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How Kinetic works

The whole app on one page. Nothing to set up, nothing to sign in to.

1. The timer loop

Focus, break, repeat. In the mode that fits the work.

The loop

FocusBreakRepeat

Three modes

  • Work15 min focus · 5 min break
  • Study30 min focus · 10 min break
  • Creative50 min focus · 15 min break
Change these in Timer settings, reset any time.

Round progress

Each dot is one focus session in the round. Fill them all and the next break is a long break instead of a short one.

The ringed dot is the session you're on now. Change how many sessions per round in Settings.

Running late? Nudge it

5 minAdd or take off 5 minutes mid-session.

Tab ring

The tab icon fills up as the block runs, so you can see how far along you are without switching tabs.

Breaks get a dotted violet ring instead of the mode colour — light for a break, deeper for a long break. A tick replaces the ring when a block finishes.

Lock screen

Start a block, lock your phone, and the lock screen shows your countdown with play, pause, next and back buttons. Works on iPhone and Android.

Next skips to the next block and back restarts this one, even while the timer is running. Muting Kinetic doesn't hide the controls.

What's new

A banner under the nav bar highlights each release's changes, once, right when you land on the timer.

Dismiss it and it won't come back until the next release.

2. Tasks & categories

Say what you're working on; the timer files the time for you.

Tasks and subtasks

Write the launch postWork
Draft the outlineEdit and publish

Limits

5 active tasks5 subtasks each, with an account

Time attribution

Focus session endsLogged to the active task

No stopwatch to start, no entry to fill in. Pausing, skipping, or switching tasks logs whatever ran so far — Reset is the one exception: it discards the current attempt instead, so nothing from it is logged.

Timer settings

Each mode has its own focus and break lengths — change them anytime from the settings icon.

Also controls sessions before a long break, auto-start breaks, and the alert sound.

3. Stats & history

Where your focus actually went.

Four views

DayWeekMonthYear

What you get

10

tasks completed

7h 37m

focused

Split by category

  • Work3h 57m · 52%
  • Study3h 0m · 39%
  • Creative40m · 9%

Completed-task history

  • Write the launch post
  • Review the pull request

Every finished task, with the time each one took.

4. Account & sync

Signing in is free. Kinetic Plus is optional.

Stay signed out and nothing ever leaves your browser.

Signed outFree accountPlus
Work, Study and Creative modes✓✓✓
5 active tasks✓✓✓
Subtasks, 5 per task—✓✓
Time logged to your task✓✓✓
Day, week and month stats—✓✓
Day and Week trend charts—✓✓
History backed up and synced across devices—✓✓
Your full Month and Year history——✓
Longer trend ranges, and browsing back through earlier periods——✓
Week, month and year recaps to share——✓

What lives where

Your browser

always, no account needed

  • Tasks & subtasks
  • Timer settings
  • Theme

Your account

only if you sign in

  • Day, week and month stats
  • Completed history, all of it
  • Time logged per task, all of it

Tasks and settings stay in your browser. Your history is backed up to your account, so signing in on a new device restores all of it.