Focus
The timer
Start a session from any task or step, count up or count down, pause when you need to, and end when you're done.
The timer is how you work through your plan. Start it on a task, and Bunplan counts the time, keeps your place, and saves the session to Records when you end it.
Start a session
- Tap Start on any task, in Today, a project or Unscheduled.
- To start from a particular step, open the step's menu and choose Start from this step.
- To time something without a task, tap Focus beside the title on Today.
- In the New task sheet, Start saves the task and starts at once.
You can also start from a widget, the Lock Screen, Siri, Apple Watch or the Mac's menu bar. See Devices.
Count up or count down
A session either counts up from zero or counts down from a length you choose: 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes, or a custom length. Set your usual choice in Settings → Timer → Default timer. Today's timer menu changes what the Focus button starts, and Bunplan remembers it.
When a countdown reaches zero, nothing stops. You feel a tap, hear a chime if sounds are on, and the time carries on as overtime, like "+0:42", until you pause or end. If notifications are allowed, a notice says time's up. To have it ring like an alarm, even in silent mode or a Focus, turn on Alarm at the end.
While it runs
The Focus screen shows the task, the time and the steps. Tick steps as you go. Under the time, a short line says when you started ("since 3:22 PM") or how long the countdown is ("of 25 min").
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
| Pause / Resume | Pauses the same session. The caption counts the pause in minutes |
| Complete task | Finishes the task and ends the session |
| Name this | For a session with no task: name it, or choose a task |
| End session | Ends and saves the session. The task stays open for next time |
| Minimize (the down arrow) | Shrinks Focus to the bar at the bottom of the screen. The timer keeps running |
The bunny keeps you company in Focus. Tap the bunny button at the top right to switch between the bunny view and a compact timer view with all your steps. Timer only hides the steps.
A session keeps running until you pause or end it, even if you close Bunplan or restart your phone.
End a session
Tap End session. Bunplan shows how long you focused, like "25 min of focus", and the steps you checked off. You can leave a note for next time, then tap Done, or Start again for another session on the same task. More in Where you left off.
Switch to another task
If you start a different task while one is running, Bunplan asks first. The current session ends and is saved, and the new one begins.
Timer settings
In Settings → Timer:
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Default timer | Count up, or a countdown and its length |
| Show seconds in Focus | Seconds tick on the Focus screen. The bar at the bottom of the app, widgets and Watch complications show minutes only |
| Alarm at the end | Rings like an alarm when a countdown ends, even in silent mode or a Focus |
| Keep the screen on in Focus | Your screen stays on while Focus is open |
| Time anchors | A soft tap every 5 or 15 minutes, so time stays visible. Off by default |
| Sounds and Sound set | Soft desk sounds: Desk, Felt or Bright |
| Haptics | Off, Subtle or Full |
| Companion | Animated, Still or Hidden |