Pulse - Colored Interval Timer
Flow, Pomodoro, HIIT & Tabata
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPhone. Not verified for macOS.
Now with Flow: count-up focus sessions and a break you earn. Plus 168 palettes, Live Activity, Apple Watch, Shortcuts. One $3.99 unlocks it all. No subscription, no ads.
A fast, colorful timer for the things you do in chunks — and the things you do until you're done. Intervals, Pomodoro, and open-ended flow sessions. 168 palettes.
WHY PULSE
Every interval timer looks the same — red background, green active state, none of it yours. And they all only count down, so when the work doesn't fit a fixed box you fight the timer.
Pulse counts both directions, brightly, and gets out of your way. Big numbers. Live Activity. Apple Watch. $3.99 once unlocks it all.
FLOW MODE (NEW)
A flow session counts UP. Focus until you decide to stop; the break you earn is proportional to the focus you put in.
• Tap START and go — no countdown, no cap
• Tap BREAK for focus ÷ 5 (or ÷ 4, or ÷ 3). 50 minutes of focus earns a 10-minute break
• Optional target: a chime when you reach it, then it keeps counting — it never stops you
• Optional reminders every 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes: a soft tick and a haptic
• Works locked: the count-up rides your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, cues still fire
168 PALETTES, SEARCHABLE
• Coral — bright red + lime + black (the classic)
…and 167 more. Search by color ("orange"), vibe ("neon", "calm"), or era ("70s"). Eight ship free; the one-time unlock opens all 168 and repaints the whole app instantly.
QUICK START IN TWO TAPS
Work, rest, rounds — three tiles and a big START. Or start from a template:
• Flow Session, Flowmodoro 25, Deep Work 90 — the new flow templates
• Tabata — 8 × 20s work / 10s rest
• Pomodoro — 25/5 focus cycle
• Boxing Rounds — 3 min / 1 min corner
Save any setup as a named timer — one tap next time.
WHAT'S INSIDE
• Big-number timer — glanceable across the room, color-coded: focus, work, rest, done
• Live Activity — Lock Screen + Dynamic Island keep ticking in other apps: down in intervals, up in flow
• Beeps + haptics — 3-2-1 countdown and interval cues that fire with the screen locked
• Your timers — save, name, edit, reuse (three free; Pro unlimited)
HISTORY & LABELS
• Label a timer Work, Study, Gym, Boxing — or anything you type
• Every session logged: timer, label, duration, rounds, outcome, grouped by day. Tap any row
• Streak — days in a row with a finished session. No shame, no confetti
• This week's focus time, six stat cards, an activity grid, time by label
• Export CSV (Pro) — your whole history in one file
Free keeps the last 7 days. Pro keeps everything.
SHORTCUTS & CONTROL CENTER
• Ask Siri: "Start a flow in Pulse" — or "Start my Boxing Rounds in Pulse"
• Add "Start Flow" to Control Center or your Lock Screen (iOS 18 and later)
• Both actions work in the Shortcuts app for your automations
ON YOUR WRIST
• Apple Watch app — start any saved interval timer, or Quick Start, from the watch
• Palette-matched work/rest states, haptic taps at every transition
• The watch runs its own timer — it can't drift or freeze
• Flow sessions are iPhone-only for now
WHO IT'S FOR
• Writing, coding and studying — flow sessions, deep work
• HIIT and Tabata circuits, boxing rounds, EMOM
• Pomodoro sprints and focus blocks
• Meditation, breathwork, yoga, cooking, music practice
WHO IT'S NOT FOR
• People who want a workout video library (this is a timer, not a fitness app)
• People who want an app that blocks other apps — Pulse gets out of the way instead
• Anyone looking for a subscription — Pulse is one payment, forever
PRICING
• Pulse Pro — $3.99 one-time: all 168 palettes, unlimited timers, unlimited history + CSV export
• Supporter unlock — $9.99 one-time: same features, bigger thank-you
Flow, labels, reminders, Shortcuts and Control Center are free.
No subscription. No auto-renew. No ads. Ever.
PRIVACY
Pulse runs entirely on-device. No account, no analytics, no tracking, no ad SDKs. Your timers and history stay on your phone. Privacy Policy: https://trypulsetimer.com/privacy.
SUPPORT
support@trypulsetimer.com · https://trypulsetimer.com/support
Time things in chunks. Or go until you're done. $3.99.
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FLOW — the release for work that doesn't fit a box.
• NEW: Flow mode — a session that counts UP. Focus until you're done, then tap BREAK and Pulse gives you the break you earned (focus ÷ 5, or ÷ 4, or ÷ 3 — your setting).
• NEW: Optional target with a chime when you reach it. It never auto-stops you.
• NEW: Optional focus reminders every 5, 10, 15, 20 or 30 minutes — one soft tick and a haptic.
• NEW: Flow templates — Flow Session, Flowmodoro 25, Deep Work 90 — plus a Flow chip in Quick Start.
• NEW: Labels — tag a timer Work, Study, Gym, Boxing, or anything you type, and see time by label.
• NEW: History — every session grouped by day with duration, rounds and outcome, plus a tap-through detail. Free keeps 7 days; Pro keeps everything.
• NEW: Streak — days in a row with a finished session.
• NEW: Export CSV (Pro) — your whole history in one file.
• NEW: Shortcuts + Siri — "Start a flow in Pulse", "Start my Boxing Rounds in Pulse".
• NEW: Control Center / Lock Screen button — "Start Flow" in one tap (iOS 18 and later).
• Flow rides the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island as a count-up Live Activity, and the cues still fire while you're locked.
• NEW: 32 more palettes in four families — Gemstones (Ruby, Sapphire, Malachite…), Weather (Thunderstorm, Golden Hour, Aurora…), Gym (Court, Turf, Ring, Lane…) and Studio (Terminal, Library, Sepia, Typewriter…). 168 palettes total; eight are still free.
• FIXED: the Lock Screen Live Activity now uses your chosen palette's colors for every palette.
• FIXED: pausing an interval workout could leave it stuck — resume works again.
Still $3.99 once. Still no subscription, no ads, no analytics, no account.
The developer, Lance Merrill, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
- Provider
- Lance Merrill
- Size
- 17.4 MB
- Category
- Health & Fitness
- Compatibility
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.
- iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later. - Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later. - Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later. - Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.0 or later.
- iPhone
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- Pulse — Supporter ₺499,99
- Pulse — Standard ₺199,99
- Copyright
- © 2026 Lance Merrill