Three steps.
- 1Pick the thing
The event that is on now, a task from your list, or a free focus with no task at all.
- 2Set the length
Turn the dial from 5 to 120 minutes, or leave it open-ended. The ring runs down as the time does.
- 3Tick it off
Tick the steps as you go. Done ticks the task or the event in your plan; Skip leaves it waiting.
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14:36 → 15:01
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13:00 worked · until 15:01
Steps
What it does for you.
A visual countdown
The ring shows how much is left at a glance, with the minutes and when it ends. +1 min and pause are one tap away.
Steps beside the timer
A task’s checklist and notes stay next to the ring, so the next step is always in view.
Starts from your plan
No separate list to keep: the timer knows what is on now and what is waiting on your tasks.
One thing, not intervals
There are no Pomodoro work and break cycles and no streaks: one focus, for as long as you chose.
Where it runs
Focus is in TimeLoop in the browser today, from Focus in the sidebar or the focus chip on an event. On iPhone it comes with the next update, together with Focus on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, where pause, +5 min and Done work without opening the app, and Home Screen widgets for the running focus and for starting one.
What it costs
Focus is free. Planning your day from a sentence, the measured way to each place and the other things that do the work for you are part of TimeLoop Pro.
What it is not
It is not a Pomodoro timer: it does not cut work into 25-minute intervals with breaks, and it keeps no streaks or statistics. It does not block websites or play sounds while you work.
Asked before you asked.
Is there a free focus timer?
Yes. TimeLoop’s focus timer is free, in the browser now and on iPhone with the next update.
Is it a Pomodoro timer?
No. You set one length, from 5 to 120 minutes or open-ended, and the ring runs down once. There are no work and break cycles.
Can I see the timer on my Lock Screen?
On iPhone, with the next update: the running focus sits on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with pause, +5 min and Done.
Does it work for a task without a time?
Yes. Pick it from your tasks, focus on it, and Done ticks it off.
On iPhone, TimeLoop puts what is running and what comes next on the Home Screen and the Lock Screen, and keeps them right as the day moves.
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ReadLast updated 15 October 2026.