What's New in TimeTaps: The Apple Watch App, iOS 27, and a Big Reliability Pass

We ship updates quietly and often, but every so often it is worth stepping back and summing up what has actually changed. Here is what has shipped over the past few months, newest first, plus a quick look at what is on the way. None of this requires you to do anything beyond keeping the app updated, but it is worth knowing what is new.

Version 3.0.4: settings and the timer, smoothed out

This is the version live right now. It is a small, focused release: Settings now opens reliably on Mac, and the Reset and Pause buttons on the timer stay clear of the tab bar, even with focus music playing. Nothing flashy, just a couple of rough edges made smooth.

Version 3.0.3: the Apple Watch app arrives, and iOS 27 support

This release brought the TimeTaps Apple Watch app to the App Store, so you can install it on your wrist and start or control a focus sprint without reaching for your phone. It requires watchOS 26 or later. This version also brought full support for iOS 27, including a fix to how your tasks and classes are stored, so everything holds up cleanly on the newest version of iOS. On the setup side, naming your hamster now happens once during onboarding instead of twice, and the Pro screen now explains what each feature actually does for you, so you can tell whether it is worth it before you decide.

Version 3.0.2: a wide reliability sweep

This was a large round of fixes across the whole app. Timer displays stay in sync during long sessions, and Focus Lock now always unlocks the moment your session ends. Your focus music keeps playing when you glance at Control Center or the Lock Screen, and celebration and completion messages no longer talk over each other.

In the planner, lists sort by date the way you would expect, with Today first, and calendar sync problems now tell you instead of failing silently. Widgets stopped showing negative countdowns once a task's due time passes, and focus sessions finished on the Apple Watch while offline now count toward your streak correctly.

This version also brought a big accessibility push: VoiceOver reads charts, pricing details, and controls properly, haptic feedback was added across hamster care, sharing, onboarding, and Focus Lock, and Reduce Motion and larger text sizes are respected in far more places. Plus dozens of smaller fixes to streaks, achievements, and iCloud sync.

On the way: 3.0.5

Version 3.0.5 is submitted and in App Store review as of today. It is another small polish pass: the emergency unlock button in Focus Lock always stays on screen, event cards in the planner's iPad Day view fit properly from the first frame, and the onboarding permissions page now scrolls on smaller screens. On Mac, features that need HealthKit or Apple Music playback are no longer shown, since a Mac cannot provide them.

A quick platform note while we are here: TimeTaps also runs on Apple silicon Macs as an iPad app, so if you use a Mac, TimeTaps is likely already available to you there.

How to get these updates

If you have automatic updates turned on in the App Store, you already have most of this or will shortly. Otherwise, open the App Store app, tap your profile, and check for pending updates. It only takes a moment, and it is the easiest way to get every fix above without thinking about it again. If you run into anything odd, or just want to tell us what you would like to see next, email support@timetapapp.com. We read everything.

For more on the tools these updates support, see your first week with TimeTaps: a gentle setup guide and Pomodoro for ADHD: why short sprints work, and how to adjust them, or browse the full features page.