Ghatika: Calm Focus Timer

Ghatika is a calm Pomodoro-style focus timer for work and study. Begin a round, and a copper bowl fills slowly on a still pond while you work. When it is full, a soft bell tells you, with the phone locked too. Then rest for a few minutes, and begin again. A ghatika is the old Indian measure of 24 minutes: a copper bowl with a small hole, floating on water, that fills and sinks when its time is up. Ghatika keeps that rhythm: 24 minutes of focus and 6 of rest. ROUNDS THAT SUIT THE WORK • 24 : 6, one ghatika, the length it opens on • 48 : 12, two ghatikas, for deeper work • 25 : 5, the classic Pomodoro, and 50 : 10, a long round • Flow: count up, and stop when the focus breaks; the break is worked out from how long you worked • Custom: your own lengths • A longer break after a number of rounds, if you like • When the time is up, wait and count the extra time, or let the break begin by itself; when the break ends, wait, or let the next round begin by itself THE BELL, WITH THE PHONE LOCKED • The Android app rings the bell itself, with Ghatika closed and the screen locked • A notification shows the time left, with Pause and Skip • Four bells: singing bowl, small bell, tingsha and temple bell, at the volume you choose • A soft bell a few minutes before the end, if you like • A gentle vibration with the bell, and Do Not Disturb during a round, if you choose • No bell during a phone call A QUIET PLACE TO WORK • A soft tick during a round, and background sound if you like: rain, tanpura, temple bells far away, forest or a quiet room • The screen kept on during a round, and Ghatika's own brightness while it is open • Light and dark, and text that can be made larger TASKS AND MARKS • Write what a round is for before you begin • Tasks with an estimate in rounds, grouped by subject, counted as you work • Mark a stray thought or a call with one tap, without stopping • After a round, note how it went, if you wish REPORTS • The time you focused each day, by subject, and the days in a row • Your interruptions, and the hours of the day you work best • Every round kept, with what it was for ON YOUR PHONE • A Quick Settings tile and a home-screen widget: begin a round in one tap, and see the time left • Long press the icon to begin a round, open your tasks, or return to the round under way • It opens again where you left off, and Back never interrupts a round YOUR WORK IS YOURS • Works fully offline. No account is needed • Continue with Google, or sign in with your email, if you wish, to keep your rounds safe and the same on your phone and computer • Save a copy of everything in one file, or download your rounds as a spreadsheet, at any time • Nothing is sold Ghatika is made by Dixith Labs (dixith.com).

New in this version: Keep going by itself: one switch carries you from round to break to the next round, in sessions of 4 rounds or as you choose, with ten seconds' notice before each begins. A longer break after every 4 rounds, with a softer bell. A lotus pond that grows as you finish rounds. A line from the Gita in your breaks. You can turn it off. Focus time in ghatikas and muhurtas, and a weekly aim for days. The notification shows Round 2 of 4.