Focal - Focus & Productivity

Focal is a brand-new focus timer from Vista Wholesale Central LLC, landing on the App Store in mid-June 2026 with zero ratings to its name. It combines a countdown timer, iOS Screen Time app blocking, and basic habit tracking into a single 20 MB package. The concept is straightforward: start a session, let the app lock out your distractions, and watch a daily focus score accumulate over time. At version 1.0.1, it is very early days, and the app has essentially no public track record yet.

What It Actually Does

Focal leans on Apple's Screen Time API to block apps and websites the moment a session begins, which means the enforcement is handled at the OS level rather than by an honor system. You pick from a 25-minute Pomodoro preset, a 50-minute deep work block, or a custom length, then go fullscreen. A running tally of daily focus time, a streak counter, and a focus score give you lightweight feedback on consistency over time.

Early Release Concerns

Released June 16 and already patched to 1.0.1 just three days later, Focal has no user ratings at all, so there is no community signal about stability or whether the Screen Time integration behaves reliably across different iOS configurations. The developer, Vista Wholesale Central LLC, does not have a visible track record in productivity apps. Potential in-app purchases are listed but unspecified, which makes it hard to know what the free tier actually limits.

Who This Is For

If you want a dead-simple focus timer that offloads willpower to iOS Screen Time rather than relying on you to stay disciplined, Focal fits that narrow brief. It is a reasonable first try for someone who has never used a Pomodoro tool and does not want to configure anything complex. Power users who already rely on established apps like Forest or Session will likely find the feature set thin at this stage.