A cozy focus timer for Apple Watch
Tap the screen to begin a focus session. Your woodland companion settles into their world while you do your work.
Open Settings from the home screen to set your focus and break lengths. Use the Digital Crown to scroll through values.
Tap the screen during a session to pause. From the paused view you can resume, skip to the next session, or stop entirely.
Enable auto-start in Settings to flow seamlessly from focus into break and back, with no taps required.
Choose between the rabbit, fox, or cat from the scene picker. Each has their own focus and break scene.
Make sure notifications are enabled. On your Apple Watch, open Settings → Notifications, scroll down, and confirm Critter Timer is allowed. Standalone watchOS apps do not appear in the iPhone Watch app's notifications list — this is by Apple's design.
No. The app runs entirely on watchOS. There is no companion iPhone app.
Yes. The app requires no internet connection. It uses no networking at all.
Yes. Your daily session count and streak persist between launches, stored locally on your watch. Nothing is uploaded anywhere.
watchOS does not currently allow third-party apps to use custom notification sounds. Critter Timer uses the system default alert tone with a time-sensitive haptic to call you back.
Any Apple Watch running watchOS 10 or later — Series 4 and newer.
The crown is calibrated to roughly three units of rotation per step change. If you have feedback on this, send a note via the contact button below.