Pomodoro Timer

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About this app

Bring structure to your workflow by utilising time blocking technique.


Time blocking is an effective strategy for using time wisely and achieving greater results. Blocking out time for specific activities allows you to focus on one task at a time, limit distractions and procrastination.


It's really simple to use:


1. Define your tasks at hand, make a task list.

2. Define a block of time during which you will eliminate all distractions and give all your focus to your tasks. Start the timer and work.

3. Take frequent breaks. Regular breaks are conducive to greater productivity and concentration. During these breaks take a breath of fresh air, do some push-ups, stretch or anything else that helps you to restore your power. Your body will thank you.

4. Repeat this work/break cycle and take a longer breaks when you feel you need to.


Daily goal setting, minimalistic design beautiful color themes, notifications and more.

Ratings and reviews

This app is great, except that... it doesn't reliably work. Which, for an app whose one job it is to keep time, essentially means it doesn't work at all. Pomodoros don't always end when they should, instead going into negative time for some unknown reason. The bell for the end of a break may or may not happen. I kept thinking I had just not heard it somehow, but then sometimes the end-of-break bell will go off MUCH later (like an hour later, out of nowhere). Cute design, but not functional.

Free version is delightfully uncluttered, straightforward, intuitive, easy & pleasant to customize, & overall pretty great at doing exactly what it's designed to do. The only thing I'd add is the ability to make & save multiple different pomodoro presets, i.e. different lengths of work time & break time. When I'm studying something, I like to do long work sessions & long breaks, whereas when I'm cleaning the house, I like to keep those time blocks shorter. Other than that, five stars for sure.

I used to love this app but for the past several months, when the pomodoro is done, it doesn't ring and instead of starting a short break, it keeps counting time in the negatives (even with all the settings for auto start breaks and rings and notifications on, and even with the phone unlocked). There are no updates to the app and I even emailed them to get it fixed but got no response. I liked that this app is simple, straightforward and doesn't have any ads but it just doesn't work anymore.

What’s new

Update for Android 14 (Upside Down Cake)