Focus Sprint Timer
Name your task, set a custom sprint length, and go distraction-free. A gentle halfway chime and a calm finish tone keep you oriented without breaking focus, then restart in one tap.
Built by the AbraCalc team
How to play
- Type the task you're about to work on and set the sprint length in minutes — any length you choose, not a fixed number.
- Tap Start Sprint. The task label shows huge above a countdown ring, and a gentle chime plays once at the halfway point if that option is checked.
- Tap Focus Mode any time to hide every control but the label and ring for a clean, distraction-free view of the countdown.
- When the ring reaches zero you get a calm finish tone, not a fanfare, plus the option to start a short break timer or restart the same sprint in a single tap.
Type the name of whatever you're about to focus on, set the sprint to however many minutes actually fits the task, and tap Start Sprint. The label shows huge above a clean countdown ring so the one thing you're working on stays in view the whole time. A quiet halfway chime plays once, partway through, just enough to keep you oriented without breaking concentration, and the finish is a calm tone rather than a burst of noise. Tap Focus Mode to strip away every control except the ring and label for a distraction-free view, and when the sprint ends you can start an optional short break countdown or restart the same task in one tap without retyping anything.
Frequently asked questions
- How is this different from a Pomodoro timer?
- A Pomodoro timer runs a fixed 25-minute work and 5-minute break cycle on a loop with a session counter. This tool is a single custom-length sprint on one named task with no fixed length and no looping cycle — you set the minutes, run one sprint, and stop, with an optional one-off break afterward instead of an automatic repeating cycle.
- Can the halfway chime go off more than once during a sprint?
- No. It's designed to fire exactly one time per sprint, right when elapsed time first crosses the halfway mark, and it won't repeat even though the timer checks its own progress many times per second.
- What happens if I pause partway through and come back later?
- Pausing preserves your exact remaining time — nothing is lost or rounded away — so resuming picks up precisely where you left off, and the halfway chime still fires correctly relative to the sprint's original halfway point.