See where the time went.
Logs keep today’s focus time and your streak, and the longest streak you’ve ever had is kept for good. There’s no streak freeze to buy. Pro adds week, month and year.
A focus timer with a dog in it.
Patches settles into his chair while you work. Start a session and he keeps you company. Finish it and he might have found you something.
- Free to start
- No account
- Nothing leaves your phone
Patches is a Bull Arab, and he comes with Pro. Free lets you start with any of eight other breeds.
The timer, done properly.
A Pomodoro timer that respects you. Set your lengths once, drag the ruler when today needs something different, and get on with it.
- Focus and break lengths you set once, with a long break after each cycle.
- Hold to stop early, so a stray thumb never ends a session. If you do stop, nobody sulks.
- It keeps time by the clock, and counts down on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. A session that ends in your pocket still ends on time, and tells you.
drag it, or use the arrow keys
Ten breeds, each with its habits.
Pick a breed, give the dog a name, and it keeps you company its own way. Pro adds the Brindle Greyhound and the Bull Arab. Start with any of the others, and earn the rest with bones.
French BulldogAsleep by minute 2. Snores.
Labrador RetrieverDozes off around minute 5.
German ShepherdOn watch for six minutes before giving in.
DachshundBurrowed in and asleep by minute 3.
GreyhoundAsleep by minute 2. Flat out.
Brindle GreyhoundProAsleep by minute 2. Flat out.
Greyhound – WhiteAsleep by minute 2. Flat out.
Bull ArabProSettles in after about four minutes.that’s Patches
Shiba InuIgnores you for five minutes, then sleeps.
Miniature SchnauzerKeeps an eyebrow on you for five minutes.
Every dog gets a name of its own, asked when it joins. The card at the end of a session uses it: “25 minutes. Biscuit dozed off around minute 5.” More about the breeds.
I found you something.
Finish a session and the dog might have found you something. Every so often, while you work, it gets bored and gets into something instead. Every find has a card, and the cards fill your Finds.
tap a card to turn it over
Keep other apps out of the way.
Strict shields your apps and websites while a session runs, using Screen Time on your own phone. Safari stays where it is, but the websites in it are shielded. Allowlist lets through only the apps you pick. Chill out doesn’t block anything at all.
The shields come down when the session ends, even if Doggydoro has been closed, and breaks are always yours. Turn on Bedtime and it does the same every night, between hours you set.
Nothing about what you block ever leaves your device. Doggydoro can’t even read the names of the apps you pick.
Your apps and websites are shielded until the session ends.
A room you decorate over time.
Sessions earn bones. Bones buy a lamp, a rug, a shelf, a different chair, a wall you like better. Hold anything to try it in the room first. The dog gets used to all of it. Bones also unlock more breeds and two more sounds.
two bones for every minute you focus. Pro doubles it.
Eleven sounds to work under.
Eight field recordings and three colours of noise. The sound fades in when a session starts, breaks included, and out when it ends, and your own music can keep playing underneath.
Fireplace, Coffee Shop and Brown Noise are free, one at a time. Thunderstorm and Pink Noise cost bones. Pro opens the rest, mixes up to three at once, and saves the mix.
Sound Mix
1/3 beds laid
I’ll play this through your sessions, breaks too.
- in the app
- in the app
- in the app
- in the app
- in the app
- in the app
Here you can lay three at once. In the app, mixing is Pro, and so are the sounds marked Pro.
Take the room with you.
While a session runs, the countdown sits on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with your dog’s name on it. Pick the phone up and you know where you are without opening anything.
- Save the room as a wallpaper, for the Lock Screen or the Home Screen, with the dog in it or without.
- Ask Siri to start a session or a break, or how long you’ve focused today. The same actions are in Shortcuts.
- “Start a focus session in Doggydoro”
- “How long have I focused today in Doggydoro”
- “Start a break in Doggydoro”
Sticky notes, not a task manager.
Notes stay in the order you put them. Pin one to the timer and it counts the time you spend on it. Guess how many sessions it’ll take, if you like, and watch the dots fill in.
Have a look around.
The pictures from the App Store, all ten of them.
Free is genuinely good.
Everything you need to focus is free, for good. Pro is for when you’d like a little more of the dog, and to keep the lights on here.
Free, forever
- The timer, breaks and long breaks
- A first dog of any breed outside Pro, and more to earn with bones
- Three sounds, one at a time, and two more to buy with bones
- Finds, and the cards they fill
- Today in your Logs, and your streak
- Sticky-note tasks
- App blocking during sessions, and a bedtime lock
- Daily nudges
Doggydoro Pro
Double bones for every session- Pro-only finds and furniture
Week, month and year in your Logs
All eleven sounds, mixed three at a time
Patches. The Bull Arab comes with Pro, along with the Brindle Greyhound.
A one-time purchase, or monthly or yearly. Yearly starts with a free fortnight the first time. Every plan covers your family, up to six people.
Free starts you with any breed outside Pro. The others unlock with the bones you earn.
- No account.
- There’s nothing to sign up for and nothing to sign in to.
- No tracking.
- No analytics, no ads, and no servers of ours for anything to go to.
- Your apps stay yours.
- Screen Time hands Doggydoro a sealed token for the apps you pick. It can’t read their names, and it never sends them anywhere.
Questions, answered.
More in Support, or write to us at hello@doggydoro.app.
What is a Pomodoro timer?
A timer that splits work into focused stretches with short breaks in between: classically 25 minutes on and 5 off, with a longer break after a few rounds. Doggydoro works the same way, but the lengths are yours, anywhere from 1 to 180 minutes, and a dog keeps you company while it runs.
Is it really free?
Yes. The timer, a dog of your own, three sounds, Finds, your streak, tasks, app blocking, a bedtime lock and daily nudges are free for good. Pro adds more on top, if you want it.
Is Patches in the free version?
Patches is a Bull Arab, and the Bull Arab comes with Pro, along with the Brindle Greyhound. Free lets you start with any of the other eight breeds, and the rest unlock with the bones you earn.
Can I name my dog?
Yes. Every dog has a name of its own, and you’re asked for it when the dog joins. It’s the name on your Lock Screen and on the card at the end of a session.
Do I need an account?
No. There’s no sign-in and no server of ours. Your sessions, tasks and room live on your phone.
Is it good for studying, or for ADHD?
It was made for people who find a bare countdown a bit bleak, and plenty of them are students or have ADHD. It isn’t a medical tool and makes no promises about attention. It’s a gentle timer, a dog who dozes off beside you, and a way to keep the apps that pull at you out of reach until the session ends.
How does app blocking work?
With Apple’s Screen Time, on your own phone. Strict shields your apps and websites while a session runs; Safari stays where it is, but the websites in it are shielded. Allowlist lets through the apps you choose in Apple’s own picker, and Doggydoro only ever holds a sealed token for them. Chill out blocks nothing. The shields come down when the session ends, even if Doggydoro has been closed.
Does it work with Siri?
Yes. Ask Siri to start a focus session or a break, or how long you’ve focused today. The same actions are in the Shortcuts app, for automations of your own.
Which iPhones does it run on?
Any iPhone on iOS 17 or later.
Is Doggydoro on Android?
Not yet. It’s iPhone only for now. If enough people want it, Android is next: tap the Google Play badge to join the waitlist, and you’ll get one email if it lands.
Can my family share Pro?
Yes. Every Pro plan works with Family Sharing, so one purchase covers your family, up to six people.
He’ll keep the chair warm.
Doggydoro is a focus timer for iPhone. Start a session whenever you’re ready. He’ll be here.