Why Pomotto?

UC Irvine research found it takes about 23 minutes to get back to your task after an interruption. You know you should turn on Do Not Disturb. Most days you forget. The days you remember, you leave it on and miss your messages until dinner.

Pomotto flips the switch for you.

What it does

• Automatic Do Not Disturb. Start the timer and Do Not Disturb turns on by itself. Nothing to toggle, nothing to remember.
• Messages wait for your break. When the break starts, everything that came in shows up.
• Breaks that keep you going. A gentle chime tells you to stop. Short, regular breaks keep you sharp at 4pm.
• Favorites still get through. Calls from favorites and repeat callers, plus calendar alerts, still come in.
• Ambient sounds. Rain, ocean, cafe, fireplace, and more. Or nothing.
• Menu bar app. Lives out of the way. Start and stop with a keyboard shortcut, or just ask Siri.

Why breaks matter

It feels wrong to stop when you're in the zone. But working without breaks leads to burnout, not breakthroughs. The Pomodoro technique uses short focused intervals to create urgency and keep your energy sustainable.

Pomotto keeps time for you. You focus, you break, you repeat. The rhythm works.

macOS only

Nailing one platform beats half-assing three. Pomotto uses native macOS Focus modes, not some cross-platform workaround.