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by Rowena Columbia

I really gave this timer a chance and had numerous interactions with support that were not successful. One minor issue is getting double notifications when the timer is up, not a big deal, but annoying. More seriously, is WHEN THERE IS NO NOTIFICATION, and I keep working or take too long of a break because I wasn’t notified. I’ve read of LOTS of people having this issue, which makes me think this app has been pumped up with fake reviews. This is the ONE THING this app must do right to be useful, and it can’t do it reliably.

Then, today I got sidelined with some phone calls so I wanted to start my Pom cycle over from the beginning because I was only halfway through when I got the calls. I should have been able to do this by skipping work intervals and breaks until I got to the end of the four intervals. But the “skip interval” option just takes me back to the beginning of the interval and doesn’t allow me to start a whole new 2-hour Pom. So I’m done with this app. A pomodoro timer needs to do a few simple things, not create frustration. I really like the layout, concept, and Apple Watch integration of this one, but it’s just too buggy to be useful.

by Oriongsp

If you are using this as a timer tool it’s great. If you are using it to track what you work on or to ensure you reach a specific number of Pomodoros, you can’t trust it. It repeatedly resets the accomplishments to zero at random points through the day. I brought it to the attention of the developers several months ago and we thought it was a synchronization problem between the iPhone, iPad, watch and widget activation. I switched to only activating from the open app on the phone but I still have the problem. This morning I did two Pomodoros and extended my second break to get ready for the day. When I came back to the app, it reset my to zero. This happens all the time, sometimes setting me to zero other times just setting me back several Pomodoros. I’m better off tracking in the notes app or on a sticky note.

by The Gtra1n

What’s good about this app is how it slices and dices the time you spend on different tasks and presents it to you in graphs. Not just timing but time tracking, that’s good.

What’s driven me in frustration is that it simply will either not produce a sound or produce one at any kind of proper volume. On my iPad Pro, with the system sound turned up to the max and the app sound turned up to the max, sounds turned on in the app and tested in the app, notifications turned on in the system, it simply refuses to produce any notification sound. On my iPhone, in the same situation, the sound volume is so low that it can barely be heard in even very low noise situations.

This is bad—the whole point of notifications is that it should notify you. If you’re okay with constantly looking over and checking the timer, this app is fine, but I’m so frustrated I’m no longer going to use it.