I am a user of the iPhone app and rely on it to track my study hours using the Pomodoro method.
However, I have noticed that the app does not play a sound when a timer ends, which makes it difficult to transition between focus and break periods.
I have checked the notification settings both on iOS and within the app, but I couldn’t find an option to enable an audio alert when a timer finishes. I would like to know if there is a way to activate this feature or, if not, whether there are any plans to include it in a future update.
I believe this improvement would be very helpful for users who depend on auditory cues to maintain an efficient workflow and study routine. I appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your experience . I completely understand how important auditory cues are for staying on track with the Pomodoro method!
At the moment, the app doesn’t support sound notifications when a timer ends. As a workaround, you might consider enabling auto-start for breaks and sessions as this would provide a sound cue to indicate the transition.
Your suggestion is fantastic, and I’d love to pass it along to our product team. If you’re okay with it, I will move your post to the Product Feedback section so it can be reviewed for future updates.
Thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts—feedback like yours helps us make the app better for everyone!
Let me know if there’s anything else I can help with.
Hello! I’m currently going through the exact same situation and I’m really glad I found this post. I actually just created my account to support this request and add my voice to the conversation.
Like many others, I use the iPhone app daily to track my study sessions using the Pomodoro technique, and not having any sound at the end of a timer really affects the flow. I’ve also checked all my iOS and app notification settings, but couldn’t find any option for enabling audio alerts.
It would be incredibly helpful to have a setting for sounds at the end of focus and break sessions — even if it’s optional and can be toggled on/off. I hope this is something the Toggl team considers for future updates. Thanks again for bringing this up!
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience — and welcome to the community! It means a lot that you created an account just to support this request.
You’re definitely not alone — we’ve heard similar feedback from others using the Pomodoro technique, and I completely understand how having a sound notification would help keep your flow going.
I’ll make sure to pass this along to our product team as another strong vote for adding audio alerts in the mobile app. Thanks again for your thoughtful message, and we really appreciate you being part of the conversation!
Sound at the END of a work session or break is vital.
I don’t want the sessions to auto-start, because if I need a few minutes to finish a task, or I’m late getting back from a break, I don’t want those time-chunks to start without me!
However, without a sound at the END of a work or break session, I just keep working (or breaking).
This completely misses one of the points of the Pomodoro technique, which is remind you to take breaks.
This is an essential feature for the Pomodoro technique. There must be a prolongued ringing tone at the end of the session and at the end of the break. The sounds during the session (rain, sea…) are completely optional (personally, they distract me and i don’t want to use them).
So if you already have sound, please prioritize the ringing feature.
I agree it’s an essential feature. My current workaround on IOS is to use either the IOS shortcuts or if you know a little bit of coding you can use Scriptables which can then integrate with Shortcuts.
So workflow for me is
Start Toggl pomodoro.
Hit my notification timer (a home screen IOS shortcut button).
It’s a little bit of set up and one extra step in the workflow which is inconvenient but not toooo bad in the scheme of things.
For me, it’s worth the inconvenience as the Toggl timer syncs across all my devices.
And this will work in the background even if phone is locked.
For anyone who wants to set it up this is the code I use in Scriptables (a free IOS app). And then I use the native IOS shortcuts to run the Scriptables script:
// Variables used by Scriptable.
// These must be at the very top of the file. Do not edit.
// icon-color: purple; icon-glyph: magic;
// Timer Notifications - Test Version
// Schedules notifications at 10, 20, and 25 minutes
let times = \[10, 20, 25\]; // minutes
let now = new Date();
for (let mins of times) {
let notification = new Notification();
notification.title = \`Timer Alert\`;
notification.body = \`${mins} minute timer is up!\`;
notification.sound = "default";
// Calculate fire time
let fireDate = new Date(now.getTime() + mins \* 60 \* 1000);
notification.setTriggerDate(fireDate);
// Schedule it
await notification.schedule();
console.log(\`Scheduled ${mins}min timer for ${fireDate.toLocaleTimeString()}\`);
}
console.log("All timers scheduled!");
Script.complete();
. I completely understand how important auditory cues are for staying on track with the Pomodoro method!
