A downloadable pomodoro

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🍅 a minimal pomodoro timer for the playdate.

🍅 pomodoro timers are a simple way to balance your focus, using deliberate breaks.

🍅 set a timer to focus, and take a break after you complete it. once you've focused four times, take a longer break.

🍅 features delightful kalimba sfx & satisfying timer visuals, to help guide you into a flow state.

controls:

crank:

set your work, break & large break timers
skip through timers

a & b:

menu navigation

menu button:

pause

credits:

design, programming, visuals: me!

a & b button sfx: Universal UI/Menu Soundpack by ellr

all other sfx, composed by me, generated using keylimba by dvdfu

More information

Status	Released
Category	Tool
Rating	Rated 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 total ratings)
Author	Pip Turner
Made with	Playdate
Tags	Playdate, pomodoro, timer
Average session	About a half-hour
Languages	English

Download

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Click download now to get access to the following files:

PlaydatePomodoro 1.0.1.pdx.zip 1.6 MB

Development log

Pomodoro 1.0.1
51 days ago
New Audio Options [1.0.0!]
May 01, 2024

Comments

weaslebee32 days ago

Loving this pomo! It really helps not having my phone out or other browser windows open on my computer.

I would love an option to set how many pomos are in a session. Sometimes I only need two or three. Would also like a way to skip breaks because sometimes I forget to hit the A button to start the break time lol.

Pip Turner32 days ago

glad you're enjoying it! skip breaks by cranking :)

I'll consider adjusting the amount of Pomodoros, but I'd envisioned cranking through any remaining pomos once you're finished - adjusting the amount adds some interesting design questions I'd need to think about solving.

thank you for using it ♥️🍅

weaslebee29 days ago

I had no idea I could skip with the crank, that's awesome! Thanks Pip

Sean James McKenzie52 days ago

Thanks so much for this! I usually use my iPhone as a pomo timer but I'd prefer not to. I always keep my Playdate propped up in the groove at the top of my keyboard as a clock (and because it looks nice). I was messing around with it today and was about to make a pomo timer for the Playdate but had the foresight to google it first and found yours. Really well made. Nice work and thank you!

Pip Turner51 days ago

so glad to hear you've found it useful! 🍅

travisrose62 days ago

I really love this app and came to rely on its simplicity, but after the last Playdate system update, each time I try to open this app my Playdate crashes. Any help?

Sciman10161 days ago

Same issue here

Pip Turner51 days ago (1 edit)

I'm so sorry to hear this! I'll look at updating it today 🍅

Pip Turner51 days ago (1 edit)

Hi both - I've updated Pomodoro. to SDK 2.6.2, let me know if this fixes your issues! 🍅

Sciman10151 days ago

Same error still, unfortunately :( Here’s the error my Playdate is spitting out.

components/textSprite.lua:36: invalid bitmap size: 3x0
stack traceback:
  [C]: in field 'new'
  components/textSprite.lua:36: in method 'updateText'
  components:textSprite.lua:17: in field 'init'
  CoreLibs/object.lua:70: in global 'TextSprite'
  room/setupRooms.lua:50: in field '?'
  roomy-playdate.lua:140: in method 'emit'
  roomy-playdate.lua:156: in method 'enter'
  main.lua:117: in function <main.lua:113>

Hope that helps!

Pip Turner50 days ago

So strange! Can you let me know what firmware version your playdate is on too please? I'll try to look at this next week when I'm back home. 🍅

Sciman10150 days ago

Oh wait, my mistake! I forgot to update to the latest firmware, it works fine now! Sorry for any confusion.

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DeLuca189 days ago

Surprisingly this silly handheld just became one of my best productivity tools.

Pip Turner188 days ago

I'm glad you found pomodoro useful! 🍅

ououjay266 days ago

Hello, I really enjoy your application, but I've noticed that the alert volume is quite low, which often causes me to miss the time cues. I've tried replacing the audio files, but the volume remains low. I hope you could adjust it. Thank you.

Pip Turner266 days ago (1 edit)

heya, afraid the volume is as high as I could get it without switching to different sfx - the kalimba synth I use just doesn't seem to want to go louder without having a tonne of distortion.

I'll consider adding an option to switch to different sfx which may be able to reach a higher volume level :) 🍅

ououjay266 days ago

Looking forward to your update.

Pip Turner265 days ago (1 edit)

I've uploaded a new version of Pomodoro, where you can choose between "calm" and "alert" sfx options in the pause menu. Hopefully this helps! 🍅

Blasin1 year ago

Very helpful!

Pip Turner1 year ago

glad you found it so! :) 🍅