for refinement.

### Pros

- Stunning UI with deep customization that makes the app feel polished and highly configurable.
- Excellent calendar integration and cross-device syncing across iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- Powerful, flexible Pomodoro features (custom lengths, adjustable breaks, auto-start, pause, extend) that fit different workflows.
- ADHD-friendly focus support, including reminders, breathing prompts, and reflection notes that aid time management.
- Rich analytics and reporting, plus project color-coding, notes, and calendar exports that show progress over time.

### Cons

- Pricing model can be a barrier for some; many would prefer a one-time purchase option.
- Occasional cross-device sync issues, with some updates not fully propagating between mobile and desktop.
- Timer overlay visibility problems on top of other windows (not always top-most).
- UI/navigation friction, including hidden categories and occasional feature removals.
- Mixed stability/reliability concerns and ongoing refinements; some users worry about long-term durability.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1521432881)