Focus Timer

A Pomodoro timer for iPhone and Apple Watch that knows why you’re focusing

Goalzly’s Focus Timer runs Pomodoro-style deep-work sessions on your Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island, and mirrored on your Apple Watch — and every session counts toward the goal you’re actually chasing.

Download on the App Store

Free to download · iPhone & Apple Watch · iOS 18+

The hardest part of a focus session isn’t starting the timer. It’s what the timer is for.

A standalone Pomodoro app can count 25 minutes beautifully and still leave you wondering, at the end of the week, what all those sessions added up to. And the moment you lock your phone or walk away from your desk, most timers vanish — taking your focus with them.

Goalzly treats focus as part of goal execution. You start a session on a task that belongs to this month’s target; the timer follows you to the Lock Screen as a Live Activity, holds the countdown in the Dynamic Island, and mirrors to your Apple Watch. When the session ends, the work lands where it belongs: in your day, your streak, and your Day Balance.

Focus that follows you

One session, visible everywhere you look.

Pomodoro, reworked

Clean deep-work sessions with sensible breaks and zero fiddling. Start once, then let the timer do the pacing.

Live Activity on the Lock Screen

Lock your phone and keep your session. The countdown stays in view — a quiet reminder of what you’re in the middle of.

A countdown in the Dynamic Island

Glance, don’t unlock. Your remaining time sits at the top of the screen while you work in other apps or none at all.

Mirrored on Apple Watch

Leave the phone in another room. Your Watch carries the full session — progress ring, remaining time, and the finish.

Sessions tied to your goal

Every focus session runs on a real task from your monthly target, so deep work shows up as goal progress — not just elapsed minutes.

Counted in your Day Balance

Focus time is pure signal. Sessions feed the Day Balance meter that shows how much of your day went to your goal.

When the Focus Timer earns its keep

Three everyday moments where it changes the outcome.

The deep-work morning

Phone face-down, session on the Lock Screen, one task from this month’s target. Two sessions before lunch beats a day of shallow busyness.

Studying without the phone

Start the session, leave the iPhone in your bag, and follow the ring on your wrist. The Watch keeps you honest; the streak collects the result.

The reluctant start

Can’t get going? Commit to one session on the smallest task of the day. The countdown makes starting concrete — and starting is usually the whole battle.

Focus Timer questions, answered

Does Goalzly have a Pomodoro timer for iPhone?

Yes. The Focus Timer is a reworked Pomodoro for deep work: it runs as a Live Activity on your Lock Screen, keeps the countdown in the Dynamic Island, and mirrors to Apple Watch.

Can I run the Pomodoro timer on Apple Watch?

Yes — sessions started on iPhone mirror live to the Apple Watch app, with the progress ring and remaining time on your wrist, so you can work away from your phone.

Does the timer keep running when I lock my phone?

Yes. The session continues as a Live Activity on the Lock Screen, so locking your phone — usually the best thing you can do for focus — doesn’t cost you the timer.

How is this different from a standalone Pomodoro app?

Each session is attached to a task from your monthly target, and finished sessions feed your streak and Day Balance. Focus time becomes measurable goal progress instead of a separate stopwatch.

Do I need the timer to use Goalzly?

No — the daily loop of planning, doing, and closing works without it. The Focus Timer is there for the tasks that need protected, undistracted time.

Give your focus somewhere to go

Download Goalzly, pick today’s task, and start your first session — Lock Screen, Island, and Watch included.