focus timers and task planners
Recent window: last 5.2 months (2026-04-24 → 2026-09-28), compared with the prior 5.2 months.
These products offer lightweight countdown timers, Pomodoro trackers, break reminders, and daily task planners. They are designed for knowledge workers, students, and neurodivergent individuals looking to structure their daily routines and sustain attention. Unlike comprehensive project management suites, this cluster focuses on minimalist, single-purpose utilities built for immediate personal focus and interval tracking.
Metrics
- Stage
- heating
- Recent count
- 90
- Prior count
- 4
- Total count
- 111
- Momentum
- 300.00
- Attention
- 0.63
- Crowding
- 0.43
- Concentration
- 0.82
- Opportunity
- 0.60
Opportunity components
- Attention
- 0.63
- Low crowding
- 0.57
- Momentum (normalized)
- 1.00
- Low concentration
- 0.18
Monthly trajectory
Source split
- github
- 4 (0.04)
- hn
- 3 (0.03)
- ph
- 83 (0.92)
- yc
- 0 (0.00)
Dominant source: ph · Divergence: 0.92
Similar themes
- digital minimalism and focus tools (0.61)
- focus and screen time utilities (0.61)
- sleep, wake, and clock utilities (0.50)
- AI productivity and learning assistants (0.50)
- habit and daily routine trackers (0.45)
- context-aware ai productivity assistants (0.45)
- workplace productivity and workflow automation (0.43)
- personal health and wellness trackers (0.43)
Members
| Name | Source | Upvotes ▲ | Launched |
|---|---|---|---|
| pomodoro-workbench | GITHUB | 32 | 2026-09-09 |
| MyTimers.app offline-first PWA with no build step and zero dependencies | HN | 48 | 2025-11-04 |
| Claudoro, Pomodoro timer embedded in the Claude Code statusline | HN | 50 | 2026-07-01 |
| LookAway, a Mac break reminder that knows when not to interrupt | HN | 77 | 2026-06-24 |
| PeakHour 6 | PH | 91 | 2026-09-16 |
| PopTask for Apple | PH | 156 | 2026-07-08 |
| Mantra Timer | PH | 187 | 2026-09-19 |
| Zzzappy | PH | 239 | 2026-04-01 |
| PopTask | PH | 299 | 2026-03-30 |
| Hyperfocus | PH | 326 | 2026-08-30 |
| TouchGrass | PH | 344 | 2026-07-26 |