A Spell of Work

A Spell of Work Summary

A Spell of Work is a mobile iOS app in Productivity by Christopher Doherty. Released in Apr 2026 (1 month ago). Store metadata: updated May 1, 2026.

Store info: Last updated on App Store on May 1, 2026 .


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App Description

A quiet Pomodoro-style focus timer. One spell is twenty-five minutes of work and five minutes of rest. Tap the ring to begin; tap again to cancel.

The ring fills as the time elapses. A soft chime marks the transition from work to rest, and another marks the end of rest. Today's spell count is the only history the home screen shows you — yesterday's number is gone, because tomorrow's number is what matters.

New in v1.1: Live Activities. Lock the device mid-spell and the remaining time stays visible on the Lock Screen, with a circular progress indicator. On iPhones with Dynamic Island, the spell appears in the compact and expanded states too.

What you get
- A 25-minute work / 5-minute rest cycle, tap to start, tap to cancel
- A circular ring that fills with the elapsed minutes
- Soft chimes at the work-to-rest and rest-to-end transitions
- Today's spell count on the home screen, resets at midnight
- Local notifications when work and rest finish, even if the app is suspended
- Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
- iCloud sync of spell history via your private container

The quiet posture
- No streaks, no notifications beyond the spell-completion chime
- No gamification, no badges, no XP
- No prompts, no AI suggestions, no productivity score
- No account, no login, no third-party SDKs, no ads
- All data on-device or in your private iCloud
- Paid once, kept forever.

Made quietly by sthreelabs.