The Pomodoro technique is a time‑management method created by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. It uses short, fixed cycles—traditionally 25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5‑minute break—to build momentum and reduce mental fatigue. After four sessions you take a longer break (15–30 minutes). The fixed cadence helps you commit, start quickly and maintain a sustainable pace.

Choose one task, start a 25‑minute timer and work without switching contexts. When the timer ends, record your progress and take a 5‑minute break—stand up, hydrate, rest your eyes. Repeat this sequence, and after four completed sessions take a longer break. Many people adapt the durations (e.g. 50/10 or 45/10) while keeping the same cycle structure.

1) Break work into clear, actionable tasks. 2) Pick one task and set 25 minutes. 3) Focus until the timer ends (avoid multitasking). 4) Log a checkmark and take a 5‑minute break. 5) After four sessions, take a longer break. Use a task list and website/app blockers to reduce context switching.

• Advantages: Clear structure lowers the barrier to starting; fixed sprints build momentum; mandatory breaks help prevent burnout. Estimating effort in “number of sessions” improves planning and tracking.
• Disadvantages: Rigid timers can interrupt deep flow. Timers may feel pressure‑inducing for some. If your day is fragmented by meetings you may complete fewer cycles. Adjust the ratio (e.g. 50/10) or switch to a flexible method when doing long creative work.

Pomodoro timers exist across platforms. This app focuses on a clean Pomodoro workflow: select a task, press Start, pause/resume or skip to the next phase. It records focus and break sessions locally, provides a task list and a statistics dashboard, works offline as a PWA and supports data export/import. Distraction blockers and time‑boxing calendars pair well with Pomodoro.

Add tasks, pick one and press Start to begin a 25‑minute focus session. Use Pause/Resume as needed, or Skip to move to the next phase. After each session the app records the result and starts a 5‑minute break; after four sessions it suggests a longer break. Check your history in the statistics dashboard and export to CSV/JSON. The app works offline and keeps your data locally.

The statistics dashboard analyses your focus data across multiple time spans. It provides views for today, week, month, year and all‑time, with charts such as bars and moving averages that visualise your work and rest durations. You can export your data to JSON or CSV and import it back into the app. A GitHub‑style contribution heatmap displays the last 52 weeks of focus activity, and session data are rolled up incrementally; sessions that cross midnight are automatically split. The interface includes metric cards, responsive bar charts, line charts and a task distribution bar. You can adjust settings or import/export data, and the dashboard is cached for offline use as part of the PWA.

Pomodoro shines when you need structure, quick starts and steady progress—study blocks, admin tasks, bug‑fixing and incremental creative work. Flowtime fits long, open‑ended creative work that benefits from uninterrupted flow. Many people use Pomodoro by default and switch to Flowtime for deep dives.

The Pomodoro technique was created by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. As a university student, he used a tomato‑shaped kitchen timer (pomodoro in Italian) to break study time into short, focused intervals with regular breaks—a pattern now widely adopted for knowledge work and learning.

Flow, sometimes called “being in the zone,” is a mental state of complete absorption where you are fully engaged in what you’re doing and lose track of time. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi described it as an optimal experience in which action and awareness merge and you use your skills to the utmost. Flow states enhance motivation and creativity; neuroscience suggests that during flow the prefrontal cortex temporarily quiets, helping you focus intensely.