Everyone is familiar with gamified productivity & focus tracker tools. I downloaded most, experimented with different methods, studied the science behind motivation/goals, and developed a new system. It's not complex, visual, yet lightweight. Most importantly, it's effective & helps you make real progress.

Why this method works:

• It simplifies thinking about "what should I do today" & helps beat procrastination. You clearly see your goal, and the main work/play activities you defined. Just get started on one...
• Each board is you custom "go-to" plan for that Goal (aka "Core"). You pick "time contributions" that work for you. No guilt tripping. If you like to focus for 30m, and then lounge for 1h, then that's what you pick. No need to overcommit. Stats will improve as you get better.
• Tracking how much Up vs Down time, towards defined Goals, is the simplest measure of success, over time. The 10,000 hour rule exists for a reason. Not 10,000 to-do items.
• Seeing "break/rest" activity timers next to your productive timers, at a glance, makes you more relaxed during focus sessions & gives you "guilt free" breaks. You can pause one timer and start another, then come back. You can also "finish early" any timer, and deposit time already earned, no penalties.
• You can adjust all Timers/Goals on the fly, change their length, emoji labels, etc. The app makes it easy.
• You can track a Goal on 1 board, or across multiple boards. You could have a board for each day of the week if you want, all towards that 1 goal. On Monday you can have only 1 focus activity, and on Saturday you can have 6, with different focus + break sessions.
• You can work on Goals and contribute time whenever you have it. No pressure with streaks. If you have 1 hour per day for a goal, or 3 hours per week. You simply time your activity, you bank time Up or Down, and you move on.
• You progress easily visualized in a cool Sci-Fi interface, with time particles and orbits and black holes.

Check out Flowton on the App Store or if you're on Android, sign up on flowton.com to get notified.

Happy to hear your feedback on the method, or if you try the app, on what you think of it. There are cool new features in the pipeline, along with leaderboards, passive "multiplayer", and other.

Hi All,

I have launched Todolu App: Focussed Execution Based Task Manager.

I am adding new features and is creating a poll for the same.

Which feature would you like next:

1. Recycle Bin: to undo delete of tasks.

2. Pomodoro integration with Tasks.

3. Streak Gamifiction.

Let me know if any other feature requests

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.todolu.todolu

Hello everyone!My friend and I recently opened a Youtube Channel where we post our Lofi music in a pomodoro timer format. We aim to bring a suitable environment for studying and working for people that might need it.We’re only so new, all the subscribers are our friends so we’d appreciate heavily if you would check the channel out and give a honest review or a suggestion of any kind🤗🤗
Here’s the link:

https://youtube.com/@pomodorofriends999?si=Tbr4yjWeh2ZRmshv

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a side project I've been working on to help me focus better on my tasks. It is now live on the Google Play Store—totally free, with no ads, no tracking, and no accounts needed.

The core idea is that it's a side-scrolling environment that always changes dynamically by swapping out different parallax layers. I wanted to create something that looks completely different every single time you glance at it.

The inspiration actually came from DevDuck on YouTube, who created something similar as a gamified experience. His project is much more feature-rich than mine, and since he does his own pixel art, it's way more coherent! I just wanted something similar but simpler—without having to think about it too much. It just works, with as few options as possible, so you can just focus on enjoying your tasks.

It originally started as a simple HTML and JavaScript project back in 2024. A year later, I finally found some time to polish it up a bit and rebuilt it using Nuxt. Now it's available on the Play Store for Android devices. I'm also reworking the web version right now so it will be fully available as a web app again soon, too.

The settings are straightforward:

• Configure your focus and break durations.
• Set them to random.
• Use a "reverse Pomodoro".

The pixel art is sourced from various talented artists, all of whom you can check out in the app's credits section.

I would really appreciate it if you took the time to try it out. It would mean the world to me if this feels like something you'd enjoy using while focusing or winding down and enjoying the pixel environments.

Website: https://scrollodoro.com

Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scrollodoro

Let me know what you think!

Two things kept breaking Pomodoro for me:

1. Having to manually restart the next focus/break block
2. Losing the rhythm once I locked my phone or switched apps

So I built SliceFocus around a simple idea:

Your Pomodoro rhythm should keep track of its cycles — focus, short breaks, long break — and stay visible in the places where you actually need it.

On iPhone, that means keeping the active timer visible from the Lock Screen.

On Mac, that means showing the same live timer in the menu bar, so you can follow your time without switching windows or changing screens.

You can also plan your day visually on a 24-hour pie chart, or use a simple list of time blocks if that’s how you think.

And because the app keeps your session history, you can compare planned vs. actual focus time and look back at trends over time.

What it does:

• Track focus, break, and long break cycles
• Set your own focus and break lengths, then let the app run focus → break → next focus automatically
• Keep the active timer visible from the iPhone Lock Screen
• Sync the same live timer across iPhone and Mac
• Show the timer in the Mac menu bar, so you can follow it without switching windows
• Plan your day on a 24-hour pie chart, or use a simple list of time blocks
• Compare planned vs. actual focus time, then look back at trends over time

The part I personally wanted most was this:

Lock the phone, put it on my desk or in my pocket, and still have the day’s Pomodoro rhythm continue without manually restarting each cycle.

And if I’m working on my desktop, I can follow the same live timer there at the same time, without starting a separate desktop timer or switching away from what I’m doing.

I added short silent clips in the features section of the site, showing the timer moving between blocks on its own and syncing across devices.
(real app, no edits)
https://slicefocus.app/

It’s still very new and currently free.

If you try it, I’d love to hear what feels useful, what feels confusing, or what breaks.

Hi all, I wanted to share with you these macOS timer apps that feature Apple Shortcuts and automation support:

• Timix
  • Pros: Exceptional for complex automation; supports chaining sequential timers together seamlessly. Offers 15 customizable triggers (including text-to-speech and HomeKit smart home control) and allows you to run custom Shortcuts exactly when a timer starts or finishes.
• Time Out (Break Reminders)
  • Pros: The gold standard for health and posture breaks. It automatically tracks natural "away from keyboard" time to reset timers intelligently, supports strict break compliance, and runs robust background scripts (AppleScript/Automator) during your rest windows.
• Cadence (Focus Timers)
  • Pros: Ideal for a minimalist, distraction-free Pomodoro workflow. It features a clean, "local-first" privacy design, elegant Zen themes, and straightforward native system shortcuts to launch your standard focus and rest intervals with a single tap or hotkey.
• Just Timers
  • Pros: Built from the ground up for deep, native Apple Shortcuts integration. It offers extensive parameter-based Shortcut actions (allowing you to programmatically create, start, pause, and query timers), robust multi-timer support, and highly functional widgets that display active countdowns perfectly.

Please add to the list if you know more!

I’ve been experimenting with study ambience instead of regular music: rain, fireplace, quiet library mood, no lyrics. Personally it helps me stay seated longer. Do you study better with silence, lo-fi, rain, classical, or ambience? I made one session here if anyone wants to test it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO0gulww4TQ

I have ADHD and I open a lot of tabs. Most days I lose focus before I even start. I tried many apps for this. Most of them were too heavy or asked me to make an account. So I kept giving up.

A few months ago I wrote a Chrome extension called Paso. It turns every new tab into a simple dashboard. It has a pomodoro timer, a to do list and a habit tracker and a notepad all in one place. The thing that helped me most is that my plan is right there every time I open a tab. I do not have to go and look for it.

The pomodoro timer is the part I use the most. I start a short block and I only focus on one task. There is also a focus mode that hides everything else and even counts my distractions. That sounds small but it keeps me honest.

The habit tracker is nice too. I tap a box for water, reading or a short walk. The streak grows and I do not want to break it.

It works fully offline. There is no account and no sign up. It does not track me. That mattered to me because I did not want one more app watching what I do.

I am not saying it fixed my ADHD. Nothing does that. But it made my day a bit calmer and I get more done now. Maybe it helps someone else here too.

Here is the link if you want to try it. It is free.

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/paso-focusflow/ajcoihnefobkllhkklbgcjfmdbnlogop

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