Focus Tree: Timer & Flashcardsv0.3.138

Released March 19, 2026Major

iOS Android

The latest major update introduced collaborative focus features that received positive feedback for productivity support, but technical regressions severely hindered adoption. While the overall rating shifted by 0.05, iOS performance declined and widespread reports of synchronization errors and notification failures resulted in a negative net impact. The current build requires immediate stability improvements to reconcile the gap between feature intent and functional execution.

What changed

SocialAbility to invite friends to join focus sessions
New featureCollaborative team-based focus sessions with shared accountability
New featureSynchronized distraction blocking for all participants in a session

Reception

38/ 100 impact scoreNegative

What worked

Social
Users praise the collaborative focus sessions and distraction blocking tools for supporting study productivity.

What didn't

Social
backfired
In-app notification delivery failures prevent users from accepting social session invites, negating the utility of the new collaborative tools.
New feature
backfired
Technical instability, including random logouts and synchronization failures, creates a negative user experience that offsets the value of team-based sessions.

How it played out

Retrospective analysisSeptember 17, 2026

The overall rating remains stable with a minor delta of 0.05, though platform-specific performance shows a slight decline on iOS. Users report that the latest update introduced technical regressions, including session synchronization errors and notification delivery failures, which offset the positive reception of new collaborative focus features. Momentum appears mixed as functional bugs currently hinder the adoption of the new social accountability tools.

+0.05 ★

Sentiment shift

New praises (1)

Collaborative focus sessions and distraction blocking tools effectively support study productivitymediumversion-tied

New complaints (3)

Technical instability following the update causes random logouts and synchronization failureshighversion-tied

In-app notification delivery failures prevent users from accepting social session invitesmediumversion-tied

AI-driven features and interface changes are perceived as intrusive or low qualitymediumversion-tied

Marlvel takeaways

Prioritize a hotfix for session synchronization errors and notification delivery to restore the functionality of collaborative features.
Address the reported technical instability causing random logouts to stabilize the user experience on both iOS and Android.
Review the implementation of AI-driven features, as users currently perceive these additions as intrusive or low quality.

Original release notes

Focus Better, Together!

- Invite your friends to join your focus sessions.
- Work as a team, stay accountable, and smash your goals.
- All distractions are blocked – for you and your friends.

Focus time is better when shared. Update now and start focusing together