u/Besian416

Hi r/macapps!

I know what you are thinking: another pomodoro app for macOS. But Timse is not just a work timer. I built it starting from the things that were missing in the pomodoro apps I tried, or that I simply did not like, and I decided to make my own from scratch.

The main features:

• You set the session length by turning the dial, or by clicking inside it and typing the minutes. Anywhere from 1 to 120.
• Auto calculated break, 20% of the work time. 25 minutes gives you 5, 50 gives you 10.
• Two levels of break. By default a 4 second breath across the whole screen, which ignores clicks and fades away on its own. In the settings you can switch to the real lock, which covers every display for the whole break.
• A Goals section, where you write down what you want to finish in this session.
• A button that opens Apple Music or Spotify, configurable.
• Smaller things like continuous cycle and sounds.

I want to spend a moment on the break screen, because it is the choice I am proudest of. During my own sessions I often would not stop, either because I did not notice the notification or because nothing actually stopped me. Since I started using Timse that does not happen anymore.

But the lock does not shut you out. A six character code appears on screen, and typing it puts you back to work immediately. You just have to really mean it, instead of dismissing a notification out of reflex. And the break keeps counting down while you work, so you can see how much of it you ate.

If you like keeping track of your work the way the GitHub contribution graph does, there is a widget: when the timer is idle it shows your sessions day by day, and while you are working it switches and shows your goals instead.

macOS 14 and later, universal, sandboxed, signed with a Developer ID and notarized. No account, no analytics, no telemetry: your sessions stay on your Mac.

7 day trial, then €3 one time. Link: https://www.cupertina.com/apps/timse

Happy to answer any questions. The thing I would most like to hear about is the break lock itself: I cannot decide whether it is the right idea or just annoying.

If you use Apple Music on your Mac, I built something you might like.

The Music app is great but heavy when you just want to pick an album and hit play, so I made Toggle Music: a small menu bar player for your Apple Music library. 

You get a 3D Cover Flow album browser (or a clean grid), instant search across your whole library, a queue, Now Playing and pinned favorites, all from a panel that drops down from the menu bar.

It plays from your existing Apple Music library. I'm the developer, and it's a one-time €8, no subscription, with a 14-day money-back guarantee. macOS 14+, Apple Silicon. Honest feedback very welcome. → besianshala.com/toggle-music

I built a site that tracks the GT7 Legend Cars rotation so you never miss a car again

Tired of missing cars I'd been waiting months for, I built GTRotation — it tracks every rotation of the Hagerty dealer, logs historical appearances, and estimates when each car is likely to come back.

You can see today's lineup, a 30-day forecast, price movement, and set up a wishlist for the cars you're hunting.

It's free: gtrotation.com

Would love feedback from the community — especially if you spot a missing rotation or wrong price.

Hey everyone, a friend of mine has been working on a wrist adapter for the Royal Pop for a while and just opened pre-orders today. Since there's basically nothing available in Europe for this watch, I thought some of you might be interested.

It's a 3D-printed adapter that lets you wear the Royal Pop on your wrist with any standard 20mm strap — leather, rubber, NATO, whatever you like. No modifications to the watch, fully reversible. Available in black and white, €40 shipped across Europe.

Here's the link if anyone's curious: popbands.store

Happy to answer questions on his behalf!