Straight answers before you start the clock.
What PomoZentra is, how the score works, what it costs, and what happens to your data. If your question isn't here, the answer is one short message away.
Report
Was the day worth it?
TodayWeekOutputs
Focus mins↑ 12%
275
11 rounds today
Priority work↑ 9%
68 %
revenue + delivery
Output score↑ 18%
182
target 180 · met
Waste↓ 4%
25 m
9% of focus
Today
Where the focus went
Revenue150m55%
Admin50m18%
Delivery25m9%
Learning25m9%
Waste25m9%
Personal0m0%
The daily Report. The honest read-out a scored day produces — the thing most questions below are really about.
01
Getting started
The basics, fast.
What is PomoZentra, in one line?
It's a Pomodoro timer with an output tracker built in. You run focused sprints, log what each one produced, and hit a daily target set by your own weekly plan. The headline metric is Priority Work % — the share of focus that went to the work you flagged as priority. See how every part fits together.
How is it different from a normal Pomodoro timer?
A normal timer counts minutes. PomoZentra counts results. Every sprint is tagged to a category and tied to real units of work, so eight finished sprints of inbox cleanup don't score the same as eight sprints of sales. The number reflects what moved the business, not how long you sat at the desk. More on the thinking in Output, not hours.
How is it different from a time tracker like Toggl?
Time trackers answer "where did my hours go". PomoZentra answers "were those hours worth it". It's not a billing timesheet with dozens of menus — it's one focus loop, your own categories, and a daily score you can read in two seconds. We keep an honest vs Toggl Track page.
Do I need to install anything?
No. PomoZentra runs in your browser. Open the app, sign in, and start a sprint. It works on desktop and mobile browsers with nothing to download.
How long until I get something useful out of it?
Your first scored day. Run a few sprints, log what each one produced, and you get an honest read on whether the day was actually good. Patterns in your week show up after about five working days.
02
The timer & sprints
Focus that bends to your work.
Do I have to use the 25 / 5 intervals?
No. 25 / 5 is the default because it works for most people, but every interval is adjustable. Some run 50 / 10 for deep delivery work and tighter 15-minute bursts for outbound. Set it to match the work in front of you.
What happens if I get interrupted mid-sprint?
Interruptions happen, especially when you run your own business. You can pause or end a sprint early and log what it produced up to that point. Nothing is wasted, and the honest log is more useful than a perfect streak.
Will the breaks pull me out of deep work?
Only if you let them. The interval is a suggestion, not a rule. For deep creative or build work, set a longer block so the timer protects flow instead of breaking it. The point is uninterrupted focus on one thing, then a record of what it made.
Is logging output after every sprint a lot of admin?
Logging takes a few seconds. When the bell rings you pick a category and note what the block produced — three calls booked, one section shipped. That one habit is what turns a plain timer into an honest record, and it's far lighter than reconstructing your week from memory.
Can I plan my sprints before I start?
Yes. Queue what you're about to work on so you make one decision before the clock starts, not ten. The weekly plan screen lets you shape the whole week in advance — rounds per category per day — and you can save whole weeks as reusable templates.
03
Output & scoring
The number, and why it's honest.
What does PomoZentra count as output?
Real units of work you choose, not vague effort. Emails sent, calls booked, proposals out, features shipped, deliverables done. You define what a block produced, tag it to a category, and the score weighs it from there.
What categories do I get?
Your categories are seeded by the role template you pick at onboarding and are fully editable after. The Founder template seeds Revenue, Delivery, Admin, Learning, Personal and Waste; Freelancer and Creator seed their own sets. You flag which ones are priority, and every block lands in exactly one.
How is the daily score calculated?
Your daily target comes from your own weekly goal split across your working days, so completing your plan — your output targets plus your planned priority blocks — lands you on target. It's reachable whether your day is thirty cold emails or one big proposal. Waste subtracts, and the exact model is published openly on the method page.
Why does revenue work score higher than admin?
Because you decide what counts as priority, and for most founders and freelancers that's revenue and delivery, not inbox. Completing your planned priority blocks earns your daily target; admin is logged and counted but doesn't — so a full day of admin can't look like a great day. The bias toward the work that keeps you in business is yours to set, on purpose.
Can I just game the score by logging fake output?
You can, but you'd only be lying to yourself. There's no boss and no leaderboard here. Waste is a real category that lowers your number, so the tool is built to reward honesty. A score that flatters you is worse than no score at all.
04
Who it's for
Founders, freelancers, solo operators.
Is this for me if I'm a solo founder?
Yes — that's the core user. PomoZentra is built for people who answer to a P&L and need their best hours going to revenue, not whatever shouted loudest. It's opinionated about that on purpose. See PomoZentra for founders.
Can freelancers track billable client work?
Yes. Tag delivery sprints to specific client work and you get an honest record of where billable hours went, plus a check that client delivery isn't eating the time you need for finding the next client. More on PomoZentra for freelancers.
Does it track sales activity like calls and cold emails?
Yes. Outbound is exactly the kind of revenue work the score is built to reward. Log calls booked or emails sent per sprint and watch whether you're actually doing the activity that fills the pipeline, week over week.
Can a small team use it together?
PomoZentra is built around the individual operator's day, so there's no shared team dashboard yet. Small teams use it by each running their own scored day and comparing weekly patterns. If you want native team features, tell us — we ship based on what users ask for.
I've tried Pomodoro before and quit. Why is this different?
Most people quit a plain timer because counting tomatoes gets boring and meaningless. The output log and daily score give the loop a point. You're not chasing a streak, you're watching a number that tells the truth about your week. And the intervals flex, so the method bends to your work instead of the other way around.
05
Plans & pricing
Free to use, simple to upgrade.
Is PomoZentra free?
Yes. PomoZentra is completely free while it's in beta, with no credit card required. The core loop — timer, output logging, your categories and the daily report — will stay free after launch.
What do I get with Pro?
Pro is the planned paid upgrade, coming after beta. It covers the power layer: 30/90-day trends with the wins-and-leaks readout, reusable week templates, the share card, and scheduled exports. Those features are in the app today, labelled Pro, and free during beta. See the full breakdown on the pricing page.
How does PomoZentra compare to Pomofocus or Toggl?
Pomofocus is a clean Pomodoro timer; PomoZentra keeps the same sprint loop and adds an output log and score on top. Toggl Track is a time tracker built for billing; PomoZentra judges whether the tracked focus was worth it. We keep honest comparisons: vs Pomofocus and vs Toggl Track.
Is the free plan just a trial in disguise?
No. The free plan is a complete tool, not a countdown. After launch you'd only move to Pro if you want long-term trends and power features. The daily loop that makes PomoZentra useful stays free.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. Create an account and run your first scored sprint without entering payment details.
06
Data & privacy
Your work record stays yours.
Who owns my data?
You do. We're the custodian of your work record, never the owner. We don't sell your data and we ship zero ad trackers. The full detail is in our privacy policy.
Can I export or delete everything?
Yes — both are self-serve in the app. Settings → Data & sync gives you a full JSON backup, a CSV export of your focus logs, and a delete option that removes synced data immediately. To also remove your sign-in record, email hello@pomozentra.com and it's done within 48 hours.
Do you sell my data or run ad trackers?
No. We don't sell your data and there are no ad trackers in the product. The plan is to be funded by people who pay for Pro, not by selling attention. That's a deliberate choice.
How do I sign in, and does it work across devices?
You sign in with Google, so there's no extra password to manage. PomoZentra runs in any modern browser, including your phone, and your history is there whether you open it on a laptop or a phone.
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