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Periodic Timer

Keep track of time without being distracted by the device!
Category Price Seller Device
Utilities Free Vladimir Kelin iPhone, iPad, iPod

Extremely simple and easy timer that fires periodically.

FEATURES
- Sound or vibration (if sound is off).
- Works in the background.
- 3 timer output modes: intervals, total time, countdown.
- You can cancel or pause the timer with a notification.
- Quick Start with 3D Touch.
- Flexibility and minimalism.
- Dirty Hands Mode. Cancel or pause the timer by shaking the device!

USE CASES
Here is a list of known use cases based on real feedback:

Fitness and health:
- Stretching
- Stationary bicycle (interval training)
- On a treadmill
- For HIIT
- Jogging
- Timed medication

Cooking
- While frying potatoes
- Roasting steaks
- Checking an over or a grill to prevent burning

Learning & science
- Foreign language learning
- As a lab timer
- Periodic data collection
- Speech training
- Presentation timing

Other
- Pick up
- Mindfulness
- To have a sense of time flying away :)

HELP
Q: Why the timer doesn't work in the background?
A: You should allow notifications.

Q: How to turn off the sound and turn on the vibration?
A: On the device, turn the Silent Mode on.

Q: How to switch the Timer Output Mode?
A: To switch the Output Mode touch the timer display at the top of the screen.

Q: What is Dirty Hands Mode?
A: Dirty Hands Mode allows to start/cancel the timer by shaking the device. Thus, you don't touch the screen, what can be useful while cooking, for example. The app should be open.

If you still have questions or suggestions, you can visit the support page (https://goo.gl/forms/pggVBcaBxdW85EGE3), the Facebook group (http://www.facebook.com/groups/PeriodicTimer/) or you can email me ([email protected]).

If you like the app - please, rate it!

Reviews

Simple mindful reminder
olylifternoob

Similar to reminders that popular meditation apps can send out at a certain time, this app will periodically send out mini reminders throughout the day to come back into the present moment.


Free Version
Chinedu35

It’s a idea for an all but was made completely useless without the free version. You can no longer use it on your Apple Watch, which was my desire for this app. After reading the other reviews and seeing the negative responses by the developer to potential customers I deleted the app.


Can't keep time
Destroy nickname

I set a 15 timer and let it repeat about 8 times. When I looked at the app, the timer was incrementing much too fast. I used a stopwatch and determined that it was incrementing by about 1 second per .5 real seconds.


Almost perfect
user-kropotkin

Almost perfect, just needs to add vibration to the watch version.


Worthless without settings
Why do we get nicknames idk

I want an alarm every 30 minutes, not a tiny beep with a gentle vibration. There isn't a single setting in this application that lets you adjust the alarm.


Exactly what I'm looking for
Randompants3457

But it needs to be customizable, add sounds and custom vibrations


Worthless
RAR5

This is the most rinky-dink app I've ever seen there are no preferences or settings whatsoever. The description said you could set sounds or vibration but there is no option to set anything. I deleted immediately.


Exactly what I needed!
Mildlyrabid

I am a language learner who uses this as a reminder to review my vocabulary list every 20 minutes (the length of short term memory) so that after 6 hours I will have the words in my long term memory. I like that it automatically starts a new 20-minute cycles without you having to get your phone out of your pocket - and it's a beep, not a long alarm, so I don't make a scene when it goes off during class, lunch, the store, etc. - I can just slip my little vocabulary notebook out of my purse and look at it. Thank you so much for making this!


perfect!
airbendertranc12

this is awesome just what i needed. thank you so much for making it!


Watch notifications are inconsistent
Aarakelian

After the last update, the watch notifications become extremely inconsistent, sometimes not notifying me at all. It can take up to three ticks of the timer before I receive a notification. This is especially noticeable when I set my usual 5 minute or 7 minute timers. I find myself losing so much time, only to realize I never received a notification.


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