Intention vs Popmodoro

You don't have a screen time problem. You have a friction problem. Every time you pick up your phone, the path to Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, or YouTube is one tap away. Intention adds the one thing those apps are designed to remove: a reason to pause. When you open a blocked app, you're not shown a timer or a motivational quote. You're shown a challenge — and you can't get in until you solve it. THE METHOD: COGNITIVE FRICTION Willpower fails. Timers get dismissed. Breathing exercises fade into muscle memory. What actually interrupts a compulsive scroll is cognitive load — a moment where your brain has to switch modes and engage. Intention uses proven challenge types from cognitive psychology to create that moment every single time. FOUR KINDS OF BRAIN CHALLENGES Mix and match to keep your brain on its toes: • Mental Math — arithmetic across addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and multi-step problems • Memory Grid — watch a pattern flash, then reproduce it • Word Scramble — unscramble letters into real words • Stroop Test — the classic color/word conflict test used in focus research Pick one. Pick all four. Turn difficulty up when it gets easy. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose the apps and categories that steal your attention — social, news, games, anything 2. Open a blocked app — a shield appears with a challenge 3. Solve to unlock for a duration you set (5 minutes, 30 minutes, 2 hours — your call) 4. When the timer ends, the shield returns automatically Apple's Screen Time APIs power the blocking, so it's system-level and reliable. No VPN tricks. No jailbreak. No way to swipe around it. WHY PEOPLE STICK WITH INTENTION • It isn't a guilt trip — every unlock is a small win • It's honest about when you actually need the app and when you don't • Your brain gets sharper as a side effect • Either you get smarter by completing a challenge or don't scroll at all, win-win TRACK WHAT MATTERS A clean dashboard shows: • Today's screen time on addictive apps • Weekly and monthly trends • Daily streak and total XP earned from completed challenges • Impact of shielding addictive apps (this one hits) WHO IT'S FOR • People who quit Instagram for a week and were back in three days • Anyone who opens their phone to check one thing and surfaces twenty minutes later • Students, parents, creators, and professionals who need their attention back • Anyone who's tried every screen time app and still gets pulled in BUILT FOR YOUR PRIVACY Intention uses Apple's FamilyControls and ManagedSettings frameworks. Your app selections never leave your device — Apple's system handles them with privacy-preserving tokens that even we can't read. No tracking. No selling data. No ads. TRY IT FREE Start with a 3-day free trial — full access, no commitments. After your trial: • Monthly: $9.99/month • Annual: $59.99/year (save 50% vs. monthly) • Lifetime: $149.99 — one payment, forever Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple ID > Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://tryintention.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://tryintention.app/terms

Popmodoro is a calm, beautifully simple Pomodoro timer and focus timer that helps you concentrate, beat procrastination, and build a study or work routine that sticks — one tomato at a time. Studying for exams, doing deep work, writing, coding, or just trying to stay off your phone? Popmodoro turns the proven Pomodoro Technique into an effortless daily focus habit. Start a session, work without distractions, take a well-earned break — then watch your focus minutes add up and your streak grow. THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE, MADE SIMPLE The Pomodoro Technique is a time-management method: you work in focused intervals — traditionally 25 minutes — separated by short breaks. Each interval is one "pomodoro." It's a simple, powerful way to manage your time, stay productive, and avoid burnout. Popmodoro makes it effortless: one tap to start the timer, and you're going. No setup, no clutter — just focus, break, repeat. A FLEXIBLE POMODORO TIMER - Set any length — tap the number to type it, or drag the slider from 1 minute to 4 hours - Use it as a 25-minute Pomodoro, a 30- or 45-minute study timer, or a 1-hour deep-work session - Great for quick 15-minute sprints, focused 60-minute blocks, or long 2-hour study sessions - A clean countdown with a calming progress ring keeps you in focus - See exactly what time your session ends - Automatic short breaks between sessions, with optional auto-start STAY MOTIVATED AND BUILD A FOCUS HABIT - Earn a tomato for every session you finish - Track daily tomatoes, total focus minutes, and your daily streak - A 7-day chart shows your week of Pomodoro sessions at a glance - A heatmap shows your momentum and study habit building over time - Turn focus into a daily habit that actually sticks — one Pomodoro at a time A POMODORO TIMER MADE TO BE CALM - Gentle completion sounds — pick the one you like best - Sounds play even when your phone is on silent, so you never miss the end of a session - Light and dark themes, day or night - A warm, minimal, distraction-free design built for deep focus PERFECT FOR - Students using a Pomodoro timer to study for exams or finish homework - Remote workers and professionals doing deep work - Writers, coders, designers, and other creatives who need distraction-free time - Anyone managing their time, beating procrastination, or building better focus and study habits WHY POMODORO WORKS Long, unbroken work drains focus and invites distraction. By breaking work into short Pomodoro intervals with regular breaks, the technique helps you start more easily, concentrate longer, and finish your day without burning out. Popmodoro brings that simple rhythm to your phone. Work, break, repeat. Download Popmodoro — the simple Pomodoro timer — and make your focus count, one tomato at a time.