Focus timer for Android
Start a timer and BusyTime declines incoming calls, then texts each caller a polite reply so nobody wonders why you didn't pick up. When the timer ends, your phone rings again.
Free on Google Play · Android 10 or higher
How it works
30 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, or any length from 1 to 1440 minutes.
Choose a message such as "In a meeting until 3:30 PM". The end time fills itself in.
BusyTime quietly declines calls and texts callers back. Stop any time, or let the timer end on its own.
Features
Every declined caller gets your message by SMS, one reply per call.
Ready-made replies for meetings, class, driving and workouts, in the tone you want.
Insert your end time or minutes left, and they are filled in when the reply is sent.
Family and emergency contacts are never declined.
Let everyone in your contacts ring through and decline only numbers you haven't saved.
Decline spam or unwanted numbers without texting them back.
Start or stop from the Quick Settings tile, check time left on the home screen widget, and stop from the notification.
A reminder to start at the same time every weekday.
When a busy meeting starts, BusyTime offers to start a session, or starts it for you if you turn on automatic start.
Different messages for emergency contacts, contacts and unknown numbers.
See who tried to reach you, call or text back in one tap, and get a reminder to call people back.
Focus time, sessions and streaks for the week. Full history with Pro.
Urgent calls get through
Someone who really needs you usually tries again. If the same number calls back within 3 minutes, BusyTime lets the call ring, even in the middle of a session. You can turn this off in Settings.
Inside the app
Privacy first
BusyTime does its work on your phone. There is no account and no BusyTime server.
Read the privacy policyYour timer log, contacts, templates and settings are never uploaded.
BusyTime uses Android's call screening only during a session you start. It never places calls.
It sends one reply to a declined caller and nothing else. It cannot read your texts.
Emergency contacts and Unknown only are matched on your phone. Calendar prompts read only start and end times.
BusyTime Pro
One-time purchase · no subscriptionBusyTime is free to use. Pro is a one-time purchase with no subscription, unlocked for life on your Google account.
The price is shown in Google Play before you buy.
Timer, auto reply, emergency contacts, urgent calls, Unknown only, tile, widget, routines and weekly stats.
No. BusyTime is not a default phone or SMS app. It uses Android's Call Screening role ("Caller ID & spam app") only during a focus session you start. When no session is running, every call rings as usual.
Emergency contacts always ring. And if the same number calls again within 3 minutes, that call rings too, so urgent calls are not missed. You can turn the repeat-call rule off in Settings.
Only callers BusyTime just declined, one reply per call, and only if you allowed SMS and picked a template. Numbers on your no-reply list are declined without a text. Replies go out from your own number, so your usual SMS rates apply.
It cannot read your messages. Contacts are checked on your device only when a feature you turned on needs them, such as emergency contacts or Unknown only. Calendar prompts read only the start and end times of busy events. Nothing is uploaded.
In the free version, a short tag is added to the end of the same reply, only when it still fits in one SMS. It has no link and is never sent as a separate message. Pro removes it.
Yes. A session runs with an ongoing notification that shows the countdown and a Stop button. When the timer ends, calls ring again automatically.
Pro is a one-time purchase with no subscription. The price in your currency is shown in Google Play before you buy, and you can restore it on a new phone from the Pro screen.
No. BusyTime is for Android 10 or higher only, because it relies on Android's call screening.
Everything lives on your phone. Blocked calls in the timer log are deleted after 30 days, you can turn recording off or clear it in Settings, and uninstalling the app removes the rest.
