Life as a freelance is also management of time and productivity, and I already wrote about this topic last week in the article about The Pomodoro Technique® by Francesco Cirillo. When Cirillo created the technique, he did it with a low-tech approach, so it’s usable whenever you have a piece of paper, a pen and a timer; however, times have changed, and with the large diffusion of smartphones it’s certainly easier to have with you a phone than a kitchen timer. So lets’ see some Android free apps to use Pomodoro Technique® wherever and whenever you need it.
Usable free version: ✔
Paid version: ✘
Stats: ✔
Advertising: ✘
Settings:
– choice of intervals duration
– choice of notifications sounds
– timer’s customization (colours and elements)
– stats’ customization
– Tasker implementation
– other various settings including the flight one (no more available from Android 4.2), led and screen.
Link: Clockwork Tomato
2. Clear Focus
Usable free version: ✔
Paid version: ✘(in-app purchase)
Stats: ✔
Advertising: ✔ (you can choose if to not see it without paying the pro version)
Settings:
– deactivation of sounds and vibration
– deactivation of connections (only wi-fi now)
Link: Clear Focus
3. The Pomodoro Technique T. Free (only tablet)
Usable free version: Meh
Paid version: ✔ (1,49 €)
Stats: Meh
Advertising: ✘
The worst app I tried: other than the horrible graphics (that could be personal taste), there’s written that it’s for phones when instead it’s for tablets; the free version gives you the possibility to use only one Pomodor and the controls aren’t working so good both on tablet and on phone.
Settings:
– choice of notifications sounds
– choice of intervals duration
– You can use only one Pomodoro in the free version
Link: The Pomodoro Technique T. Free
4. Pomotodo – Pomodoro meets GTD
Usable free version: it’s not clear (subscription)
Paid version: ✔ (subscription)
Stats: ✔
Advertising: ✘
Settings:
– choice of notifications sounds
– interesting function: you can choose to make the Pomodoro start putting the phone face down while the Pomotodo mode is ON.
– choice of the app to block during the work flux
– Task system: every Pomodoro can become a ToDo
– Cloud Storage possibility
– Share on social channels
– Possibily of pinning the tasks
Link: Pomotodo – Pomodoro meets GTD
5. Simple Pomodoro
Usable free version: ✔
Paid version: ✘(you can make a donation)
Stats: ✔
Advertising: ✘
Alert: this project is no longer being mantained.
Settings:
– choice of display (black or white)
– possibility of setting up a daily goal in stats
– timers’ customization (both intervals duration and notifications)
– set up of the “do not disturb” function
– possibility of coordinate with Google Task
– Task system
Link: Simple Pomodoro
6. Pomodoro Challenge Timer
Usable free version: ✔
Paid version: ✔ (3,99 €)
Stats: ✔
Advertising: ✘
Settings:
– choice of notifications sounds
– choice of intervals duration
– Projects system: every Pomodoro is part of a project we are working on; the free version seems to give only four of them. Projects are divided in ongoing, suspended and completed. .
– Ranking system: you start from “unrepentant slacker” and level up as you complete Pomodoro.
– Possibility of backup
Link: Pomodoro Challenge Timer
7. It’s Pomodoro Time
Usable free version: ✔
Paid version: ✘
Stats: ✘
Advertising: ✘
This is simply a timer, the only functions avaliable are the ones you can see in the screenshots above.
Settings:
– choice of notifications sounds
– choice of intervals duration
Link: It’s Pomodoro Time
8. Tomatina – Pomodoro Timer
Usable free version: ✔
Paid version: ✘
Stats: ✔
Advertising: ✔
Settings:
– choice of notifications sounds
– choice of intervals duration
– Tutorial at the fist access, then always available through the menu
– Stats always visible (the grey bar that in the screenshot)
– Ranking systems, with also bonus for combos
Link: Tomatina – Pomodoro Timer
9) Scheduler: Pomodoro Timer
Usable free version: ✔
Paid version: ✔ (0,96 €)
Stats: ✔
Advertising: ✔
Settings:
– choice of notifications sounds
– choice of intervals duration
– colours customization
– choice of the language
– Task system: you can create tasks, but also customise their colours and duration (from 10 to 120 minutes)
Link: Scheduler: Pomodoro Timer
10) Timewise: A Pomodoro Timer
Usable free version: ✔
Paid version: ✘
Stats: ✔ (it seems they are only weekly stats)
Advertising: ✘
Settings:
– choice of notifications sounds
– choice of intervals duration
– choice between different themes
– Task system: it’s not an option, in order to make the app work you have to create tasks
Link: Timewise: A Pomodoro Timer
COMING SOON: as you can read on the site, Francesco Cirillo’s team is working on The Pomodoro Technique®’s app; while I wait I’m using Pomodoro Challenge Timer free version, but of course I can’t wait to try the official app!
Su Windows 10 Mobile (e windows phone) c’è Pomodoro-T Soft e ancora non trovo una vera imitazione su android