Pummarola
Robert Margelli Productivity iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Pummarola is a free Productivity app for iPhone and iPad by Robert Margelli. Requires iOS 18.0. Updated September 9, 2026.
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 3 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 9
- 2026 · v1.0
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About Pummarola
Pummarola is a Pomodoro timer built natively for iPhone - simple, quiet, and fast. Work in focused 25-minute sessions, take a short break, repeat. After four sessions, take a longer one. That's the whole method, and Pummarola runs it without ceremony, ads, or a dashboard full of charts you'll never look at. WHY PUMMAROLA - One tap to start. No setup, no account, no onboarding carousel. - Built with SwiftUI for iOS — it feels like an Apple app because it is one. - Runs in the background and keeps time accurately, even if you lock your phone. - Clear, legible timer designed to be readable at a glance from across a desk. FEATURES - Classic Pomodoro cycle: focus sessions, short breaks, and a long break after four rounds - Adjustable session and break lengths to fit how you actually work - Notifications when a session or break ends, so you can put the phone down - Haptic and sound cues you can turn off - Light and dark appearance, following your system setting - No account required — nothing to sign up for BUILT FOR FOCUS, NOT FOR ENGAGEMENT Most productivity apps want your attention. Pummarola wants you to close it and get to work. There's no streak to guilt you, no feed, no notifications trying to pull you back in. Start a timer, put the phone face down, do the thing. Whether you're studying, writing, coding, or working through a task list you've been avoiding, the Pomodoro technique works because it makes starting cheap — you're only committing to 25 minutes. Pummarola: "pummarola" is Neapolitan for a simple tomato sauce. Same idea as this app — a few good ingredients, nothing extra.
App privacy
The developer, Robert Margelli, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
Alternatives to Pummarola
Looking for apps like Pummarola? Here are 6 similar apps on the App Store. The highest rated is Pomo Up - Pomodoro Timer (4.9/5), and all 6 are free to download.
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| App | Rating | Price | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pummarola | – | Free | September 9, 2026 |
| Tendril: Bloom Pomodoro Timer | – | Free | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Pomodoro Focus: Study Timer | – | Free | Sep 25, 2026 |
| Sea Focus: Deep Work Timer | – | Free | Aug 29, 2026 |
| reell Focus | – | Free | Aug 27, 2026 |
| NEWYES | 3.0 / 5 (38) | Free | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Pomo Up - Pomodoro Timer | 4.9 / 5 (40) | Free | Aug 25, 2026 |