Block & Flow: Pomodoro Timer

• Yearly with Trial — $19.99/year ($1.66/mo)
• Monthly — $2.49/month
• Monthly — $19.99/year ($1.66/mo)

Last verified 6 Aug 2026

3.9 77 ratings · App Store

1. 2/5Update: I tried to live this app, but

   First, I gave feed back to the developer on a functionality that was not intuitive and repeatedly caused me problems. He essentially said “you’ll get used to doing it our not great way.” In addition, There are bugs that make the blocks turn off when certain other apps are opened. Since there’s no way to manually update to correct to help keep track of where I’m spending my time, both of those things were deal breakers. I switched to ATracker and love it. It’s not pomodoro, so wouldn’t work if that’s what you care most about. I have learned I prefer the flexibility of capturing the small bits of time that add up - and just use my phone timer to drive pomodoro blocks when I want to approach focused work. Original review Helps me focus and spend time where it matters most I was not aware of how much time I was spending getting ready to do things vs. actually doing them. It’s all right there in colored blocks - there’s no hiding from it. Now my weekly and daily goals are built around getting a certain number of blocks, so I am doing what is important and will have the most impact. This has been truly transformational for my productivity. Thank you!

   bluesy · 6 Aug 2026

2. 3/5Pretty but not doing what I need

   I really like the user interface and how simple it is, but it only breaks the block when you actually exit out of the app—if you just minimize it to go to another app, it keeps the block going. Found myself straying to Facebook, realized what I was doing, and came back to find the block still going. Not sure if it’s possible to break the block when it minimizes, but that would be good, especially if you can choose apps to exclude from breaking a block (I get a lot of calls on my cell for work so wouldn’t want the phone app included). Would be a good app for someone with better focus than me, I think, but I need something more intensive to break my bad habits. Edited to respond to developer: being able to adjust severity would be awesome! I would personally want the block to break when exiting or minimizing the app.

   choughtling · 6 Aug 2026

3. 1/5I loved using this but...

   The developer added a new subscription feature to support development of the app. That’s OK unless you purchased the app under a previous agreement. You could’ve done one of two things. First, you could have continued with this app and called it the classic version or something of that nature. You could’ve continue to update it and allowed for further use out of it for those of us who purchased it in good faith and wanted to continue to use it. Failing that and to me what would have been the better option would have been to grandfather everyone in who had already purchased the app under your old agreement. This way, you would’ve had a built-in base that would have advertised the app for you virally. Instead, I’m going to delete the app and go back to using “Forest” which has been upgraded frequently with no additional charges. I had purchased it also but ditched to B & F for reasons I had at the time. This was bad execution for your customers. 👎🏽

   Scott Cheatham · 6 Aug 2026

4. 5/5Downloaded last week and so far so good

   I was trying to find a pomodoro timer that didn't have as many ads and extra in app purchases crap and this ones pretty good so far! I changed my settings for 15min a task, 3 min break and a 15 long break. I currently work from home and am having trouble focusing so being able to break down my tasks in short bursts reeeally help the overactive mind 🙂

   Frustrated Quiz Nerd · 6 Aug 2026

5. 5/5Elegant and USEFUL!

   • The free trial was KEY for me to at least try the App. Devs should do more free times-trials. • An App can be great, but just not a good fit for someone. No blame on Dev or Customer. • The free times-trial address that issue. • Some of us just can’t take the chance of an App not working for us without at least a short or limited item trial. (Especially after trying so many Apps.) • The conversion to paid subscription is easier for the Customer to integrate the App into to their lifestyle and workflow after they’ve used it in an environment of reality. • OUTSTANDING Customer service; excellent communication by Dev. • Devs have been studied by Internet Scientists from Capitalism-Land and found to require food EVERY DAY, and shelter, and a life with joy, and EVEN compensation for the maintenance and growth of their WORK. • Subscriptions are the future. Thus begins the rude awakening and the time to put on your big-boy pants. • Entitlement whiners (uh, Roogiemeister) need to realize some Devs let you keep your one-time purchase App for ALL eternity; hold it, rub it, talk to it late at night, keep it under a glass dome—and you get what you whine for: the App you bought—but NO UPDATES for you, babycakes. • You whine about a one-time purchase. Only fair that the Dev gives you a ONE-VERSION-ONLY App. You want the updates? • Whiners want to play hardball? Devs can start to sell you the version of the App you bought for that precious price. Sorry, updates not included. • It’s a free market. Do you get FREE new components added to the vehicle you bought LAST YEAR? Or the television? Or the mobile phone? • Lecture students on how to NOT be the latest cogs in the new low-wage tech worker class that Ama Zon and G**gle have created. • GREAT APP. I’m going Pro if the trial period shows a good fit between products and my workflow. • The Dev is an artist and technologist and is deserving of fair compensation.

   MatthewAV · 6 Aug 2026

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