Flipd Focus & Study Timer
ProductivityFlipd Inc.
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I love this app, but it has now serious problems with counting the focus lock session time. I put 2 hours of study today, and it counted 44min. For me the reward of my hard work is to see my performance by the end of the day, so this is really frustrating. I already emailed the tech support and I am waiting for an answer asap.
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I've been trying to verify my email, it keeps telling me link has been moved try using another page at the navigation link. I wasted time and data downloading and trying to use the app
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Too Many Locked Features
When I first started using Flipd, I found it incredibly useful. However, I watched over time as they slowly hid more of their features under the premium subscription. At first, I was able to tolerate the changes. For example, the change from unlimited breaks with every Flipd session to only one break allowed without a premium subscription wasn’t too bad for me. I decided that it would be best to take less breaks anyway. However, today it was the last straw. I discovered that all sessions longer than 40 minutes have been locked under the premium subscription. While I used to be able to go a few hours to a whole day at a time, now I can’t even spend an hour in a Flipd session. The only way for me to extend the session would be to constantly start a new one every 40 minutes. This is very inefficient, especially since I use Flipd to help me stay focused on homework for long periods of time. I am finding it increasingly less useful than it was before without upgrading to premium. I am in high school and currently unable to get a premium subscription. All I ask is for the sessions longer than 40 minutes to be made available for everyone again, or at least the 1 hour and 4 hour sessions. Flipd has been so helpful for me in the past, and I’d hate to lose so much from such a great tool. If you can make these longer sessions available without premium, it would be immensely appreciated. Thanks so much! -
I used to love this app. Now you have to pay for a premium account to do basically anything. I still use it because I haven't found a better alternative, but definitely disappointed at the changes.
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Probably as good as full lock can get given iOS limitations
(I was looking for an app that could achieve a true lock down of non-essential apps. I only tried the 5 minute lock down on this app once, and haven’t used the app since.) As many others have said, full lock is an excellent idea but not great in execution. Others complained about the apps being out of order - that was fine for me. What I can’t live with is having my notification settings reset every time I get back from lock mode. I assume this is how the app works: they achieve lock mode by uninstalling and reinstalling all of your applications. The profile you install gives their servers access to control your phone remotely - which is why an internet connection is necessary. However, it seems that the scope of what they can control is limited - most likely due to iOS’s own limitations. The additional script you download seems to be a workaround to reorganize your apps as you had before, but it doesn’t restore your notification preferences on the apps that were un/reinstalled. Your apps give you the “allow notifications” pop-up next time you go into each of them. If you are OK with default notification settings, maybe this is a limitation you can live with. I customize the notifications for each app and I am not willing to readjust those every time I use lock down.
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Really great app, way too many restrictions if not purchasing premium.
Custom timer should be in basic mode, most productivity apps even with a premium version allow to create custom sessions. 1 hour is very short and restrictive. -
Totally pointless
Very few people have the ability to block all the apps on their phones — if you’re working, you need to be able to use email (often a download e one), web browser (ditto), slack, etc. What many of us do need is a service that enables you to customize which apps your blocking and when. Freedom sorta does this, but in my experience it’s far from perfect -
Just a goal tracking app. That’s all
I downloaded this app and even paid for 1 year of premium. It’s not much more that and a goal setting and tracking app. And the apparently more useful tool are connected to other apps, from the same developer, that of course ask for even pricier subscriptions. Do you remember Amway? (by the way, created by the family of Betsy de Vos!) Not sure how much the whole constellation of apps cost and if they are any good. I’m sorry I wasted $50 bucks. -
Too slow
Takes too long to start a session -
Premium sub
Such a scam i used to use it for more than 40m without a sub account i can’t believe how y’all care so much about the money !!
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I love this app, but it has now serious problems with counting the focus lock session time. I put 2 hours of study today, and it counted 44min. For me the reward of my hard work is to see my performance by the end of the day, so this is really frustrating. I already emailed the tech support and I am waiting for an answer asap.
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Too Many Locked Features
When I first started using Flipd, I found it incredibly useful. However, I watched over time as they slowly hid more of their features under the premium subscription. At first, I was able to tolerate the changes. For example, the change from unlimited breaks with every Flipd session to only one break allowed without a premium subscription wasn’t too bad for me. I decided that it would be best to take less breaks anyway. However, today it was the last straw. I discovered that all sessions longer than 40 minutes have been locked under the premium subscription. While I used to be able to go a few hours to a whole day at a time, now I can’t even spend an hour in a Flipd session. The only way for me to extend the session would be to constantly start a new one every 40 minutes. This is very inefficient, especially since I use Flipd to help me stay focused on homework for long periods of time. I am finding it increasingly less useful than it was before without upgrading to premium. I am in high school and currently unable to get a premium subscription. All I ask is for the sessions longer than 40 minutes to be made available for everyone again, or at least the 1 hour and 4 hour sessions. Flipd has been so helpful for me in the past, and I’d hate to lose so much from such a great tool. If you can make these longer sessions available without premium, it would be immensely appreciated. Thanks so much! -
I used to love this app. Now you have to pay for a premium account to do basically anything. I still use it because I haven't found a better alternative, but definitely disappointed at the changes.
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Probably as good as full lock can get given iOS limitations
(I was looking for an app that could achieve a true lock down of non-essential apps. I only tried the 5 minute lock down on this app once, and haven’t used the app since.) As many others have said, full lock is an excellent idea but not great in execution. Others complained about the apps being out of order - that was fine for me. What I can’t live with is having my notification settings reset every time I get back from lock mode. I assume this is how the app works: they achieve lock mode by uninstalling and reinstalling all of your applications. The profile you install gives their servers access to control your phone remotely - which is why an internet connection is necessary. However, it seems that the scope of what they can control is limited - most likely due to iOS’s own limitations. The additional script you download seems to be a workaround to reorganize your apps as you had before, but it doesn’t restore your notification preferences on the apps that were un/reinstalled. Your apps give you the “allow notifications” pop-up next time you go into each of them. If you are OK with default notification settings, maybe this is a limitation you can live with. I customize the notifications for each app and I am not willing to readjust those every time I use lock down. -
After putting time duration this app stop functioning and open phone lock before time duration get completed
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I've been trying to verify my email, it keeps telling me link has been moved try using another page at the navigation link. I wasted time and data downloading and trying to use the app
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Scared
So I downloaded this to try to use it while I was studying. I set a 30 minute timer and I was left with just Apple apps. This thing scared me. It like you download it self and I couldn’t get my apps back, I was so scared and I spent my studying time figuring out how to disable it without the app. If this out go to settings and remove its access profile. Trust me this got my apps back. Don’t try shutting/powering it off that doesn’t help (I tried that twice.) I will try this app again and if it works I will raise my review to a 5 if it works and the company responds to me. If the company doesn’t respond my review stays a 1. *edit* I tried this again and the app didn’t show up it disappeared when I did the full lock down the app Flipid disappeared and I couldn’t get out of full lock down so one again I had to go to settings and remove the management. I don’t have time to do this every time I go in lock down. Also I think the price is too much it should be the price of 1 month forever and I think that doing the custom times should be free. Also the developers are slow they still haven’t responded and it’s been a couple of days. I’m at the point where I’m going to delete this app. It’s not worth any more of my time. -
I have a premium membership but the app is not working ( while setting bfocus lock it is unresponsive)
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The free version is frankly useless – basically just an ad trying to get you to purchase premium. I kid you not when I say close to every feature is locked. Want more than one habit or reminder? Premium. Want a forty+ minute long session? Premium. It's six dollars a month, which isn't much, but neither is the app. It's pretty average and you could easily find a better pomodoro/habit tracker for free. 10/10 would not recommend.
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Apparently this app used to be halfway decent, but after paying for a premium subscription I got shafted by the fact it straight up doesn't work. Tried contacting support to figure out what to do about the reset resetting the phone lock and got no response. Absolutely dreadful.
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