Set the time in a sentence.
Say “start a 25-minute focus timer,” choose a preset, or save a named timer for a routine you use often.
Timers in 8Rings
Make room
Make room
for focus.
A quiet stretch of work, a short break, or a timer for a familiar routine. Start with your voice and keep the countdown in view while you get on with your day.
Included in 8RingsTimers is built into 8Rings, available now on the App Store. Download 8Rings.
Inside 8Rings Timers
A clear start. A useful pause.
Work, then take a break.
Use configurable focus, short-break, and long-break cycles. Pause, resume, skip, or stop as your day changes, with local notifications when a phase ends.
See where the time went.
Review daily focus time, completed sessions, and streaks. Keep a record of the time you set aside for work that matters to you.
Keep the countdown in sight.
Follow your active timer on the Lock Screen and, on supported iPhones, Dynamic Island.
Your data stays close.
Your app data is stored locally, with no account, ads, or analytics. Apple Speech may use Apple services for transcription on some devices or languages. The app does not use iCloud sync or send your content to an OctiCorp content server.
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A few useful details
About 8Rings Timers
Can I use a timer without a full focus cycle?
Yes. Named timers and presets work alongside the Pomodoro focus-and-break workflow.
Does the countdown continue in the background?
Yes. Timers keeps time while you use other apps and can notify you locally when a phase ends.
Part of 8Rings
Included in 8Rings.
Timers is one of eight destinations in 8Rings, alongside Calendar, Lists, Notes, Habits, Pounds, Today and Recordings. When the unified update ships, new users get a 30-day trial starting on first launch, then a monthly or annual subscription covers the whole app. Prices are shown in the App Store.
Have the earlier standalone Timers app? It was a separate $0.99 US one-time purchase. Its purchase and saved data do not move into 8Rings automatically. Help for earlier editions.
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