How to use Kavana’s focus timer
To start with Kavana, create a free account, choose a focus duration and press Start. A task, sound and growing plant are all optional. You can try a one-minute preview on the home page before creating an account.
1. Create an account
Sign up with an email address, display name and password of at least eight characters. The free Core plan does not require a payment card. Sign in to save tasks, completed sessions and your garden.
2. Choose one next step
Open Plan to add a task, estimate its minutes and add a note. Select a task for your session, or use open focus. A reusable routine can combine focus and break steps when you want the same sequence again.
3. Choose your timing
Pomodoro uses focus periods and breaks. You can change the focus, short break, long break and cycle settings. Custom sets a single duration. Endless counts up until you finish the session. Pause before changing a running session’s duration.
4. Make the space comfortable
Choose a Garden, Growing plant or Orb view. Leave sound off, or choose a Focus, Nature or Lo-fi sound and press Play. Enter quiet focus when you want fewer controls on screen.
5. Pause, finish and return
Completed focus sessions appear in Progress and contribute to your garden and rewards. Rest has breathing, a singing bowl and sand drawing; these activities do not require coins. Starting Sleep pauses your focus timer, and you can resume focus when you return. Sound otherwise continues until you pause or stop it.
Questions
Must every session last 25 minutes?
No. Kavana includes adjustable Pomodoro settings, custom durations and endless count-up sessions. Choose a length that fits the task and change it for your next session if needed.
Does the public preview save my time?
No. The one-minute home-page preview does not save focus history or earn coins. An account is needed for saved sessions, tasks and garden progress.