Focusmo is a native Mac planner, focus timer and timeline. Free to use, Pro from $4.99/month. See features, integrations, pros and cons.
Researched and fact-checked by Bartu Cavusoglu · Updated October 26, 2026
Focusmo is a Mac app that combines a day planner, a focus timer and an activity timeline. It is built natively in SwiftUI for macOS 14 or later, and the company says it opens in under a second. The app has three sections, Calendar, Focus and Insights, arranged in the order a workday uses them, and tasks come from the task manager you already use.
The site frames the problem as the gap between the plan and the work: a meeting runs over, a tab opens, and the hours are gone by evening. Focusmo is free to use, with a Pro tier that adds history, calendar features and timer settings. Data stays on the Mac, and no account is needed to use the app.
In the Calendar, tasks are dragged into the day next to meetings, either in the main window or in a planner in the menu bar. The Focus section shows an Up next card with the next task, its length and the timer mode. Starting a block fills a ring as time passes. Blocks follow Pomodoro timing by default, with real breaks between them.
After each break the app shows what comes next, either the next block or done for today. Marking a task done finishes it, and the completion syncs back to the connected task manager. Insights then shows today's numbers, the apps used beside each session, a Your day summary every evening and a recap every Monday.
Focus tools include Pomodoro blocks, a floating timer that shows the current task and time left in the notch or a floating window, and app and website blocking while a block runs. Optional check-ins ask a short question during a block and stay off until turned on. Zen Mode strips the screen down to the timer, and a breathing exercise is available before sessions.
Planning and capture features include a global shortcut for adding tasks, a command palette, Shortcuts and Siri support, and per-project tasks and blocked apps. Pro adds meeting alerts, Do Not Disturb during blocks, writing finished blocks to Apple Calendar, daily reminders, themes and an MCP server that lets AI assistants such as Claude read focus data and start sessions.
Focusmo is a native Mac app that combines a calendar planner, a Pomodoro-style focus timer and an activity timeline. It pulls tasks from task managers such as Things, Reminders and Todoist, and shows where the day's hours went.
Focusmo is free to use. Pro costs $4.99 a month, $39.99 a year or $99 once for lifetime access. All three Pro options include the same features and up to 5 devices.
Every install starts with 7 days of Pro and no card is needed. After the trial the app keeps working on the free plan and nothing is deleted.
It integrates with Things, Apple Reminders, Todoist, TickTick, Microsoft To Do, Google Tasks and Obsidian, all free on every plan. Pro also writes finished blocks to Apple Calendar and includes an MCP server for AI assistants.
No. Focusmo is a Mac app for now and requires macOS 14 or later. The site offers a Windows waitlist where users can leave an email to be notified.
Paid plans carry a 30-day money-back guarantee, requested through the support team. Students can get a 30% educational discount by emailing from a university address.
It suits Mac users who want to plan the day, work in timed blocks and review their time, including professionals, freelancers and people with ADHD. It is built around individual use, not teams.