Focus has no fixed end. Every 5 minutes you stay with the work banks 1 minute of break, up to 15. A Pomodoro timer for students is on the same page, and it stays the default until you switch.
Flowmodoro is the timer-app name for the Flowtime Technique. You work until a natural pause, then take a break sized to the minutes you just spent. A classic Pomodoro does the opposite: you pick the length first, usually 25 minutes, and a bell ends the session whether you are stuck or mid-sentence.
That bell lands in the worst places during university work. A proof that was about to land. A paragraph that finally had a point. Flowmodoro leaves the ending to you. You still track the minutes, and you still take a real break. What you give up is the interruption.
Neither method is the better one. They fix different moments in a study day. Both live on the timer page, and both write into the same history.
| Pomodoro | Flowmodoro | |
|---|---|---|
| The timer | Counts down from a set length | Counts up, with no set end |
| You stop when | The bell rings | The work reaches a natural pause |
| The break | Fixed, usually 5 or 10 minutes | Earned, 1 minute per 5 focused, cap 15 |
| Use it when | Starting is the hard part | Being interrupted is the hard part |
The default is 1:5. 40:00 of focus earns 08:00 of break. You can switch to 1:4 and 1:3 when you need more rest.
A session under 10:00 earns no break and is not saved. An open-ended timer only works if starting it means something.
One break stops growing at 15:00. At 1:5 you reach that after 75 minutes of focus.
At 90 minutes the timer tells you that you have been going a while, then again every 30 minutes. At 3 hours it stops the session.
Minutes land in the same history and the same daily goal as Pomodoro. Switching does not split your study log. Pomodoro stays the default. Change it from the method menu on the timer, or press Shift+M.
Use Flowmodoro for an essay, a problem set, or a reading that falls apart when you are pulled out. Use Pomodoro for the chapter you have been avoiding. A 25-minute box is easier to say yes to than an open hour. Most students end up using both, on the same afternoon.
The timer is free, with the rest of the core app. There is no App Store listing and no Play Store download. You need a free account with a verified email. After that, add it to your home screen and it runs offline.
This timer is one part of Focus Flow, a free study app for university students. The home page covers the assignment tracker, flashcards, and the Pomodoro timer that sits beside Flowmodoro. For the longer comparison, read Flowmodoro and Pomodoro.
A Flowmodoro timer counts up while you focus and lets you stop at a natural pause. The break is earned from the minutes you just worked. In Focus Flow, every 5 focused minutes banks 1 minute of break, up to 15 minutes. It is a timer-app version of the Flowtime Technique.
A Pomodoro timer counts down from a length you set, usually 25 minutes, then gives a fixed break. This Flowmodoro timer counts up, you choose the stopping point, and the break scales with the focus. Pomodoro helps when starting is hard. Flowmodoro helps when the bell keeps cutting off the work.
Yes. The core app is free, including both timers, the assignment tracker, and flashcards. You create an account with an email address and confirm it. There is no separate charge for the timer.
No. Focus Flow is a web app. On a phone, open focusflowstudy.com in Chrome or Safari and use Add to Home Screen. On a computer, install it from the browser. It works offline after that.