Endel: Focus, Sleep, Relax 4+

Pomodoro Productivity

This is now my main app for focued work. Religiously use the pomodoro timer now to get things done, the music really helps to induce a flow / focused state. I think the music accross all themes is beautifully crafted, and where I used to go searching for these types of soundscapes this app provides what I need in one place.

I like the apps simple design and layout, unintrusive. I haven't used all its features yet, for example the Activity audio, but the sleep and focus audio is really effective.

However, a few features that would improve things for me:
- Can the IOS version of the app please support chromecast, not all of us are tied into the apple eco system, other audio based apps for IOS support both options. Have tried using the bluetooth with chromecast speakers but often find this disconnects randomly, possible bug with nest speakers.
- Can the 'focus timer' be added to the the mac desktop app, there is a timer but you have to reset it for each session, for the pomodoro time its good to commit to a number of rounds up front, otherwise its an extra distraction to restart.
- I'm on the student pricing currently which is generous for £16, feel like £60 a year would be a little too much otherwise, there are many apps that compete at this price point that are likely to be needed over this one if I was to make cuts. For £36 a year / £5 a month it would be a no brainer.

Developer Response ,

Hi there, thanks for sharing your idea of how to improve Endel!Hi there! Thank you for your positive feedback! We are pleased that you like how we implement our ideas. We are adding your wishes now to our feature requests list that we are discussing before starting work on each new version. Thank you again - these are the powerful queries that help us make Endel better. Have a good day!

Needs feedback feature for the auto play sounds

I am still getting acquainted with the app, and I do not find it particularly user friendly, sorry. There are all sorts of buttons, and if you accidentally press some of them it takes you through a set up cycle you just can’t cancel, which is really annoying if you want just quickly change something. The auto play idea is very good, but it needs some sort of feedback function, which would allow you to skip sounds you don’t like and the app will then remember your settings. When I started the auto play today for the first time it had some weird pulsing sound, which made me want to vomit, I found the frequency of the pulsations coupled with the weird plucking quality of the sound really revolting and unbearable. I attempted to quickly change the sound or somehow tune it to get rid of this, but the whole app had frozen and the only thing I could do is to close it and reopen and try again. I do like the app and most of the sounds I found really calming, but the above combination really had an awful effect on me, I am a bit worried it will activate again somehow.