Put your phone face down. We count how long you go without touching it.
Turn your phone face down
The timer starts when it’s face down.
Linked: your computer shows the clock.
Put it back face down to keep going.
Pomodoro Timer for Chromebook
This pomodoro timer for Chromebook runs in a Chrome tab, with no extension to install: 25 minutes of focus, then a 5-minute break. To count phone pickups too, scan the QR code and put your phone face down.
It’s free, with no account and no signup.
This Chromebook timer runs in a tab, so no extension is needed
Many timers for Chromebook are Chrome extensions. If your school blocks extensions, you can’t add them.
This one is a web page: open it in Chrome and press start. It’s the same study timer that detects your phone, set to 25/5. It runs the same way on a Windows or Mac laptop.
Free. No signup. Nothing to install.
On average, students studying at home got distracted in under 6 minutes
Researchers watched 263 middle school, high school and university students during a 15-minute study session at home.
On average, they spent only 65% of those 15 minutes actually studying. The rest of the time they were distracted, most often by social media and texting.
Source: Rosen, Carrier and Cheever, Facebook and texting made me do it: media-induced task-switching while studying, Computers in Human Behavior, 2013.
See how your own session compares.
Your record on this device
Finish a session and your totals show up here. They are stored in this browser only.
- Sessions
- 0
- Phone-free time
- 0 min
- Times caught
- 0
- Longest without touching it
- 0 min
Phone pickups during a pomodoro get a CAUGHT stamp
Scan the QR code shown with the timer, and your phone opens the same pomodoro full screen. Lay it face down.
Lift it, lock it or open another app during focus time, and you get a CAUGHT stamp, a sound and a live timer showing how long you’ve been on your phone.
Free. No signup. Nothing to install.
Pomodoro blocks run 25 minutes, then a 5-minute break
A chime plays when the block ends, and the break starts by itself. When the break is over, press start for the next block.
Want longer blocks? Pick 50/10 or 90/15 from the list under the start button, or set your own lengths with Custom.
Free. No signup. Nothing to install.
Each pomodoro session ends with your phone-free time on a card
Press Finish on the phone to see your phone-free time, your pickups and your longest phone-free stretch.
On the Chromebook alone, the card shows your study time and blocks done, with pickups as not tracked.
Save it as an image or share it.
Free. No signup. Nothing to install.
- Session length
- 50:00
- In your hand
- 08:48
- Picked up the phone
- 9
- Longest without touching it
- 11:20
Motion readings from your phone never leave your browser
- The motion sensor only tells the page whether the phone is face down. Each reading is checked in your browser and dropped. None are saved or sent.
- No sign-up and no email. Visits are counted with Google Analytics, which never sees your timer or your phone.
- Your totals sit in this browser’s storage. Clear your browsing data and they are gone.
- The end card is made on your device. Nobody sees it unless you save or share it.
Read exactly what the site stores and loads.
No account. Nothing to install.
This timer counts pickups and keeps your phone in reach, with nothing to install
| Caught Scrolling | Regular study timer | App blocker | Phone in another room | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Counts your phone pickups | ||||
| Shows your phone-free time | Some show screen time | |||
| Nothing to install | ||||
| Phone stays in reach for emergencies | ||||
| Physically stops you using apps |
Free. No signup. Nothing to install.
How it works, in three steps
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Press start in Chrome
The first block runs 25 minutes, then a 5-minute break. Pick 50/10, 90/15 or Custom from the list for other lengths.
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Scan the QR code
Your phone opens the same timer. Lay it face down, and every pickup counts as a catch.
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Press Finish
You get your phone-free time, your pickups and your longest stretch without touching your phone, on one card.
Nothing to install, nothing to sign up for.