PulsePom
Focus timer
Pomodoro or Normal timer, with every session saved to a subject.
All-in-one study app
Everything you need to study, in one app
A focus timer, study groups, group chat, a planner, a habit tracker, stats and an Android app blocker, together in one app with one account on every device.
Study groups
See who's studying, with 370+ free Studicons that change with your hours.
Group chat
Share notes and photos, and run polls, quizzes and study challenges.
Safer by design
AI moderation for every image, antivirus and NSFW scans for every file.
Planner
Today, This Week and your projects, in List or Board view.
Habit tracker
Tick off your habits each day and watch your progress rings fill.
Stats and leaderboards
A study heatmap, hourly charts, streaks and global rankings.
App blocker (Android)
Block Shorts, Reels, TikTok, apps and websites. Every blocking feature is free.
Focus timer
A focus timer that remembers what you studied
Choose Pomodoro for focus sessions with short and long breaks, or Normal for open-ended study. Every session is saved to a subject, and to a task if you like, so you always know where your hours went.
- Set your own focus, short-break and long-break lengths, and how many sessions come before a long break
- Auto-start the next focus session or break
- Nine calm focus scenes: Aurora, Forest, Sunset, Ocean, Midnight, Daylight, Sakura, Matcha and Lavender
- An alarm at the end of each phase, and an optional keep-screen-awake setting
- A floating timer that stays on top of your other apps and tabs, with Pause and Stop beside the time (Chrome, Edge and Firefox on a computer, and the Windows app)
- A daily study goal, streaks and achievements
- On Android, the timer keeps running with your phone locked, and its alarm rings and vibrates
Study groups
Study with friends, even when you're apart
Create a study group or join one, and see who is studying and how long each member has studied today. It's the push of a library table, wherever you are.
- Public or password-protected groups: find one with Find Groups, or join from an invite link
- Studicons: 370+ illustrated study avatars, all free, that change with every hour you study that day, and new ones unlock as you study more
- Attendance, group stats and a group leaderboard
- Wake-up nudges to get the whole group studying
- Study challenges with one- to three-star study-hour goals
- Group quizzes and polls, with Group Leader, Co-Leader and Manager roles
Group chat
A group chat made for studying
Talk, share notes and keep each other going, right next to your group's study time.
- Replies, reactions, read receipts and @mentions, and you can edit or delete your own messages
- Share photos and files, such as PDF notes
- Polls, quizzes and study challenge cards right in the chat
- Members, Challenges, Quiz, Pins, Media and Search in the group details panel
🛡️ Safer group chats
Every image is checked by AI moderation for NSFW content, personal information, self-harm, threats, weapons, injury and exam cheating. Every file gets an antivirus scan for viruses, malware and phishing, plus an NSFW filter. Anything that fails is refused and never stored, so no one sees it. Members can report messages, and accounts that break the rules can be suspended or banned.
Planner and habit tracker
Plan your week and build habits that stick
Keep tasks, deadlines and habits next to your focus timer, so a plan turns straight into study time.
- Today, Tomorrow, This Week, Planned, Flagged and Completed, plus your own projects
- List and Board views, and Calendar Pro (Premium) for deadlines, repeats and your workload in one calendar
- Due dates, priorities, subtasks, flags, tags and repeating tasks
- A weekly habit tracker: tick off each habit day by day, with progress rings
- Optional daily mood and motivation ratings
Stats and leaderboards
See your progress, then climb the leaderboard
Every minute you focus shows up in your stats, so you can see what's working and keep your streak alive.
- Day, Week, Month, Period and Trend views
- A study heatmap calendar with every day's total
- When you started and finished, your longest focus, and an hour-by-hour chart that compares the day with the day before
- Subject and task breakdowns, and days you can mark as off
- Global leaderboards for Daily, Last 7 Days and Last 30 Days, with Platinum, Diamond and Gold badges for the top three
- A leaderboard in every study group
PulsePom AI · Premium
A study coach that knows how you study
AI Stats Pro adds PulsePom AI. It looks at your own sessions, subjects, tasks, habits and mood ratings, builds study plans around them and answers questions about how you study. Stuck on a problem? Send a photo of your homework.
PulsePom AI is a study aid. Its answers are generated automatically, so check anything important.
Things you can ask
- Make me a study plan for my exams next week
- When in the day do I focus best?
- Which subject am I falling behind in?
- 📷 Help me with this homework question
Android app · every blocking feature is free
Block the scroll. Keep the focus.
PulsePom's Android app keeps distractions away while you study, and every blocking feature is free, advanced ones included. During a focus session your blocklist switches on, and breaks block nothing. You can also block on a schedule or when a usage limit runs out.
- Block the apps and websites you choose
- Block YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok and Facebook Reels
- YouTube University: only educational YouTube videos play
- Study Mode: only the apps you allow can open
- Opt-in Strict Mode, and ready-made templates you can make your own
- Usage, scroll and app-launch limits, and notification blocking
- Location and Wi-Fi triggers, and adult-site blocking in browsers
- Screen-time and scroll-time reports
Blocking uses Android's Accessibility Service, which stays off until you turn it on. What it sees stays on your phone. The one exception is YouTube University, which sends video titles and channel names to YouTube's API to check whether a video is educational. Blocking is a self-control aid, not parental control.
Platforms
One account on every device
Start a session on your laptop, check your stats on your phone. Your sessions, tasks, habits and stats sync everywhere.
Web
Use pulsepom.io in any modern browser. In Chrome or Edge you can install it as an app, and it opens quickly and works offline.
Open PulsePomAndroid
Everything, plus the app and website blocker, YouTube University and a timer alarm that rings on the lock screen.
Get it on Google PlayWindows
The full PulsePom app in its own window on your PC, with everything except the Android-only blocker.
Get it from MicrosoftiPhone, iPad and Mac
Use PulsePom in Safari or any browser, with the same account. There is no App Store app, and blocking is Android-only.
Open in your browserWho it's for
Made for students and deep work
For high-school and university students, anyone preparing for exams, self-learners, and remote workers who want to focus without distractions.
- A Pomodoro timer or study timer that saves every session to a subject/task
- A study tracker that counts your hours by day, week and month
- Friends to study with online, and a group that keeps you accountable
- A focus app that blocks YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok while you study (Android)
- Less doomscrolling and screen time during study hours (Android)
- A student planner and to-do list with list, board and calendar views
- A habit tracker for your study routine
- One app instead of a separate timer, planner, habit tracker and app blocker
- A focus app for your Windows PC that also works on Android and the web
- A free focus app with no ads
- Motivation from streaks, achievements, Studicons and leaderboards
- A safe group chat for sharing notes and files with classmates
How PulsePom compares
PulsePom and other popular study apps
YPT, Forest and Focus To-Do are well-loved study apps, and each of them does a lot more than one thing. Here's how their features line up with PulsePom's, so you can choose what suits you.
| Feature | PulsePom | YPT | Forest | Focus To-Do |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focus timer | Pomodoro, and a Normal stopwatch | Stopwatch by subject, and a Pomodoro timer | Pomodoro-style timer and stopwatch that grow a tree | Pomodoro timer and stopwatch |
| Study stats | Heatmap, hourly chart; day, week and month | Calendar and graphs; day, week and month | Tags, timeline; weekly to yearly history | Reports, trends, Gantt chart, calendar view |
| To-do list and planner | Lists, Board view, Calendar Pro (Premium) | Automatic study planner and daily to-do | Not listed | Tasks, projects, reminders, calendar view |
| Habit tracking | Weekly & Monthly habit tracker | Not listed | Not listed | Habit tracker with recurring tasks |
| Study with friends | Study groups with Studicons | Study groups with studycons (status icons) and cam study | Plant Together focus rooms | Not listed |
| Study avatars | 370+ Studicons, all free; new ones unlock as you study Free | Studycons, bought with flames (sold in-app or earned by watching ads) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Group chat | With AI-moderated images and virus-scanned files | In study groups, plus a community forum | Not listed | Not listed |
| Leaderboards | Global, and in every group | Realtime rankings by study category | Global leaderboard | Not listed |
| App blocking | Android: apps, websites, schedules, limits | Blocks other apps while timing, with allowed apps | Allowlist and Time Guard schedules | App whitelist |
| Shorts, Reels and YouTube controls | Android: blocks Shorts, Reels, TikTok and Facebook Reels; YouTube University | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Advanced blocking | Android: scroll and app-launch limits, notification blocking, location and Wi-Fi triggers, adult-site blocking in browsers | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Price of blocking | Every blocking feature is free, advanced ones included Free | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| Focus sounds | No | Not listed | Ambient sounds | White noise |
| AI features | PulsePom AI: a study coach that uses your study data, and homework help from a photo (Premium) | AI conversation practice and word cards, paid with AI tokens | Not listed | Not listed |
| Smartwatch | No | Apple Watch, and Wear OS (in-app purchase) | Not listed | Apple Watch and Wear OS |
| Also offers | Study challenges, quizzes and polls; nine focus scenes | School timetables and meals, camera missions | Real tree planting, breathing exercises, Apple Health sync | Estimated Pomodoros per task, widgets |
| Platforms | Web, Android, Windows; iPhone and Mac in the browser | Android, iPhone, iPad, Apple-silicon Macs | Android, iPhone, iPad, Chrome and Firefox extensions | Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows, Chrome extension |
Disclaimer
This comparison may be incomplete or out of date. PulsePom's column comes from the app itself. The other apps' columns come from public online sources, checked on 23 October 2026: their Google Play listings (YPT, Forest, Focus To-Do), App Store pages and an App Store story, official websites, Wikipedia, AlternativeTo, community documentation and reviews. "Not listed" means we didn't find the feature in those sources, not that the app lacks it, and "Not stated" means the sources don't say whether it's free. Apps change often, so check each app for its latest features.
YPT, Forest and Focus To-Do are trademarks of their owners, and PulsePom isn't affiliated with them.
Pricing
Free to use. Premium if you want more.
Everything you need to focus and study together is free, with no ads.
Free
No ads
- Pomodoro and Normal focus timer
- Study groups, group chat and all 370+ Studicons
- Study challenges, quizzes and polls
- Planner with List and Board views, and the habit tracker
- Stats, streaks and leaderboards
- Every Android blocking feature, advanced ones included
Premium
Monthly or yearly, or Lifetime on Android
- Everything in Free
- AI Stats Pro, with PulsePom AI as your study coach
- Study plans built from your own study data
- Homework help from a photo
- Calendar Pro: deadlines, repeats and your workload in one calendar
Prices are shown in the app, in your currency.
Privacy and safety
Private and safe by default
PulsePom is a study app, so it's built to keep the people in it safe and their data private.
- No ads and no ad trackers, and PulsePom never sells your data
- Every shared image and file is scanned before anyone sees it
- On Android, what the blocker sees stays on your phone
- Delete your account and its data at any time
Read the Privacy Policy or see how to delete your account.
FAQ
Questions people ask about PulsePom
What is PulsePom?
PulsePom is an all-in-one focus and study app. It has a Pomodoro and Normal focus timer, study groups with group chat and study challenges, a planner, a habit tracker, and study stats and leaderboards. On Android it also blocks distracting apps, websites, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reels while you study.
Is PulsePom free?
Yes. The focus timer, study groups and group chat, all 370+ Studicons, the planner, the habit tracker, stats, leaderboards and every Android blocking feature, advanced ones included, are free, with no ads. An optional Premium plan adds the PulsePom AI study coach and Calendar Pro.
What does PulsePom Premium include?
Premium adds AI Stats Pro, with PulsePom AI, a study coach that builds study plans from your own study data and helps with homework from a photo, and Calendar Pro, which shows your deadlines, repeating tasks and workload in one calendar. Premium is a monthly or yearly subscription, and the Android app also offers a one-time Lifetime purchase.
Can I study with friends on PulsePom?
Yes. Create a study group or join one, see who is studying and how long each member has studied today, chat and share notes, run study challenges, quizzes and polls, send wake-up nudges, and compare study hours on the group leaderboard.
Are PulsePom's Studicons free?
Yes. All 370+ Studicons are free. New ones unlock as you study, and none of them are sold.
Is PulsePom's group chat safe for students?
Every image shared in PulsePom is checked by AI moderation for NSFW content, personal information, self-harm, threats, weapons, injury and exam cheating, and every file is scanned for viruses, malware, phishing and NSFW content. Anything that fails is refused before anyone can see it. Members can report messages, and accounts that break the rules can be suspended or banned.
Can PulsePom block YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok?
Yes, in the Android app. It blocks YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, TikTok and Facebook Reels, plus any app or website you choose, during focus sessions, on a schedule or when a usage limit runs out.
Is PulsePom's app blocker free?
Yes. Every blocking feature in PulsePom's Android app is free, with no paywall: app and website blocking, Shorts, Reels, TikTok and Facebook Reels blocking, YouTube University, Study Mode, Strict Mode, usage, scroll and app-launch limits, notification blocking, location and Wi-Fi triggers, adult-site blocking, schedule blocking, lock my phone schedule blocking, split screen & floating window blocking, and screen-time and scroll-time reports.
What is YouTube University?
YouTube University is a setting in PulsePom's Android app. While it is on, only videos that YouTube files under Education play. Other videos are paused and closed, and Shorts are blocked, in the YouTube app and in your browser.
Does PulsePom work on Windows?
Yes. Install PulsePom from the Microsoft Store, or use it in any browser at pulsepom.io. The Windows app has everything except the app blocker, which is Android-only.
Does PulsePom have a floating timer?
Yes. In Chrome, Edge and Firefox on a computer, and in the Windows app, a small floating timer stays on top of your other apps and tabs while a timer runs, with Pause and Stop beside the time. Ten seconds after you switch away it folds down to just the time; click it to open it again. You can turn it off in Profile & Settings.
Does PulsePom work on iPhone, iPad or Mac?
Yes, in the browser at pulsepom.io, with the same account. There is no App Store app, and app blocking is only in the Android app.
Does PulsePom track study hours?
Yes. Every session is saved to a subject/task. Stats show daily, weekly and monthly totals, an hour-by-hour chart of your day, a study heatmap and your streak.
Does PulsePom work offline?
Yes. The 'Timer' section works offline.
Does PulsePom show ads or sell my data?
No. PulsePom has no ads and no ad trackers, and it never sells your data.
Do I need an account?
Yes, a free account. Sign in with email and password, Google or Microsoft, and your sessions, tasks, habits and stats sync across the web, Android and Windows.
Ready to focus together?
PulsePom is free on the web, Android and Windows. Bring your friends and start your first session today.