Focusmo review
A Mac focus planner that pairs timed work blocks with task planning and distraction blocking.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Focusmo brings task planning and focus sessions together in a native macOS app. It is aimed at Mac users who want to schedule work around focus blocks, reduce distractions during those sessions, and review activity afterward. Tasks can be organized into projects and placed on a calendar with drag-and-drop blocks. Pomodoro timers include breaks, while app and website blocking can be set per project. Menu-bar and floating timers, macOS Do Not Disturb, and daily wrap and weekly focus recaps round out the workflow.
Its integrations make Focusmo relevant for people whose task lists already live elsewhere: it connects with Things, Apple Reminders, Todoist, TickTick, Microsoft To Do, Google Tasks, and Obsidian, with task completion sync. The activity timeline shows apps and websites, and an MCP server is offered for AI assistants. Focusmo currently requires macOS 14 or later; Windows is described as coming soon. That makes platform fit the key dividing line: it suits Mac-centered work, but not someone who needs a focus tool across operating systems.
The Free plan includes unlimited tasks and blocks, one project, standard Pomodoro lengths, three days of insights history, today's activity timeline, and free task-manager integrations. Pro Monthly is $4.99 per month; Pro Yearly is $39.99 per year. Both add unlimited projects and insights history, daily timelines, calendar integration and meeting alerts, custom Pomodoro lengths and early breaks, and use on up to five devices. A seven-day Pro period starts on every install without requiring a card, after which the Free plan remains. Lifetime costs $99 once and includes Pro and future updates, with no renewals. Choose Focusmo for a Mac-based planning-and-focus routine; look elsewhere if you need another platform.
Focusmo pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Plan tasks on a calendar with drag-and-drop blocks and meeting alerts.
- Block selected apps and websites during Pomodoro focus sessions.
- Sync task completion with integrations including Things and Todoist.
- Where it doesn't
- Available only for macOS 14 or later.
- Free plan limits users to one project and three days of insights history.
- Calendar integration and custom Pomodoro settings require a Pro plan.
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