Focus

Pomodoro

Pomodoro splits work into focus blocks with short breaks in between. You pick what you’re working on, start the clock, and Tagged keeps the timer running on every page and saves each finished block to your focus record.

The default is 25 minutes of focus, then a 5 minute break. After every fourth focus block the break is a long one of 15 minutes.

When to use it

A task you keep putting off. Twenty-five minutes is short enough to start.
A long job, like sorting the garage list or a budget review, that goes better in rounds.
Work you want a record of, so you can see later how much time it took.

Open Pomodoro

PhoneComputer

Phone

Tap the Menu tab.
Under Focus, tap Pomodoro. The row shows how many Pomos you’ve done today, or Running while a timer is going.

Computer

Click the Pomodoro icon on the app bar on the far left, under the Matrix.
A red dot on that icon means a timer is running, so you can see it from any page.

At the top, make sure Pomo is picked. The other two choices are the Stopwatch and the plain Timer.

Run a focus block

Pick what you’re working on

Next to Working on, open the task picker.
Pick from Today, Tomorrow, Next 7 days, Assigned to me, Inbox, Habits or one of your Areas, or type in the search box.
To find something by its day, use the calendar button (Pick by date).

Picking a task is optional. A block with no task still counts.

Start, pause and skip

Tap Start. The ring fills in red and the clock counts down. Under it you’ll see which block you’re on, like Focus 2 of 4.
Tap Pause to stop the clock, then Resume to carry on.
Tap the skip button to jump ahead: during focus it skips to the break, during a break it skips back to focus.
Tap the round reset button to put the clock back to the start of this block. Nothing is saved.

When a focus block reaches zero, Tagged chimes, saves it to your focus record and moves to the break. The break doesn’t start on its own: tap Start when you’re ready. The same goes for the next focus block.

Note: If you skip a focus block part way through, the minutes you did are still saved, but it counts as 0 Pomos.

Change the times

Stop the timer first. The times can’t change while it runs.
Tap Times… next to the three lengths.
Type new minutes for Focus, Short break and Long break (1 to 180 each).
Tap Done.

You can also tap Focus, Short break or Long break while the timer is stopped to switch to that block by hand.

Get a sound and a notification

The first time you tap Start, your browser asks if Tagged may send notifications. Say yes and you’ll get a note when a focus block or a break ends, even if you’re on another page. The chime plays either way while Tagged is open.

Tip: On an iPhone, notifications only work in Tagged opened from its home-screen icon, not in a Safari tab. See Getting started.

Questions

Does the timer stop if I go to another page?

No. It keeps running while you use the rest of Tagged. On a computer, the red dot on the Pomodoro icon shows it’s still going.

Is the timer the same on my phone and my computer?

No. Each device keeps its own timer and its own times. The finished blocks all land in the same focus record.

Where do I see what I’ve done?

On the Pomodoro page, under Overview and Focus record. See Focus records and statistics.

Can I start a Pomo from a habit?

Yes. Open the habit, tap ••• and pick Start Pomo. See Start a habit.

Still stuck? Send feedback from the ? menu at the bottom of the app bar on a computer. Back to the help center