# Flow

> Minimal Pomodoro timer for Mac, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch

Flow is a Pomodoro-style focus timer for Apple devices from Yugen, a three-person studio in Germany. It splits work into short intervals with recurring breaks and keeps statistics on completed sessions. The basic timer is free with no ads or sign-up, and a paid Pro tier adds app and website blocking, custom durations and cycles, timer sync between devices and Apple Calendar sync.

- **Category:** Focus Apps
- **Made by:** Yugen GmbH (since 2018)
- **Website:** https://www.flow.app
- **Runs on:** macOS, iOS
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

Flow has a free plan. Paid plans start at $17.99 / year ($1.49 / month), or $2.99 monthly (US App Store).

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Interval-based focus timer, preset duration options, statistics and graphs, short-break reminders and iCloud sync of statistics, with no ads and no sign-up.
- **Free trial:** Pro's button on the pricing page reads "Try for free"; no trial length is stated.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Interval-based focus timer, a set of duration options, statistics and graphs, break reminders and iCloud sync of statistics. |
| Pro (yearly) | $17.99 per year, US App Store; shown on the site as $1.49 / month | Timer sync, custom session titles and cycles, fully custom durations, app and web blocking, Apple Calendar sync and export. |
| Pro (monthly) | $2.99 per month, US App Store in-app purchase | The same Pro features paid month to month. The pricing page labels yearly billing as 50% cheaper. |
| Lifetime Pro Access | $39.99 one-time purchase, US App Store | Pro features for a single payment instead of a subscription. |
| Schools & Businesses | Custom | Volume pricing and organization-wide distribution of Flow Pro through Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager, arranged by contacting Yugen. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flow-focus-pomodoro-timer/id1423210932 on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Flow before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Yearly billing is 50% cheaper than monthly** (Annual discount): Flow's pricing page labels the yearly option "-50%". The US App Store lists Pro at $17.99 a year against $2.99 a month, which comes to $35.88 over twelve months. Source: https://www.flow.app/pricing
- **Lifetime Pro Access for a one-time payment** (Lifetime license): The US App Store lists a Lifetime Pro Access in-app purchase at $39.99, paid once instead of a subscription. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flow-focus-pomodoro-timer/id1423210932
- **Volume pricing for schools and businesses** (Other savings): The pricing page offers volume pricing and organization-wide distribution of Flow Pro through Apple School Manager or Apple Business Manager. Source: https://www.flow.app/pricing

## Key features

- **Interval timer with breaks:** Work is divided into short focus intervals with recurring breaks, following the Pomodoro method, and notifications mark the end of each one.
- **App and web blocker:** Blocks chosen apps and websites during focus sessions. It is a Pro feature, as are Commitment Mode and the fullscreen break.
- **Statistics and export:** Totals of completed sessions by day, week, month and year. Pro adds timesheet export and syncing sessions to Apple Calendar.
- **Timer sync between devices:** With Pro, the running timer and its session settings stay in step across iPhone, iPad and Mac signed in to the same iCloud account, without a Flow account.
- **Lock screen, widgets and watch:** Live Activities and the Dynamic Island show the timer on iPhone, alongside home and lock screen widgets and an Apple Watch app.
- **Alfred and Raycast control:** An Alfred workflow from Yugen covers Flow's controls, such as pausing the timer and skipping or resetting a session, and a community member maintains a Raycast extension.

## Good for

- People who work only on Apple devices and want one timer across them
- A Pomodoro timer that needs no account and shows no ads
- Mac users who run their tools from Alfred or Raycast

## Worth knowing

- Apple platforms only: Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision. There is no Windows, Android or web version.
- App and web blocking, custom durations, session titles, timer sync and Apple Calendar sync all need Pro.
- Flow notes that App Store prices vary by country; the figures here are from the US App Store.
- Organizations buying in volume use a separate app, Flow Pro: Schools & Businesses, which Yugen enables per organization on request.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.8 out of 5 from 1,756 ratings in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1423210932

## Works with

Alfred, Raycast, Apple Calendar, Apple Health

**Tags:** Pomodoro timer, Site & app blocker, Menu bar app, One-time purchase

## Alternatives

- [Session](https://toolgpa.com/tools/session): Pomodoro focus timer with analytics for Mac, iPhone and iPad. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flow-vs-session)
- [Be Focused](https://toolgpa.com/tools/be-focused): Pomodoro timer with tasks for iPhone, iPad and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/be-focused-vs-flow)
- [Focus Keeper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/focus-keeper): Pomodoro timer with progress charts for iPhone, Android and web. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flow-vs-focus-keeper)
- [Focused Work](https://toolgpa.com/tools/focused-work): Focus timer with custom sessions for iPhone, iPad and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flow-vs-focused-work)
- [Pomofocus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pomofocus): Browser-based Pomodoro timer with a task list and reports. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flow-vs-pomofocus)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://www.flow.app/
- https://www.flow.app/pricing
- https://www.flow.app/features
- https://www.flow.app/help
- https://www.flow.app/integrations
- https://www.flow.app/download
- https://www.flow.app/about
- https://www.flow.app/blog/flow-4-now-available
- https://www.flow.app/blog/bringing-flow-pro-to-schools-and-businesses
- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flow-focus-pomodoro-timer/id1423210932

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/flow
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