ShrimpodoroJoin the waitlistThe best pomodoro apps in 2026
Updated September 2026 · Written by the team behind Shrimpodoro
We make a pomodoro app, so we're biased. We still think most of these are great. Here's an honest look at each one, and who it's for.
Quick picks
| If you want… | Try |
|---|---|
| A classic that stops you from touching your phone | Forest |
| A cute companion that makes focusing cozy | Focus Friend |
| A focus session that feels like a trip | FocusFlight |
| Forest-style focus without paying up front | Flora |
| A pet to study with | Study Bunny |
| Posture alerts on your laptop | SuperShrimp or SitApp |
| Breaks that get you off your chair, not onto TikTok | Shrimpodoro |
Pomodoro and focus apps
Forest
The one that started it all. Start a session and a tree grows. Leave the app and it dies. The team also plants real trees with partners.
Great for: anyone who reaches for their phone mid-session.
Keep in mind: it keeps your hands off your phone during focus. It doesn't change what you do in your breaks.
Focus Friend
Hank Green's app, where a little bean knits while you focus. It's cozy, charming, and hugely popular on TikTok.
Great for: people who focus better with company.
Keep in mind: it's built around the vibe during focus. Breaks are up to you.
FocusFlight
Your focus session becomes a flight between real cities, with a boarding pass and a flight log. It's beautifully made.
Great for: long, deep-work blocks.
Keep in mind: it's iPhone only, and most features need a subscription.
Flora
Often called "the free Forest". You grow plants as you focus, can focus with friends, and can even make a pledge that costs you if you give up.
Great for: groups and accountability.
Keep in mind: the design is simpler than the newer apps.
Study Bunny
Study with a bunny, earn coins, and buy it outfits. It's a studytok favorite.
Great for: students who like a study pet.
Keep in mind: ads are the most common complaint in reviews.
Posture apps (for your laptop)
These aren't pomodoro timers. They watch how you sit through your webcam.
SuperShrimp
Marc Lou's posture coach. It gives you a live posture score, nudges you when you hunch, and levels up a shrimp. Processing is on-device.
Great for: people who sit at a computer all day and want live posture feedback.
SitApp
A little robot peeks out when you slouch. It also has break reminders with 1-minute movement ideas, streaks, and a team plan.
Great for: trying posture tracking for free.
Where Shrimpodoro fits
Shrimpodoro
Most focus apps protect your focus time. Shrimpodoro is about your breaks. When a pomodoro ends, your next one stays locked until you do 8 squats. Your front camera counts them on your phone and never records. A hand-drawn kid curls into a shrimp while you work and stands back up when you squat. Finished rounds drop tomatoes into a pile.
Great for: people whose "5-minute break" turns into 40 minutes of scrolling, or who stand up after 3 pomodoros feeling stiff.
Keep in mind: it's iPhone only at launch, and you do need space to squat. You can skip, but you'll get a black tomato.
Can I use more than one?
Yes. Plenty of people pair a laptop posture app with a phone timer, or keep Forest for phone-free focus. What matters is picking the problem you actually have: staying off your phone, sitting badly, or not moving at all.
Prices and features were checked in September 2026 and may change. All product names belong to their owners. We aren't affiliated with any of these apps. Spotted a mistake? Email ianloe666@gmail.com.