Shrimpodoro
iPhone · coming soon
Your brain gets work done. Your body curls up. Scrolling doesn’t fix either.
A pomodoro timer for your body
Your pomodoro breaks are making you tired.
Five minutes of scrolling turns into forty, and you come back curled up like a shrimp. Shrimpodoro locks your next pomodoro until you do 8 squats. One minute. Less tired, better mood.
Every pomodoro drops a tomato.
Tap to squat
This is you after 3 pomodoros.
Focus, curl up, squat, repeat.
- 25:00
You focus
A tiny version of you types along and slowly curls up.
- 00:00
You’re a shrimp
The next pomodoro is locked.
- 0 / 8
You squat
Your front camera counts every rep. Video never leaves your phone.
- +1 🍅
You’re back
A tomato drops, and the next round unlocks.
Two things to collect.
Tomatoes for focus
Finish a pomodoro and squat: pink tomato. Give up or skip the squats: black tomato. They pile up on your home screen all day.
Landmarks for squats
6 m
93 m
330 m
828 m
8,849 mEvery squat climbs 1 meter. Keep squatting after the 8 you need, and climb from a house to the Eiffel Tower to Everest.
Short movement breaks beat scroll breaks.
Less tired, better moodShort walking breaks during long sitting lowered fatigue and lifted mood.Columbia University, 2023
Brain blood flowOne minute of squats every 20 minutes kept blood flow to the brain from dropping during 3 hours of sitting.Randomized crossover trial, 2023
Standing isn’t enoughJust standing up didn’t help thinking. Moving did.Review of sitting-break studies
Before you ask
What if I can’t squat right now?
Skip it. That round becomes a black tomato, and your next pomodoro starts.
Is my camera recording me?
No. Squats are counted on your phone and the video never leaves it.
Can I change the length or the number of squats?
Yes: 25 or 50 minute pomodoros, and 5, 8 or 12 squats per break.
When can I get it?
iPhone first. Join the waitlist and you’ll get one email on launch day.