Frequently asked questions
Studva, the free app to time your work and share it with your friends.
What is Studva?
Studva is a free iPhone and Android app that turns your work and study time into an activity your friends can see, like Strava does for sport. Start a timer, take a photo at the start and at the end, then post your session: your friends see the time you put in and send you a Focus 🎯 or a comment.
Is Studva free?
Yes. Studva is free to download and free to use, with no paid subscription and no ads.
Who is Studva for?
Anyone who works: students, remote workers, freelancers, or anyone moving a side project forward. Classes, exams, assignments, side projects: everything can be timed.
Does Studva work with the Pomodoro technique?
Yes. The timer counts your work time, and the pause button lets you schedule a break from 5 minutes to 1 hour (long press, then swipe): when it ends, the timer resumes on its own. In Settings, the Pomodoro, 52/17 or 90/20 scheduled breaks keep only that method’s lengths. Breaks never count in the time you post. You alternate focus blocks and breaks, like with a Pomodoro timer, and your friends see the time you actually worked.
How can I study or work with friends, even remotely?
Add your friends: you see which of them are working right now, their sessions show up in your feed, and the friends league counts everyone's time from Monday to Sunday. You can also create a club for your class, your team or your group, with a weekly goal, a ranking and challenges.
How does Studva help me stay focused?
While the timer runs, leaving the app counts as a distraction; locking the screen doesn't. On iPhone, you can pause the apps that distract you during the session with Apple's Screen Time: Studva never sees which ones you chose. The timer stays on your lock screen, and in the Dynamic Island on iPhones that have one; on Android, a notification shows it.
Where can I find a place to work?
Studva's map lists more than 500,000 libraries, universities and schools worldwide, from OpenStreetMap, and every place has its own leaderboard. When you work in an approved place, GPS confirms you were there at the start and the end, and your session gets the Verified badge.
What are XP and the shop for?
Every minute of focus earns you 1 XP. Spend it in the shop to customize your profile: frames, banners, stickers and timers.
Can I track my goals and exams?
Yes. Set your weekly goal and add your exams and deadlines: the countdown greets you every time you open the app. Every week, the app also goes through your sessions and pulls out a few facts, like your best time slot or the place where your sessions last longest. They are computed on your phone, with no AI.
Is my data protected?
Studva shows no ads, uses no trackers and sells nothing. By default, your sessions are visible to your friends, and the app never shows anyone else's exact location. Everything is explained in the privacy policy.
Which phones and languages?
iPhone (App Store) and Android (Google Play), in more than 30 languages.
Learn more
Our guides: how to study, 10 proven methods, the Pomodoro technique with Studva and study with friends, even remotely.