makespan
productivity without overload

focus until the end of the task,
not of the timer.

makespan is a focus cycle app. you decide the tasks at the start of the cycle, work through each one and earn a break worth 20% of the time you put in.

join the closed test
cycle list
  1. review chapter 3
  2. exercise list 12
00:00:00
tap start.
the problem

the alarm cuts your reasoning in half.

fixed-block timers, like pomodoro, stop you every 25 minutes with the task half done.

in makespan, focus ends at delivery, not at an alarm.

illustration of an overwhelmed person at a laptop, with an alarm clock on the desk
pomodoro × makespan

pomodoro

makespan

focusbreakalarm mid-task
how it works

one cycle, four steps.

  1. 01

    decide everything at the start of the cycle.

    build the batch of tasks once. while you work, nobody asks "what now?": the next task is already decided.

    cycle task list
  2. 02

    a stopwatch that only counts up.

    the count goes up, quietly, with no alarm in the middle of your focus. focus ends when the task ends. long tasks work better split into subtasks.

    hand holding a stopwatch
  3. 03

    20% of your focus becomes rest.

    finish the task and your break is already calculated. worked 42 minutes, earned 8 of rest.

    person resting in a hammock
  4. 04

    see what the cycle delivered.

    time worked, time rested and the time of every task. share your cycle card if you like.

    bar chart with the time of each task
the science

designed with science.

  1. rigid pomodoro breaks increase fatigue faster. (Smits, 2025)

  2. micro-breaks have small but significant effects on vigor and fatigue. (Albulescu, 2022)

  3. switching between tasks slows reaction time and increases errors. (Kiesel, 2010)

  4. at work, people rarely go straight back to their original flow. (Mark, 2005)

  5. starting a task creates a tension that drives you to resume and finish it. (Ovsiankina, 1928)

makespan PRO

more control over your cycle.

  • dashboard and historythe time of every cycle and every task
  • data exporttake your cycle history with you
  • cycle tonesseven colors for focus and rest
  • rest ratioadjust how much focus becomes rest
  • focus modethe next task starts on its own after the break
  • alarm at the end of the breakyour phone tells you when to get back
  • background soundsa sound for your focus sessions

your first month is free!

check the current price on Google Play

closed test

use it before launch.

makespan reaches Google Play through a closed test. to join, send the email of your Google account to support@makespanapp.com. you will get the invite when the test opens.

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