The Best ADHD Focus Timer Apps

Focus Timer apps are incredibly useful for ADHD.  These apps provide a convenient method for monitoring the time spent focusing, as well as taking breaks.  Without breaks, our ADHD brains will increasingly become less productive.  It is essential to give our minds and short-term memory a chance to refresh.

Taking appropriately timed breaks between focus sessions is critical.  Without breaks, we will inevitably exhaust our short-term memory.  If we take short breaks of 5 – 10 minutes in between 25 – 30 minute focus sessions, we can remain productive and avoid losing track of our work for longer stretches.

One of the core criteria for an ADHD Focus Timer App is whether they offer an accompanying Apple Watch app.  My full post on why the Apple Watch is a golden tool for ADHD is available here.

Having an Apple Watch significantly improves the usability of a Focus Timer App. In addition, accompanying Apple Watch apps increase the accessibility of any app. Also, the Focus Timer app user interfaces should be well-designed and free of clutter to be effective.  An ADHD app that is cluttered is far less likely to be used regularly, defeating the goal of using these apps. On the other hand, apps with clean user interfaces that offer Apple Watch versions tend to create more value for their users.

Here are the best ADHD Focus Timer apps.

Power Focus is a well-designed app with a clean interface.  The non-cluttered design keeps the app simple, clean, and easy to use.

The app’s goal is to set a time limit for focus, followed by a time limit to make sure you take a break.  With ADHD’s distractability and decreased short-term memory, keeping your focus limited to a manageable time goal can significantly increase productivity.

As one of the best ADHD apps, this app is available for iPhone and Apple Watch.

Time Doctor is an innovative time management app that helps you stay productive and focused on your work, while reducing distractions. The powerful time-tracking features of the app allow you to track your time usage, set reminders for important tasks, and conquer your ADHD.

This app has several key features that make it a perfect ADHD Focus Timer app. The first feature is the time-tracking capabilities, which enable users to track exactly how they spend their time each day. This helps ADHD users identify areas of distraction and assess the performance of Hyperfocus sessions. The second key feature is the ability to set custom reminders for important tasks so that users never miss an important deadline or goal.

Time Doctor is a bit more robust than the other ADHD Focus Timer apps. However, this is where Time Doctor stands out from the others. One of these stand-out features is their “Focus Time” tool. This tool allows users to block out distracting websites or applications when the additional focus is essential.

Another helpful feature is the “Inbox” tool, which allows users to quickly capture and organize any thoughts or ideas that come up during the day. This feature is especially useful for assisting our short-term memory by providing a convenient place to deposit random notes or tasks. The “Inbox” feature is even more powerful when used with Time Doctor’s custom reminders and task lists.

Time Doctor starts at $7 per month with the basic plan. However, considering all the additional features included in a single app, such as task lists, custom reminders, and the “Focus Time” tool, this app is well-designed for ADHD purposes.

The Focus – Time Management app is well-designed and includes several stand-out features.  The design and accessibility of the app is superb.  The app includes widgets, 3D Touch Home-screen Quick Actions, and a very comprehensive dashboard.

The dashboard includes statistics showing monthly and daily focus session performance, an integrated to-do list feature, and the current focus timer.

Like other similar pomodoro timer apps, the goal of this app is to encourage the user to break down large focus sessions into shorter sessions with frequent breaks.  The name comes from the Italian word for tomato, which was the shape of the timer used by the founder of this method, Francesco Cirillo.

The Focus – Time Management app is priced at $8.49 per month, and includes apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.

The Just Timers app is another simple and effective app for timing manageable focus goals.  This app’s primary function is timers, and you can create as many timers as you want. In addition, the timers can be preset for different goals, like a timer for work, breaks, meditation, and lunch.  This app is available for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch.

This is another straightforward and well-designed app for creating multiple times for different goals.  Each timer can be labeled, and the app adds the ability to add additional minutes to a running timer with a dedicated app button.

The app also includes the ability to show the timers as a widget.  This app is available for iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch.