Pomodoro timer + Focus Rooms
Focus better, together
Kaizen is a Pomodoro timer with Focus Rooms: quiet spaces where you study next to other people in real time. No video, no small talk. Just the steady pull of a room full of people getting work done.
The problem
Willpower runs out. A room full of people doesn't.
You sit down to study, then your phone wins. Again. Focus Rooms fix this the way a library does, with other people: when someone can see you are focusing, it is harder to drift. And when the pull is the phone in your hand, app blocking keeps the apps that get you closed until the session ends.
Focus Rooms
Study alongside people who are also heads-down
Join a public room for free, or spin up your own. Everyone runs their own timer, and you can see who is focusing, who is on a break, and who stepped away. Working next to someone who is also working is called body doubling, and it is the whole idea behind the rooms.
- See who is focusingLive status for everyone in the room, focusing, on a break, paused, away, or idle, plus the tag each person is working under.
- Free to join and hostJoin any public room or a private one with its code, and host your own private room for up to 4, without paying.
- 2 to 50 peopleSit in a small study group or a packed hall. You set the size.
- Presence that means somethingLeave the app for more than 15 minutes and you are removed. Being there is the point.
The timer
A Pomodoro timer you will actually want to look at
Pick a preset or set your own from 5 to 180 minutes. Or switch to the stopwatch when you would rather stop where the work stops than when a bell rings. Either way it keeps perfect time in the background, so you can stop watching the clock and start working.
- Your intervalsClassic 25/5, Quick, Extended, Long Focus 90/15, or anything from 5 to 180 minutes.
- Or let it count upSet the timer to Stopwatch, work until you are done, then hit Finish. Your break stays the length you set.
- Runs in the backgroundBuilt on the system clock, so it stays accurate with the screen off or while you use other apps.
- Knows when to nudgeSounds, vibration, and a controllable notification when a session ends.
App blocking
The apps that get you, closed while you work
Social, games, news, whatever gets you: put them on the list and Kaizen blocks them while a work session runs. Your break hands them back. Three apps free, on iPhone, iPad, and Android.
- On with the timerBlocking starts with your work session and ends when it does. Breaks always lift it.
- Or block nowOne free button blocks your list until you turn it off, timer or not.
- An exit you set yourselfDecide in advance how often you can open a blocked app, after how long a wait, and for how long.
Tasks
Know exactly where your time went
Pin a task, start the timer, and Kaizen logs the minutes against it on its own. No timesheet, no guessing afterward.
- Capture first, plan laterType a thought into the Inbox in one line.
- Tap to focusSet one task active. Every minute you work counts toward it automatically.
- Subtasks and estimatesBreak big work down and watch the progress fill in.
Habits
The daily stuff, right next to the deep work
Reading, stretching, planning the day: track the habits around your focus sessions without a second app. Free for up to 5 habits.
- Fed by the timerFocus-time habits fill their minute target automatically while you run Pomodoros.
- Forgiving streaksStreaks follow your schedule. Skips and rest days never break the chain.
- Flexible schedulesDaily, set days, or a number of times per week. You decide what counts.
Progress
Watch the hours add up
The work does not vanish when the timer stops. Kaizen keeps a daily streak going and turns your focused minutes into stats you will actually want to check.
- Daily streaksMilestone tiers shift color as your streak grows. Showing up is the habit.
- See your focus timeThe last 30 days for free. Premium opens all-time.
- Focus by tagLabel a session Work, Study, or Personal and see where your hours actually go.
- Find your patternsFocus by hour and weekday, so you learn when you do your best work.
Make it yours
A backdrop you like and a soundscape that fades into the background
Lofi illustrations, calm nature photography, city, cozy, space, and minimal scenes, some of them gently animated. Plus focus music across five categories: Lo-fi, Ambient, Nature, White Noise, and Classical. Set the mood once and let it run.
What people say
More gets done when you're not doing it alone
Real reviews from the App Store and Google Play.
An amazing app to have all the things at one place! A timer, a todo and a room to study in with your friends. I’ve been wanting to study with my friends without using social media or distracting apps, and this is really it.
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Google PlayManah
Best productivity app yet! Love how I can compare estimated vs actual time of my tasks and stay motivated in the focus rooms.
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Google PlayFranzi
Clean interface that is intuitive and awesome to use! I love how it keeps me focused with no distractions. The tracking feature is also great, with stats that’ll keep you motivated to keep up your focus streak!
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Google PlaySadiqah Al-Masyabi
The app has a relaxed and beautiful composition, soothing music, nice backgrounds… A nice and welcome feature to track your work versus the time spent… Rooms make it so you can study with other friends in the app, driving motivation and discipline. I am a believer and I’m sure you will be too.
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App StoreBalmungOrca
I’ve been using the web version of this app for a while now, and it improved my productivity significantly. I use it daily. I quite enjoy the modification abilities and the ability to see my progress.
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App Storesammy0sa
I’ve been using it for my tasks and setting up timers, and so far it’s been amazing. I like how it integrates the tasks and timer together. You can customise the app too.
SJ
App StoreShreyas Jha
How it works
Up and focusing in about a minute
1. Open it anywhere
Web, phone, or desktop. Nothing to install if you start in the browser.
2. Start a timer or join a room
Go solo, or drop into a Focus Room and study next to other people.
3. Build the streak
Every session counts toward your daily streak and shows up in your stats.
Everywhere you work
Wherever you study, it is already there
Start on the web with nothing to install, then pick it up on your phone or desktop. Your sessions, tasks, streaks, and stats stay in sync.
Pricing
Free forever. Premium when you want more.
Everything you need to focus is free. Premium adds the social and power-user features.
Free
The full timer and stopwatch, a selection of backgrounds and music, streaks, statistics, up to 7 tasks with subtasks and estimates, 5 habits, blocking 3 apps, joining any Focus Room, and hosting a private room for up to 4.
Premium
Unlimited tasks, habits and blocked apps, Strict and Locked blocking, public and bigger Focus Rooms, the full music and background library, your own image behind the timer, and all-time stats.
Questions
The short answers
Body doubling is working on your own task while someone else is present and doing the same. The quiet sense of company makes it easier to start and harder to drift off. Focus Rooms bring that effect to your screen without a video call.
Yes. The full Pomodoro timer and the stopwatch, a selection of backgrounds and music, streaks, statistics, up to 7 tasks with subtasks and time estimates, an unlimited capture Inbox, blocking 3 apps during focus sessions, joining Focus Rooms, and hosting a private room for up to 4 are free forever. Premium adds unlimited tasks, habits and blocked apps, the stricter blocking levels, public and bigger rooms, the full music and background library, and all-time stats.
Yes. Stopwatch mode counts your focus up instead of down: you work until you reach a natural stopping point, then hit Finish. It is free on every platform, and it works in Focus Rooms. Your break stays the short or long break you set.
Yes, on iPhone, iPad, and Android. Pick the apps that pull you away and they stay blocked while a work session runs, then your break unblocks them. Three apps are free, along with a Block now button that blocks until you turn it off. Premium removes the app limit and adds stricter levels. Blocking needs a system permission that iPhone, iPad, and Android give apps, so it does not run on the web or on Windows.
Yes. You can track up to 5 habits free, unlimited with Premium. Check-off habits take one tap, and focus-time habits fill up automatically while your Pomodoro timer runs. Streaks follow your schedule, so a planned rest day never breaks the chain.
No. There is no video and no microphone. Other people see your status (focusing, on a break, paused, away, or idle) and the focus tag you picked. That is all.
iPhone and iPad, Android, the web as an installable app, and Windows through the Microsoft Store. Your sessions, tasks, habits, and stats sync across all of them.
Yes. The timer uses the system clock, so it stays accurate when you lock your phone or switch apps, with a notification to bring you back.
Your next focus session is a minute away
Free on your phone, your tablet, your computer, or straight in a browser, with one account that keeps it all in sync.