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Pomodoro Timer

Shown by jastr on Sep 26, 2016. Click the card to turn it over.

98points

72comments

#384of 2,264 in 2016

Top 17%of 2016 by points

How HN took it

MixedNo clear lean

4 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 6 critical, out of 19 comments about the project. Thread score -0.13.

Idea: 2 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 against

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Includes Google Analytics tracking
From 2 comments
- After looking again, I realized uBlock was reporting that it had blocked something and so I took a look and it is Google Analytics. Just out of curiosity, why include that?
  criddell on HN
- Thanks for making it. Like I said, I really appreciate how sharply focused the timer page is. If I were to suggest anything, it would be to get rid of the analytics tracking. Is…
  criddell on HN
Fixed 25-minute default assumed
From 1 comment
- Another Pomodoro timer that assumes that a Pomodoro is 25 minutes, even though that was only an example that worked for the author.
  Scarblac on HN
Lacks flexibility and features
From 2 comments
- My favorite Pomodoro Timer is: http://tomato-timer.com/ This one is lacking some features (I understand it aims to be minimalistic, but it cut flexibility on the process...)
  otto_ortega on HN
- I like and am at the same time annoyed that it is so simple. One the one hand I have a doze features I'd like to have. On the other I know those are mostly time wastes.
  Numberwang on HN

Automatically start break timer
From 1 comment
- My preferred behaviour for pomodoro timers is: start the break countdown automatically at the end of a pomodoro, but wait for the user to click to start the next pomodoro. Does…
  f_allwein on HN
Apple Watch version
From 1 comment
- This would be a killer Apple Watch app.
  bkb on HN
Email notifications
From 1 comment
- Can it send email?
  Gnarl on HN

Does it auto-start the break timer?
From 2 comments
- My preferred behaviour for pomodoro timers is: start the break countdown automatically at the end of a pomodoro, but wait for the user to click to start the next pomodoro. Does…
  f_allwein on HN
- Developer here - it doesnt auto-start the break timer. Interesting that you would want to start the break countdown but not the next work timer.
  jastr on HN
Why include Google Analytics?
From 2 comments
- After looking again, I realized uBlock was reporting that it had blocked something and so I took a look and it is Google Analytics. Just out of curiosity, why include that?
  criddell on HN
- Yup!
  jastr on HN
Why is this on the front page?
From 1 comment
- Why is this on front page? It has two buttons and one text input.
  Walkman on HN

tomato-timer.com
From 1 comment
- My favorite Pomodoro Timer is: http://tomato-timer.com/ This one is lacking some features (I understand it aims to be minimalistic, but it cut flexibility on the process...)
  otto_ortega on HN
Complice
From 1 comment
- Plug for https://complice.co/ for group pomodoro's. There's a hacker news channel. Pretty interesting concept, especially for mobile workers who still want to "chat" with someone.
  conception on HN
Pomodoro One
From 1 comment
- For a minimal OS X native app check out Pomodoro One. So simple and clean yet had a great impact on my productivity.
  amasad on HN
Pomotodo
From 1 comment
- My favorite timer is pomotodo.com which merges a todo list with a pomodoro timer, and gives stats on completion rates.
  tianshuo on HN
Strict Workflow
From 1 comment
- Nice work! A good, minimalist solution. ---- My personal favourite is Strict Workflow [1], which is a Chrome extension. It has the added benefit of preventing idle website…
  andyjohnson0 on HN