AikaTimer Presets
Sequence timers, preset and ready. Pomodoro, HIIT, breathing exercises, cooking stages and more — no setup needed.
Productivity
Structured focus and break sequences to help you do deep work, run timeboxed meetings, and stay consistent with study sessions.
Pomodoro 25/5
A classic Pomodoro timer: 25 minutes of focus followed by a 5-minute break. Preset and ready to use — no setup needed.
Pomodoro 50/10
A 50-minute focus session followed by a 10-minute break. The deep-work Pomodoro variant for knowledge workers and demanding tasks.
Pomodoro 90/20
A 90-minute focus block followed by a 20-minute break. Aligned with the natural ultradian rhythm for sustained creative work.
52/17
A 52-minute focus interval followed by a 17-minute break. Based on the DeskTime productivity study of the most productive workers.
Animedoro
A 40-minute focus session followed by a 20-minute anime (or any media) break. The Animedoro variant for students and binge-friendly study sessions.
Timeboxed meeting
A structured 30-minute meeting agenda: 5 minutes for updates, 10 for discussion, 10 for decisions, and 5 to wrap up. Keep meetings focused and on time.
Fitness
Work-and-rest interval timers for HIIT, Tabata, EMOM, and bodyweight routines. The sequence runs itself so you can focus on movement.
Tabata
A classic Tabata workout: 8 rounds of 20 seconds work and 10 seconds rest. Four minutes of high-intensity interval training, preset and ready.
HIIT 30/30
A HIIT workout timer: 10 rounds of 30 seconds work and 30 seconds rest. Five-minute high-intensity interval session for cardio and conditioning.
HIIT 40/20
A HIIT workout: 10 rounds of 40 seconds work and 20 seconds rest. Ten-minute high-intensity interval training, preset and ready.
EMOM 10
An Every-Minute-On-the-Minute timer: 10 rounds of 60 seconds. Start a movement at the top of every minute and rest with the time you have left.
7-Minute Workout
The full scientific 7-minute workout: 12 exercises of 30 seconds each, with 10-second rests between. A complete bodyweight routine, preset with exercise names.
Breathing
Looping breath patterns for calm, focus, and sleep. Each phase of the breath is timed and labelled so you never have to count.
4-7-8 Breathing
A 4-7-8 breathing exercise timer: inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 7, exhale for 8. A simple loop for relaxation, sleep, and stress relief.
Box Breathing
A box breathing timer used by Navy SEALs and athletes: inhale 4, hold 4, exhale 4, hold 4. A calm, structured loop for focus and stress control.
Wellness
Eye rest, power naps, and recovery timers backed by clinical research. Short routines that fit between work blocks and pay off in hours of comfort.
20-20-20 Eye Rest
A 20-20-20 timer to reduce digital eye strain: every 20 minutes, look at something 20 feet away for 20 seconds. Loops automatically through your workday.
Power nap
A power nap timer: 5 minutes to wind down and fall asleep, then a 15-minute nap. The classic 20-minute power nap for an afternoon energy boost.
NASA nap
The 26-minute nap NASA found optimal for alertness in their pilot studies: 5 minutes to wind down, 26 minutes of actual sleep.
Cooking
Multi-stage cooking timers — boil, simmer, rest — that turn guesswork into repeatable results. Each stage flows into the next automatically.
White rice
A multi-stage white rice timer: 6 minutes to boil, 17 minutes to simmer, 8 minutes to rest. Perfect fluffy rice without watching the clock.
Brown rice
A multi-stage brown rice timer: 6 minutes to boil, 38 minutes to simmer, 8 minutes to rest. The longer simmer needed for brown rice, preset and ready.
Soft-boiled egg
A soft-boiled egg timer: 6 minutes in boiling water, then 1 minute in an ice bath. Runny yolk, just-set white, every time.
Medium steak
A medium steak timer: 4 minutes searing side A, 4 minutes side B, then a 5-minute rest. For a 1-inch steak — adjust to taste.
French press
A French press coffee timer: 30 seconds to bloom, 3 minutes 30 seconds to steep, 30 seconds to plunge. Balanced, full-bodied coffee.
Pour-over
A pour-over coffee timer: 45-second bloom, two 30-second pours, and a 1-minute drawdown. The classic V60 method, timed perfectly.
Kids
Kid-sized timers for study sessions, routines, and habits like brushing teeth, with clearly labelled stages they can follow on their own.
Kids study
A kid-friendly study timer: 10 minutes of focused learning followed by a 5-minute break. Right-sized for younger students and short attention spans.
Brush teeth
A 2-minute brushing timer with 30-second quadrants: upper-left, upper-right, lower-left, lower-right. The dentist-recommended pattern, broken down for kids.