# A Spell of Work — A quiet focus timer

> A quiet focus timer (iPhone/iPad app by Christopher Doherty.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-spell-of-work/id6762916817 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Christopher Doherty](https://appshunter.io/developer/1894734556)
- Category: Productivity
- Price: $2.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 7 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-04-22
- Data updated: 2026-07-08
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-spell-of-work/id6762916817/reviews.md

## What is A Spell of Work?

A quiet Pomodoro-style focus timer. One spell is twenty-five minutes of work and five minutes of rest. Tap the ring to begin; tap again to cancel.

The ring fills as the time elapses. A soft chime marks the transition from work to rest, and another marks the end of rest. Today's spell count is the only history the home screen shows you — yesterday's number is gone, because tomorrow's number is what matters.

New in v1.1: Live Activities. Lock the device mid-spell and the remaining time stays visible on the Lock Screen, with a circular progress indicator. On iPhones with Dynamic Island, the spell appears in the compact and expanded states too.

What you get
- A 25-minute work / 5-minute rest cycle, tap to start, tap to cancel
- A circular ring that fills with the elapsed minutes
- Soft chimes at the work-to-rest and rest-to-end transitions
- Today's spell count on the home screen, resets at midnight
- Local notifications when work and rest finish, even if the app is suspended
- Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
- iCloud sync of spell history via your private container

The quiet posture
- No streaks, no notifications beyond the spell-completion chime
- No gamification, no badges, no XP
- No prompts, no AI suggestions, no productivity score
- No account, no login, no third-party SDKs, no ads
- All data on-device or in your private iCloud
- Paid once, kept forever.

Made quietly by sthreelabs.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-05-01

For v1.1:

Live on the Lock Screen.

The ring, without unlocking. The spell stays visible on the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island.

### 1.0 — 2026-04-22

No release notes.

## More apps by Christopher Doherty

- [Tallies — Habit Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tallies-habit-tracker/id6762577456)
- [One Line in Time](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/one-line-in-time/id6762843711)
- [A Deep Breath](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-deep-breath/id6763362109)
- [A Place Recalled](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-place-recalled/id6764083407)
- [Until Arrival](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/until-arrival/id6765762575)

All apps by Christopher Doherty: https://appshunter.io/developer/1894734556

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