# Otto

> Pomodoro timer and website blocker extension for Chrome

Otto is a Chrome extension that pairs a Pomodoro-style focus timer with a website blocker. Sites on your blocklist are blocked while a work session runs, and the blocker can also run on a schedule or apply time limits instead of blocking outright. The timer and blocker are free with limits on the number of rules, and Otto Pro, sold as a one-year or lifetime license, removes them.

- **Category:** Focus Apps
- **Made by:** Layover Studio LLC
- **Website:** https://ottoapp.me
- **Runs on:** Browser extension, Web
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 9, 2026

## Pricing

Otto has a free plan. Paid plans start at $29 for a one-year license, or $66 once for a lifetime license.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** Unlimited focus sessions, 4 focus block rules, 2 scheduled blocking rules, 2 specific-URL rules, 1 autoblock rule, 3 tasks of 15 minutes and 7 days of analytics.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free | $0 | Unlimited focus sessions, 4 focus block rules, 2 scheduled blocking rules, 1 autoblock rule, a 3-task timer and 7 days of analytics. |
| The Friend | $29 for one year, paid once (not a subscription) | Otto Pro for a year: unlimited blocked sites, schedules and autoblock rules, tasks of up to 90 minutes, strict lock and all-time analytics. |
| The Guardian | $66 one-time purchase, lifetime license | The same Pro features with a license that never expires, free lifetime updates and the planned mobile app at no extra cost. |

Read from https://ottoapp.me/pricing on Oct 9, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Otto before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Lifetime license for a one-time $66** (Lifetime license): The Guardian plan unlocks every Pro feature for good for a single $66 payment, against $29 for one year, and includes the mobile app once it is released. Source: https://ottoapp.me/pricing

## Key features

- **Pomodoro focus timer:** Work and break intervals with lengths you can change and no cap on sessions. Pro adds a reverse work and break timer and a strict lock on the timer.
- **Blocking during focus sessions:** Sites on the blocklist are blocked whenever a work session is running. Sites can be added in one click and unblocked temporarily when you need them.
- **Scheduled blocking:** Chosen sites can be blocked at set hours and on set weekdays without a focus session running, and rules can target specific URLs instead of a whole site.
- **Autoblock time limits:** Instead of blocking a site at once, Autoblock starts a countdown and blocks it when the time runs out. Each rule has its own duration and the count syncs between tabs.
- **Task timer:** Naming a session turns it into a task timer with an in-browser to-do list, single-task and sequence modes, and a record of the time spent on each task.
- **Analytics and the Otto character:** Focus and distraction analytics cover 7 days on the free version and all time on Pro. A game mechanic builds a bond with the Otto character as you focus.

## Good for

- People who do most of their work inside Chrome
- A Pomodoro timer and a site blocker in a single extension
- Buyers who prefer a lifetime license to a subscription
- People who want a gentle, game-like nudge instead of a hard lockout

## Worth knowing

- It is a Chrome extension: there is no desktop or mobile app, and the vendor gives no date for the mobile app on its roadmap.
- The free version caps scheduled blocking at 2 rules, autoblock at 1 rule, the task timer at 3 tasks of 15 minutes and analytics at 7 days.
- The one-year license does not carry on: when it expires, Pro features stop and the extension drops back to the free version.
- There is no free trial of Pro, though refunds are given within 14 days. The web version is a plain timer without blocking.

**Tags:** Pomodoro timer, Site & app blocker, Tasks, Time tracking, One-time purchase, Local-first

## Alternatives

- [Forest](https://toolgpa.com/tools/forest): Focus timer that grows a virtual tree while you stay off apps. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/forest-vs-otto)
- [StayFocusd](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stayfocusd): Free Chrome and Edge extension that limits time on distracting sites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/otto-vs-stayfocusd)
- [LeechBlock NG](https://toolgpa.com/tools/leechblock-ng): Free browser extension that blocks time-wasting sites on a schedule. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/leechblock-ng-vs-otto)
- [BlockSite](https://toolgpa.com/tools/blocksite): Website and app blocker for browsers and phones. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/blocksite-vs-otto)
- [Pomofocus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pomofocus): Browser-based Pomodoro timer with a task list and reports. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/otto-vs-pomofocus)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 9, 2026:

- https://ottoapp.me/
- https://ottoapp.me/pricing
- https://ottoapp.me/features
- https://ottoapp.me/help
- https://ottoapp.me/about
- https://ottoapp.me/legal/terms
- https://ottoapp.me/legal/refund
- https://ottoapp.me/pomodoro-timer-online
- https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/otto-pomodoro-timer-websi/jbojhemhnilgooplglkfoheddemkodld

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