Workout sets, study-group Pomodoros, board game turns. Share one 8-character code and every phone in the room runs the exact same clock. No more arguing about who hit start late.
Why Social Timer
When everyone taps their own phone timer, starts drift apart and someone always asks whether the break is over. Social Timer puts the clock in one room and shows everyone the same screen.
Start at the same moment. When a countdown hits zero, everyone finishes at the same moment.
Copy the 8-character code, or share it by QR, message, link or email. Nobody creates an account.
See who's running, who's paused, even who has the app open, all on one screen.
How it works
Follow along with real app screens. Create a room, send the code, tap "Start together". That's it.
All you need is a nickname. No email, no phone verification, no password. Create a room, join one with a code, or start a solo timer, all from the home screen.
TIP You can wipe your crew profile and data any time with "Delete crew profile and data" on the home screen.
Tap one of 13 scenario presets, like Tabata, HIIT Workout, Classic Pomodoro, Cook Ramen or Game Turn, and the room opens fully set up. Just give it a name. Prefer to build your own? Pick one of four timer types.
For intervals, set rounds, work time, rest time and a prepare countdown. For Pomodoro, set focus time, short break, long break, cycles and how often the long break comes around. Countdowns have quick picks for 1, 5, 10 and 25 minutes or 1 hour.
TIP You can change these any time after the room is created under Room Settings → Timer options.
Pick the control mode that fits your group.
Tap the share button at the top of the room to get the room code and a QR code. Copy the code into your group chat, or send it straight by message, link or email. If your friends are right there, just show them the QR.
TIP Turn on "Lock Room" to stop new people joining, or "Approval required" so only people you approve can get in.
They open the app, enter the code under "Join with Code", tap Join, and they're in the same room. No sign-up screen, no friend requests. iPhone and Android users can share the same room.
The moment the host taps "Start together", the same count begins on every participant's screen. Intervals show the exact same phase and round for everyone, and pause and reset apply to the whole group at once.
TIP "Your crew" shows each person's remaining time, whether they're running or paused, and whether they have the app open, in real time.
In Individual Progress, your controls change only your timer, not your crew's. You still see everyone's elapsed time and status. Ideal when you study together but start at different times.
TIP Tap "Done (my record)" to save a completion record. Switching control modes resets everyone's timer to ready, and saved completion history is kept.
The solo timer works offline, on this device only. It doesn't count against room limits and runs independently from your crew. Let it finish or tap "Finish now" and your completion is saved.
TIP Solo history stays on your device and is never shared with the server or your crew.
Which timer and control mode to pick for each situation. Every setting below is a real option in the app.
Someone shouts "Go!", everyone watches their own phone, and rest periods end at different times.
The host starts it and 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest flip over on every screen together. Everyone sees the same round, too.
The second someone asks "is the break over?" in the group chat, focus is gone.
25 minutes of focus and 5 minutes of break run on the same beat for everyone. You take five together and get back to work together.
When you study apart, it's hard to tell who's actually studying right now.
Everyone starts, pauses and finishes on their own, while the crew's elapsed time and status stay on one shared screen.
Nobody can see the sand timer from across the table, and someone always has to be the timekeeper.
The same countdown shows up on every phone. With Anyone Controls, whoever's turn it is starts the clock.
You say "ten minutes left" and every student remembers it a little differently.
You start it and students see the same remaining time on their screens. At zero, everyone stops at the same moment.
Only the timekeeper knows how long is left; everyone else is guessing.
Everyone watches the same countdown, so nobody has to ask "how much time do we have?"
These are usage examples written to explain the features, not reviews from real users. Rooms are currently free for up to 5 people, including the host.
Features
Simple to start, detailed when you need it. Here's what's in the app.
See everyone's remaining time and progress in the same room, in real time: running, paused or ready, and whether the app is open or in the background.
Tap one and the room opens ready to go.
Copy the code or share it by QR, message, link or email. No sign-up, no phone number.
Works offline on your device and saves your completion history. Doesn't count against room limits.
Lock the room, require approval, manage members or dismiss the room, all from the host's settings.
Screens
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Free · Privacy
No accounts means there's a lot we simply never collect.
FAQ
Yes. Everyone who joins installs Social Timer and enters the 8-character code under "Join with Code" on the home screen. There's no sign-up step.
No. Pick a nickname and you can create or join a room right away. We don't collect real names, emails or phone numbers.
Rooms of up to 5 people (host included) are free, with ads. According to the in-app notice, some features may become paid later, but dates and prices haven't been set and there are no automatic charges.
Yes. The App Store and Google Play apps join the same rooms with the same code.
The solo timer works offline, on your device only. Rooms where several people share time need an internet connection.
Currently up to 5 people, including the host, for free.
Yes. Room Settings lets you change the timer type, durations and rounds, and the control mode. Changing the control mode resets everyone's current timer to ready; saved completion history is kept.
Rooms with no activity are deleted automatically after 90 days. The host can dismiss a room at any time, and anyone can delete their crew profile and data in the app.
Create a room, send the code, done. No sign-up, and free for rooms of up to 5.