A calm snow timer

Snow drifts down over a quiet hill while the pup sleeps on its blanket. When time is up the pup wakes and stretches, and a soft chime plays once.

It starts at 5 minutes, about the length of a calm-down break. Tap the minutes to set anything from 1 minute to 2 hours.

A calm-down corner on the screen

Watching snow fall is an easy way to settle a busy room. Put the page on the board for a quiet few minutes after recess, or use it at home as a short reset before homework. Prefer it quiet? Turn the snowy wind down in the green Nature mix; the snow keeps falling.

Longer rounds

Try the 10 minute or 20 minute timer, the winter timer, or the Christmas timer with a fireplace. For a slower evening, the relaxing timer has more calm sounds.

How it works

Pick 10, 25, 50 or 60 minutes (or tap the minutes and type any length up to 2 hours), then press Start. The pup settles in to sleep.

Keep this tab open while you work. If you are away for more than 10 seconds the pup wakes for a peek; the timer keeps counting, but the round earns one biscuit fewer.

When the round ends the pup stretches and you earn dog biscuits: 1 for 10+ minutes, 2 for 25+, 3 for 50+. The jar holds up to 99.

Records

Records are seamless loops you can play under your focus. Rooftop Set and Night Ferry are free, and two more can be unlocked on the web with 4 biscuits each. The rest, from math rock and cool jazz to deep house and Ethio-jazz, have previews here and live in the app.

The green Nature mix record plays ten looping nature sounds you can blend with sliders: rain, waves, campfire, thunder, crickets, snowy wind, café, turning pages, a pool and deep space.

On iPhone, Apple Watch and Android

The Pupmodoro apps add a Lock Screen Live Activity and Dynamic Island countdown, a gentle chime when a round ends, every record and every scene, outfits for your pup, a weekly and monthly journal, focus rounds from Apple Watch, and sync across devices. They are a subscription with a 7-day free trial; the web version stays free.

Sleep log

Every round lands in the Sleep log: today's rounds on a little timeline, and this week as crayon bars with the biscuits you earned each day.

Questions

Is this a video?

No. It's a live timer: you can set any length, pause it and start again, and it ends with a chime instead of an end screen.

Can it fill the screen?

Yes. Click the full screen button in the top corner, or press F, and the snow, the countdown and the pup fill the screen. Press Esc to go back.

Is Pupmodoro free?

The web version is free with no sign-up. The iPhone/iPad app (with Apple Watch) and the Android app are a subscription with a 7-day free trial on the yearly plan: $29.99 a year, $4.99 a month, or a one-time $49.99.

Does the timer keep running if I switch tabs?

Yes. The countdown never pauses. Being away for more than 10 seconds only wakes the pup and costs the round one biscuit.

Do I need an account?

No. Your biscuits, records and sleep log are saved in your browser. Sign in with Google only if you want them on your other devices and in the app.

What is the music?

Original instrumental loops made for Pupmodoro: lo-fi, neo-soul, bossa nova, cool jazz, deep house and more, with no vocals.