Focalog

Now on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch & Android

Keep your eyes on the student, not the clipboard.

Focalog is a fast, private way to record classroom on-task / off-task observations — built for school social workers, school psychologists, behavior specialists and special education teams.

See features

Focalog observation setup with Standard BOSS-style preset selected

Focalog recording screen with large On Task and Off Task buttons

How it works

Tap On or Off. Focalog does the timing, the math and the report.

Focalog students list with recent on-task percentages and a Quick Start button — Your caseloadStudents, quick sessions to assign, and the last result at a glance.

Focalog observation setup screen with interval, duration, method and peer options — One-tap setupPresets for interval, duration, method and peers.

Focalog recording screen with large On Task and Off Task buttons — Record without lookingBig On / Off targets and a haptic buzz every interval.

Focalog peer interval prompting the observer to look at a different peer — Anonymous peersPeer intervals get their own buzz, color and label.

Focalog session report with target and peer percentages, a timeline and off-task breakdown — Instant reportsTarget vs. peer, timeline, off-task breakdown, PDF and CSV.

Focalog progress chart for a student across baseline and intervention phases — Progress over timeBaseline and intervention phases with a goal line.

Features

Everything an observation needs

Observation methods

Momentary time sampling, partial interval and whole interval
Intervals from 15 to 60 seconds, sessions from 5 minutes to 2 hours
A grace window: a tap just after the buzz still counts
Pause for interruptions, undo, and fill in missed intervals

Peer comparison

BOSS-style: a different peer every Nth interval, or every interval
Peer intervals have their own buzz, color and label
Peers are always anonymous and pooled — never named or stored

Apple Watch

Discreet wrist taps for every interval, with your wrist lowered
Start on the watch, or start on iPhone and hand off
Results sync to your iPhone, even if it was out of range

Reports

Target vs. peer percentages, the gap, and a timeline
A clean single-session PDF for IEP and FBA meetings, plus CSV
Progress charts with baseline and intervention phases and a goal line

Off-task detail

Optionally tag motor, verbal or passive off-task behavior
Or define your own categories
See the off-task breakdown per session and over time

Private by design

No account, no server, no analytics, no ads
Use initials or code names; optionally show initials everywhere
Optional Face ID / passcode lock and password-encrypted backups

Read the privacy policy