Focus, gently.
A non-punitive focus timer for people whose lives don't fit into rigid Pomodoro boxes. Pause without guilt. Stay on track without stress.
Tired of timers that punish you?
Every popular focus app either kills your progress for pausing, stops counting when you lock your phone, or only works with sound on.
Pause kills your progress
Forest kills your tree if you answer a phone call. Flora charges real money. Being a parent or answering the door shouldn't count as failure.
Timer stops when phone locks
Focus Keeper's timer stops on app switch or lock screen. You end up with sessions that feel suspiciously long — because they were.
No silent alerts
Be Focused's alarms don't sound in silent mode — a bug reported for years and never fixed. Useless in libraries, offices, and shared spaces.
Nudge does it differently.
Pause without punishment
Life interrupts. Answer the door, take a call, help your kid. Hit pause and come back. Your session is still valid.
Background timing that works
Lock your phone, switch apps, do whatever. Nudge keeps counting using real timestamps — not tick counting that breaks on app switch.
Silent vibration alerts
A custom triple-pulse haptic pattern tells you the timer is up — even in silent mode. Built for libraries, shared offices, and quiet spaces.
ADHD-friendly by design
Time-awareness mode sends gentle periodic nudges to combat time-blindness. No rigid 25/5 structure — just a calm reminder that time is passing.
See it in action.
Designed to feel calm, capable, and beautiful in every mode.
Three steps. Zero friction.
Pick a timer
Choose from Pomodoro, countdown, or count-up modes. Customize durations to match your flow.
Focus your way
Lock your phone, switch apps, take a break. Nudge keeps running in the background with real timestamps.
Get nudged
A gentle triple-pulse vibration lets you know time's up. No jarring alarms, no guilt, no stress.
Average focus session
Offline & private
Forever free tier
App Store rating
People have been asking for this.
I wish that I could pause the timer without punishment. I know when it's my fault or someone else's fault for having to stop my focus.
Is there an app that will remind you calmly every 30 minutes so you don't have time-blindness?
I would like a pomodoro with notifications that are able to be buzzer only.
One price. No subscription. Ever.
Start free and upgrade when you're ready. No recurring charges, no annual renewals, no surprises.
Free
Forever free, no strings
- Pomodoro & countdown timers
- 3 custom presets
- Full session history
- Background timing
- Silent vibration alerts
- Home screen widget
Pro
BEST VALUEPay once, own forever
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited presets
- Count-up mode
- Time-awareness nudges
- Per-timer statistics
- Data export
- Shortcuts integration
That's less than 2 months of most timer subscriptions.
No account required. No data collected. Just a timer.
Ready to focus, gently?
Download Nudge for free and start your first session in seconds. No account. No tracking. Just focus.
Free · iOS 17+ · No account required