NEN: Focus Timer
What is NEN?
A Pomodoro-style focus timer for iPhone and Apple Watch.
NEN provides focus, short break, and long break sessions, with timer progress and round tracking. It also includes focus categories, Apple Watch controls, Live Activities, widgets, session history, and progress insights.
Pricing. NEN is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Structuring deep work sessions with breaks
- Timing study, writing, or coding blocks
- Using Apple Watch controls during focus sessions
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Why this app is in B tier
B tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
NEN scores 74 out of 100: rating 96, rating count 52, App Store search rank 49, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and B tier follows from that score within this list.
Description
NEN is a calm Pomodoro-style focus timer for iPhone and Apple Watch, built for deep work, study sessions, real breaks, and distraction-resistant routines.
Start a focus session, move through short and long breaks, and keep your attention on the work in front of you. NEN is built around a simple Pomodoro-style timer flow with a quiet visual style, clear session progress, and useful controls when you need them.
Use NEN for deep work, study blocks, writing sessions, coding, reading, or any routine where you want a focused rhythm without extra noise.
Features
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- Focus, short break, and long break sessions
- Clear timer progress and round tracking
- Focus categories for different kinds of work
- Block selected apps during focus with NEN Pro
- Apple Watch controls
- Live Activities and widgets
- Session history and progress insights
- Optional NEN Pro lifetime unlock for deeper focus tools
NEN is made for people who want a focused timer that feels calm, native, and easy to return to every day.
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Questions about NEN
Which devices does NEN support?
The listing describes NEN as a timer for iPhone and Apple Watch.
What kinds of timer sessions are included?
NEN includes focus, short break, and long break sessions.
Can NEN block selected apps?
The listing says blocking selected apps during focus is available with NEN Pro.
Is NEN free?
NEN is free to download, with in-app purchases.
Is NEN right for me?
NEN is built for structuring deep work sessions with breaks, timing study, writing, or coding blocks, using apple watch controls during focus sessions. It sits in the study timer list on AppTierList.
Is NEN worth it?
NEN is B tier, ranked #20 of 40 study timer apps with a score of 74 out of 100, from a 4.8 App Store rating across 14 ratings. Good, and 19 apps rank above it.
How does NEN compare to Pomodoro Time Tracker?
NEN is B tier at 74; Pomodoro Time Tracker is B tier at 75. Pomodoro Time Tracker ranks higher. NEN is free to download, with in-app purchases, Pomodoro Time Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is NEN updated?
NEN was updated 15 days ago, which counts in its favour.
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All the facts
Ranking
- Lists
- Study Timer (B tier, #20) · Focus Timer (#41, beyond the tiered top) · Pomodoro Timer (#49, beyond the tiered top) · Focus (#92, beyond the tiered top)
- Tier
- B (Good)
- Score
- 74 / 100
- Rank in list
- #20 of 40
- Ranking certainty
- settled
Ratings
- App Store rating
- 4.8 out of 5, every App Store country
- Ratings
- 14
App
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store category
- Productivity
- Current version
- (15 days ago)
- Size
- 6 MB
- Requires
- iOS 17.5 or later
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 5
- Runs on
- iPhone, Apple Watch
Links
- Developer pages
- Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- not verified
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · ranking