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The Pomodoro technique with Studva
Work in short blocks separated by real breaks: that's the whole Pomodoro technique. Studva, a free iPhone and Android app, times your blocks, handles your breaks and shows your friends the time you actually worked.
The technique in two minutes 🍅
25 minutes of work, 5 minutes of rest, repeat
Created by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s, the technique is named after a tomato-shaped kitchen timer (pomodoro is Italian for tomato). The idea: a 25-minute block on a single task, a short 5-minute break, and after four blocks, a longer break.
Those numbers are a starting point: many people prefer longer blocks, like the 52/17 rule or the 90/20 rhythm, or no set length at all, like the Flowtime technique. What matters is alternating focus and real breaks.
focus block · 25 minshort break · 5 minlong break · 15 to 30 min
in Studva: the Pomodoro scheduled breaks offer 5, 15 and 30 minutes, and the timer starts again on its own
Doing a Pomodoro with Studva ⏱️
four moves, the app counts the rest
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pick your subject 📚
Start the timer
Pick your subject or project, take the start photo, and go.
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aim for 25 min ⏱️
Work your block
Studva doesn't force a length on you: the timer counts up, and you decide when to take your break. For a classic Pomodoro, aim for 25 minutes.
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even when locked 🔒
Take your break
Long-press pause, then slide: 5, 15 or 30 minutes with the Pomodoro scheduled breaks (in Settings), up to 1 hour in Free mode. When it ends, the timer starts again on its own; if you left the app, a “Break over” notification tells you.
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BEFORE / AFTER photo 📸
Post it
Finish with the end photo: your friends see the time you actually worked, because breaks never count.
Your progress at a glance 📈
what Studva tracks for you, with nothing to write down
🏔️ the milestones curve
Your total work time since day one, milestone after milestone: 1 h, 10 h, 100 h… The app projects the date of the next one at your recent pace, “What if…” shows what 15 more minutes a day would change, and “You last month” compares with your curve from a month ago.
📊 your stats
Your time per subject and per place, over 7 days, 8 weeks, the month or the year, with your average per day or per week. You can export everything to CSV.
🎯 the Focus badge
🎯 Focus intact+10% XP😬 2 distractions
While the timer runs, leaving the app counts as a distraction; locking the screen doesn't. Zero distractions: your session earns the Focus badge and 10% more XP. On iPhone, you can block the apps of your choice during the session.
Why it works better with Studva ✨
your friends, your exams, your phone
easier together 🤝
the hardest part is starting
You see which friends are working right now, their sessions show up in your feed, and the league counts everyone's time from Monday to Sunday. A Focus 🎯 after a solid block makes you want to start the next one.
study in Pomodoros 📚
one block = one chapter
For an exam, one block fits a chapter, a set of notes or a round of exercises. Add your exams: the countdown greets you every time you open the app, and your stats show your time per subject.
stay focused 🔒
no distractions, no excuses
While the timer runs, leaving the app counts as a distraction; locking the screen doesn't. On iPhone, choose apps to block during the session with Apple's Screen Time: Studva never sees which ones. On Android, Reinforced Focus turns on Do Not Disturb.
See also: 10 study methods, and study with friends with Studva.
Start your first session.
Studva is free, with no subscription and no ads, on the App Store and Google Play.
On a computer? Open studva.app/dl on your phone.