Turn effort into momentum
Effortful combines AI coaching, Pomodoro timers, immersive focus sessions, real-time focus rooms, streaks, social leaderboards, and dream goal tracking — everything you need to show up and do the work.
Everything you need
Built for people who do the work
Not another to-do app. Effortful is a serious effort tracker for people who measure their progress in hours.
AI Focus Coach
NewGet personalized insights, chat with your coach, auto-categorize tasks, and receive smart session suggestions based on your patterns.
Pomodoro Timer
Work in science-backed focused bursts. Choose 25/5, 50/10, or 90/20 presets — or set your own. Auto-start breaks or control manually.
Immersive Focus Mode
Fullscreen flow with ambient video scenes and layered visual effects. Disappear into deep work.
Focus Rooms
NewStudy together in real-time. Hosts run synchronized Pomodoro sessions for everyone at once.
Deep Analytics
Heatmaps, daily charts, and category breakdowns. See exactly where your hours go.
Goals & Streaks
Set time targets per category, build unbroken streaks, and watch consistency compound into results.
Focus Mode
Your office, reimagined
Step into full-screen focus mode and make distractions impossible. Pick a scene, layer on effects, add ambient sound — and disappear into deep work. Your timer runs quietly behind it all.
8 built-in scenes + custom YouTube links
8 animated overlays — Aurora, Snow, Fireflies & more
Ambient sounds with volume control
Brightness, fullscreen & auto-hiding controls
Custom Scene
Add any YouTube link
Ambient Sound
The work won't do itself. You will.
No sign-up required. Open the app, pick a category, and start your first session in under 10 seconds.
Free to start · Works as a guest · Install as a PWA