The app’s 3-D world: a train bursts out of a tunnel into an Alpine valley.

Next stop:
Deep Focus

Pick how long you want to focus. A train takes you that far down a real railway line.

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From Zürich HBZürich HBDeparting now, 15:10
To RomanshornRomanshornArriving about 15:58
  • Free to start
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  • No ads
  • No tracking

On the way

A real railway, in real time.

Your train runs the real line on a live 3‑D map. It pulls away and brakes like the real thing, and arrives as your session ends.

Out of Zürich HB, at dawn
From the driver's cab, by day
Choosing how long to ride
Choosing a train in the Depot
Your journeys, in Insights
Milestones, earned
From the window, at dusk
Choosing a seat, at night

Filmed in the app. Maps © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap contributors

21 soundscapes

Boarding

Your ticket prints before you board.

Choose what you're travelling for and pick a seat. Your ticket prints with where you're going, when you'll arrive, and your coach and seat.

Pull it down to tear it off, and the ride begins.

COACH
01
SEAT
8C
CLASS
1st
TRACK
3
CLAYDeep work
Train of ThoughtTF 4004
ZURZürich HB09:41
ROMRomanshorn~10:29
29 Sep · 48m · 66 km

Experience

Set the scene.

Follow the train or look down on it from above. Take the driver's cab or a window seat. Choose the map, the light and the weather.

Following the train, a little to one side, on the default map, at dusk.

Arrival

Arrive, and keep the stub.

Every journey goes in your logbook, stamped Arrived. Step off early and the time you focused still counts.

Train of ThoughtTUE 29 SEP
NYCNew York Penn07:20
P30Philadelphia 30th St09:41
FOCUSED
2h21
TRAVELLED
134 km
BREAKS
0
AMTRAKDeep work · Coach 9 · 14CTF 7005
  • First Departure: complete your first journey.
  • Regular Service: complete 25 journeys.
  • Season Ticket: complete 100 journeys.
  • Seven Day Streak: ride on seven consecutive days.
  • Thirty Day Streak: ride on thirty consecutive days.
  • Long Haul: focus for two hours in one journey.
  • Night Service: take ten journeys after 9pm.
  • Dawn Patrol: take ten journeys before 8am.
  • Explorer: arrive at 20 different stations.
  • Fleet Spotter: ride every train in the fleet.
  • Hundred Hours: bank 100 hours of focus.
  • All Aboard: your pass, issued at the start.
  • Service Resumed: come back to the line after a week away.
  • Right Time: arrive ten times in a row.
  • Mixed Traffic: travel for every purpose.
  • Border Crossing: cross a border by rail.
  • All Seasons: ride in every season.
  • Gold Pass: your pass for every line.
  • Freedom of the Line: yours for life.

Milestones

Earn medals as you focus.

Nineteen of them, from your first departure to a hundred hours of focus. Drag them around.

Your pass

The more you focus, the further you ride, the higher your class.

Your traveller's pass climbs with every kilometre, from Commuter to Transcontinental.

Train of ThoughtTraveller pass

Mara Lindqvist

Travelling since September 2026

Class
Intercity
Travelled
3.6k km
Next stop
Continental

Outside the app

Your journey, outside the app.

On your iPhone, the ride keeps you company on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and in StandBy. Widgets keep today's focus and your last stub on the Home Screen.

Your ticket on the Lock Screen, counting down to the next stop.

Privacy

No account. No ads. No tracking. No location.

The app never asks where you are: you choose your home station yourself.

Journeys live on your device, and in your own iCloud when sync is on. Never with us.

Read the privacy policy

FAQ

Good to know.

More on the support page, or write to us.

Is it free?

Yes. You can plan, board, ride and arrive as often as you like, with the Clay train, the Saloon and Rain soundscapes, your logbook, medals and widgets. Pro opens the rest of the railway.

Do I need an account?

No. There’s no sign-up and no server. Your journeys stay on your device and sync through your own iCloud, which you can turn off in Settings.

Does it use my location?

No. The app never asks where you are: you choose your home station yourself, and the ride is simulated on the map, never tracked.

How is it different from a normal timer?

You choose how long you want to focus, and the app finds a real station about that far down the line from your home station. A 3‑D train then runs the real railway on a live map for exactly that long, so your time becomes a journey you can watch.

When you arrive you keep a stamped stub in your logbook, and if you step off early, the time you focused still counts.

Can I take breaks?

Yes. On rides of 50 minutes or more, breaks are station stops: the train runs for 25, 35 or 45 minutes, then waits at a station for 2, 3 or 5. You can also pause at any time; paused time isn’t counted.

Does it work without a connection?

Partly. Planning a new route needs a connection. Once you’ve boarded, the train keeps running without one, and the map shows what has been downloaded: the app fetches the route’s map before you leave, on Wi‑Fi unless you allow mobile data. Routes you’ve planned before open offline.

Which devices does it run on?

iPhone and iPad with iOS 26 or iPadOS 26 or later. The app is in English.

Take your first train today.

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In the app, mid-journey. Maps © Mapbox, © OpenStreetMap contributors