The Focus Timer That Makes Starting Easy
The hardest part of studying is the first four minutes. The StudyBonk focus timer uses the pomodoro technique — 25 minutes on, 5 off — and celebrates every session you finish, because a completed pomodoro is a habit rep, not just a chunk of time.
Sessions completed today: 0 · Total XP earned: 0
Pomodoro, bonked
The timer runs the classic cycle: 25-minute focus blocks, 5-minute short breaks, and a 15-minute long break after four rounds. The dial fills as you go, and Bonk the mascot gets visibly more hyped the longer you stay on task.
Finish a session and it counts: +25 XP, quest progress, streak fuel. You can adjust every duration in settings if your brain runs on 50/10 cycles instead — the technique should fit you, not the reverse.
- Classic 25/5/15 cycle, fully adjustable
- Long break after every 4 focus sessions
- +25 XP per completed session
- Gentle chime at transitions — no jarring alarms
Why pomodoro works (the 30-second science)
Two reasons. First, a timer converts "study all evening" (vague, dreadful) into "25 minutes" (specific, survivable) — and starting is where procrastination actually lives. Second, scheduled breaks stop the fake-break spiral where you 'rest' for 45 minutes because you never officially started resting.
The technique also matches how attention actually behaves: alertness cycles over roughly 20–30 minute windows. Working with the wave beats paddling against it.
- Small, timed commitments defeat task dread
- Breaks become official — and therefore finite
- Matches natural attention cycles (~25 minutes)
- Finished sessions stack into streaks and levels
FAQ
Is this pomodoro timer free?
Can I change the 25-minute duration?
What happens if I close the tab mid-session?
How many pomodoros should I do per day?
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Zero data collection
StudyBonk has no accounts, no analytics, no cookies and no server-side storage. Your notes, decks and streaks live only in your browser's local storage on your own device.
Open-source transparency
The entire platform is open-source on GitHub. You can read every line of code — including this page — before you trust it with a single minute of study time.
A named, accountable author
Every page is written and maintained by TuffyCoder, an ethical developer who publishes under a real identity with public social channels and a responsible disclosure policy.
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