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Otto: Pomodoro timer, Blocker and Automations

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Saubir YaseenFeb 17, 2025

It works well at combining the functions of a timer and site-blocker. Otto is really cute, too! Kudos to the devs. There is one things that keeps this from being perfect, though; it would be nice if you could toggle on an always-displaying timer so you could constantly see the time decreasing. It would be too obtrusive if it was the whole interface that you get when you click on the extension. Instead it could be a small icon in the bottom right corner of the screen with a circular progress ... Show more

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Joel BenjaminDeveloperFeb 18, 2025

hello Saubir! Thanks for the kind words :) Always on display timer is coming soon. I'm testing some prototypes. Probably the next version :)

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VikJan 31, 2025

Just downloaded today (like an hour ago), and focus timer keeps getting stuck. Seems like I have to click on the extension again, wait a bit and it works again

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Joel BenjaminDeveloperJan 31, 2025

Hi Vik! Thanks for the review. I’m really sorry to hear the timer is getting stuck. That can sometimes happen due to how Chrome handles memory for extensions with Manifest v3, but I’m actively looking into fixing it. Just so you know, you don’t actually need to click anything. There’s a fallback built in that will automatically resume the timer if it gets stuck. Feel free to reach out if you experience any more issues! :)

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Ognyan DraganovJan 28, 2025

it makes me very sad when otto gets tangled in the garden of distraction. this helped me study for the better of his health. i love him so much

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Joel BenjaminDeveloperJan 29, 2025

thank you for the review Ognyan!

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Tim MuellerJan 9, 2025

Love the app. It really helps to stay focused. Is there a mode that it keeps on blocking after 25min. My focus sessions are sometimes longer than 25 min and I like to block for 3 hours for instance. Thanks, for all you do!

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Joel BenjaminDeveloperJan 9, 2025

Thanks for the review Tim! You can set the timer to 99 min (that's the max)

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Yuefeng ZhouJan 4, 2025

It doesn't track my times of focus time and total focus correctly. It missed most of my focus events.

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Joel BenjaminDeveloperJan 4, 2025

Hi Yuefeng! Thanks for the bug report. It's been on my list to fix. I will look into it soon. :)

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Eric ShihJan 2, 2025

Causes a bunch of layout problems on youtube (buttons expanding, scrollbars showing up on video descriptions), took me forever to isolate it to this app as I have no idea why it'd cause so many problems. Update: Fixed, thanks!

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Joel BenjaminDeveloperJan 2, 2025

Hi Eric, there's a new update with the fix for that. Please update to the latest version 1.0.37. It should fix the layout problems on youtube. Thank you!

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Lucas CallDec 9, 2024

I LOVE this app. Otto is so cute and I can't let him get hurt. I have ADHD and gamification works amazingly when I am trying to focus. There is one suggestion I would like to implement. I would like for there to be a mode where there is a white list or an allowed list so when I turn on this mode it only allows those websites and all other websites are blocked. I get distracted very easily and I start reading an online version of my LED lights instruction manual 😅. I just can't block all the ... Show more

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Joel BenjaminDeveloperDec 9, 2024

Hi Lucas! Thanks you for your review. Yeah, i've had that request before (I'm not sure if you were the one who suggested it elsewhere but someone else did too. It is on my todo list so it will be added in the near future. Thanks for using Otto :)

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Marie PauwelijnDec 3, 2024

I really like this app but thce only thing that sucks is when you're going on another web the timer doesnt stay on the screen and thats really anoying because you dont see otto and then you kind of forget to study😅, can you fix this plssss.

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Joel BenjaminDeveloperDec 3, 2024

Hi Marie! Thanks for your review. That is intentional by design. While I agree that some people might forget, many people (including me) find it distracting when there's a box hovering. But I'll consider adding this, maybe as an option to toggle if someone wishes to have a timer stay on screen :)

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Michelle KassisNov 25, 2024

I really love this app! The one thing that seems to glitch is the popup option stopped working even with notifications turned ON. It also resets right back to the 25 min session rather than my customized focus time.

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Joel BenjaminDeveloperNov 25, 2024

Hi Michelle! The large popup (which is embedded in websites) should now show your customized focus time. But the smaller popup (otto popup) doesn't show that. I'll fix it in the next update.

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Nazanin MonfaredNov 24, 2024

Hey! Thanks a ton for creating this app. It worked like a charm for me for days, but then it suddenly stopped counting. Now, it only works if I manually stop the timer and restart, and it's really bumming me out. Appreciate any help with this!

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Joel BenjaminDeveloperNov 24, 2024

Hi Nazanin! The timer should continue from where it's stopped after a couple of seconds. If you're using the task timer then I've released a new update so that should fix the task timer stopping bug (waiting for it to be approved by the chrome team) If you could give me some more info on this that'd be helpful. Please email be at jbnj(at)ottoapp.me

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