BetterPomo
BetterPomo is a shared focus timer for friends, classmates, and remote teams, available in web browsers and as a native iPhone app.
What BetterPomo is
BetterPomo is a shared focus timer for friends, classmates, and remote teams, available in web browsers and as a native iPhone app. Participants in a focus room follow the same timer, breaks, and room state. Rooms can use Pomodoro work-and-break intervals or a general running timer, and participants can keep private notes and to-do lists during a session. Session history and analytics show focus activity and consistency over time. Users can combine built-in or personal ambient sounds and save mixes as presets. Social features include friends, group conversations, communities, and session chat. Creator tools include scheduled rooms, rankings, private analytics, and OBS widgets. Stream overlays are available as Browser Sources for OBS or Streamlabs, and rooms can include a shared YouTube livestream. The maker lists studying, remote work, coworking, and body doubling as intended uses. BetterPomo is free during its open beta, with live and private rooms, a focus timer, and accountability tools. Its native Android app is in development. Its privacy policy says it does not show ads or sell personal data, and direct messages are deleted after 24 hours.
Good
- Synchronizes timers and breaks across a room
- Includes private notes and to-do lists
- Offers session history and analytics
- Free during the open beta
Watch out
- Native Android app is in development
- Direct messages are deleted after 24 hours
Who it suits
BetterPomo may suit people who want synchronized focus sessions for studying, remote work, coworking, or body doubling. Its rooms and creator tools also address groups and streamers.
Verdict
BetterPomo combines synchronized focus sessions with social and creator features. It is available on the web and iPhone, while the native Android app remains in development.
Plans and prices
From BetterPomo's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Open beta | Free | Free during the open beta |
The facts
Each one read from BetterPomo's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account deletion
- Users can delete their account and associated data from Settings in the web app or mobile app.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Ambient sounds
- Users can mix built-in or personal sounds and save mixes as presets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Analytics
- Session history and analytics show focus activity and consistency over time.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Availability
- BetterPomo is available in web browsers and as a native iPhone app; its native Android app is in development.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Best suited for
- The maker lists studying, remote work, coworking, and body doubling as intended uses.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Creator tools
- Creator tools include scheduled rooms, communities, rankings, private analytics, and OBS widgets.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- Core app data is stored with Supabase, product interaction analytics are processed by PostHog, and connections use HTTPS encryption.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Creator stream overlays are available as Browser Sources for OBS or Streamlabs, and rooms can include a shared YouTube livestream.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Notes and tasks
- Participants can keep private notes and to-do lists in a session.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The privacy policy says BetterPomo does not show ads or sell personal data, and that direct messages are deleted after 24 hours.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Product
- BetterPomo is a shared Pomodoro and focus timer for friends, classmates, and remote teams.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Social features
- The app supports friends, group conversations, communities, and session chat.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Synchronized rooms
- Participants in a focus room follow the same timer, breaks, and room state.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Timer modes
- Rooms can use Pomodoro work and break intervals or a general running timer.checked 11 Oct 2026
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