Plain timers are easy to ignore. A tiny creature looking up at you is not. Deskling turns every Pomodoro session into food for your pet — stay focused and it evolves, give up halfway and it gets a little sad.
Pick a 15, 25 or 50 minute session. Your pet pulls out a little book and studies with you. When the timer ends you get 1 XP per minute plus coins, a happiness boost and a streak day. The timer keeps running in the background, even if you switch tabs.
Studies on the “Forest effect” show that caring for something makes focus sessions stick. Deskling uses the same idea, but with a pet you can name, feed and dress up with hats bought with focus coins.
Pop the pet out and it floats over your work with the countdown on top, so you always see how much is left without opening another tab.
Focus on consecutive days to build a streak. With a free account your pet joins the global leaderboard and gets its own public page you can share with study friends.
Work in focused blocks (classically 25 minutes) followed by short breaks. Deskling supports 15, 25 and 50 minute sessions.
Similar idea — your focus grows something — but Deskling is a living pet that you also feed and play with, it runs in the browser, and it’s free.
Yes, if you allow browser notifications, your pet will tell you when you’re done.