Be Focused reviews: what App Store users complain about
We classified the 500 most recent App Store reviews of Be Focused - Focus Timer (by Denys Ievenko) from 15 storefronts, dated 1 April 2023 to 22 October 2026. Average rating in this sample: 4.54★. All-time rating in the US App Store: 4.7★ from 4k ratings. 49 reviews (10%) contained a complaint; the biggest theme was bugs (61% of complaining reviews).
Star ratings in this sample
| Stars | Reviews | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 5★ | 381 | 76% |
| 4★ | 63 | 13% |
| 3★ | 24 | 5% |
| 2★ | 10 | 2% |
| 1★ | 22 | 4% |
Complaint themes
| Theme | Reviews | Share of complaints | Avg severity (0–3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugs | 30 | 61% | 2.0 |
| Feature requests | 29 | 59% | 1.8 |
| Pricing / subscription | 16 | 33% | 2.2 |
| Ads | 8 | 16% | 2.2 |
| UX / design | 3 | 6% | 2.2 |
| Performance | 3 | 6% | 1.9 |
| Crashes / freezes | 1 | 2% | 2.7 |
A review can count in several themes, so shares add up to more than 100%.
Top issues, ranked by reviews × severity
- Ship the most requested feature: 15 complaining reviews, avg severity 1.7/3. What to do: Read the quotes below for the exact request; consider a public roadmap.
“I really really wish I had the option to edit each task to add specific time, my task have different time needed, one is 5 minutes and many 1 hour, I purchased the life time but will no longer be using until this feature is available, I get more frustrated wit…” (3★, v2.4, 2024-07-17, US) - Fix notifications: 11 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.0/3. What to do: Check notification delivery and let users control frequency in settings.
“This was an okay app but recently it doesn’t play the sounds requested when a period ends. In fact I get no notification whatsoever. However if I go to settings and touch the volume slider it makes a noise as expected. Also when trying to acknowledge one time…” (2★, v2.5, 2025-06-09, GB) - Stop data / progress loss: 8 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.2/3. What to do: Reproduce sync and restore paths; add server-side backup and a visible "restore" option.
“Omg this app cant be real im using it since 2022 until now 2026, and it hasn’t made any progress it look soo old and isn’t flexible and it suddenly deleted all my data!! I didn’t move to other app because of my data which was saved since prep year in college,…” (1★, v2.7, 2026-04-24, US) - Justify or adjust the price: 5 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.2/3. What to do: Test a cheaper tier, annual discount or one-time purchase; show what paid users get.
“Charging a subscription for a timer that does not require any expensive ongoing servers costs and not having such a basic feature like dark mode is mind-blowing” (3★, v2.5, 2026-01-21, US) - Reduce ad frequency and length: 4 complaining reviews, avg severity 2.1/3. What to do: Cap ads per session, avoid unskippable video, and never show ads in the middle of a core task.
“Don’t bother unless you get the pro version, which I assume doesn’t have ads popping up, which provides the opposite of a focus environment.” (2★, v2.3.1, 2023-07-10, US)
Rating by app version
| Version | Reviews | Avg stars | Share with a complaint |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | 43 | 4.3 | 19% |
| 2.6 | 5 | 5.0 | 0% |
| 2.5 | 96 | 4.6 | 8% |
| 2.4.2 | 38 | 4.6 | 13% |
| 2.4 | 174 | 4.6 | 10% |
Versions with fewer than 5 reviews in the sample are left out.
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Method and limits
Reviews were collected once from Apple's public customer-reviews feed (most recent first, 15 storefronts merged, up to 500 reviews), then each review was classified by an AI model into 7 themes and 18 specific issues with a severity of 0–3; individual labels can be wrong, so check the quotes. This is a snapshot of recent reviews, not the app's full history. Generated 24 October 2026. Not affiliated with Denys Ievenko or Apple.
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FAQ
What do users complain about most in Be Focused?
In the 500 most recent App Store reviews (2023-04-01 to 2026-10-22), the most common complaint theme was bugs (61% of complaining reviews), and the top specific issue was “ship the most requested feature” (15 reviews).
How many Be Focused App Store reviews are negative?
49 of 500 recent reviews (10%) contained a complaint. Average rating in this sample: 4.54★.