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OffShelf Study Timer, Tracker

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A cozy Pomodoro study timer and habit tracker that locks distracting apps, plays rain or white noise, and lets you race your friends every week.

  • Free to start
  • iPhone & Android
  • Works offline

5.0 on the App Store · loved by students

“So helpful to manage time for study.”
SafiyyaGoogle Play
“This app was great to manage and track my study time.”
AmyOffShelf user
“I loved the app, and I did more than 500 hours studying on it.”
OffShelf user500+ hours
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A calmer way to study, every day.

Swipe through what OffShelf does.

Track your study time: the focus timer, with your study friend hiking a trail at sunset.
Watch your hours grow: study time for the week and your streak.
Pick your journey: timers set in space, by candlelight, in the desert and at sea.
Level up as you study: your Focus Level and the monthly challenge.
Study side by side: a study companion to nudge and cheer on.
Compete with friends: today's Focus League and a Weekly Competition.
Lock away distractions: a phone locked in a birdcage while you focus.
Know what to study next: your next session, picked for you, and why.
Meet your study friend: Pip and Nova, who study with you.
Features

Everything a focused study day needs.

Pick a topic, start the study timer, and let OffShelf track the rest.

A study timer that fits you

Pomodoro sessions, open-ended focus, or flip your phone face-down to start.

Calm focus sounds

Rain, white noise, a crackling fireplace and more, playing right inside the timer.

Block distracting appsPremium

Social, video and game apps stay locked until your session ends.

Know what to study next

One tap picks the topic that needs you most, and tells you why.

Plan your week

Book study blocks around your week and get a reminder when one starts.

Track your study habit

Every focus minute counts toward your streak, with a rest day when life gets in the way and trophies as you go.

A study companion

Pair with a friend, see when they're focusing, and send a nudge when they go quiet.

Compete with friends

Weekly Competition rooms and a daily Focus League, scored only by real focus time.

A study friend by your side

Choose a mascot that studies with you on the timer, the dashboard and in your room.

Better together

Gamify your progress with your friends.

Studying alone is hard. OffShelf makes it a little social, without the endless feed.

  • Weekly Competition. A room for up to eight friends. Focus time is the only score, and a new week starts every Monday.
  • Today's Focus League. See the day's top focusers and where you stand. It resets at midnight UTC.
  • Study companion. Share your focus with one friend and keep each other going.
Up to 8 friendsin one Weekly Competition room
OffShelf Premium

Free to start. Premium when you want more.

The timer, notes, planner, streaks and friends are free. Premium adds the tools that guard your focus and show you how it's going.

Prices appear in the app, in your local currency.

  • Block distracting apps while you focus
  • Distraction log and insights into what pulls you away
  • Focus patterns: session lengths, interruptions and your best study times
  • Two streak rest days a week instead of one
  • Every timer style and soundscape
  • All seven study friends, including Lumi, Sol and Prism
  • Every monthly report, with PDF export

Your next session starts in seconds.

Download OffShelf free on iPhone and Android.

5.0 on the App Store · loved by students