Free · No ads · Made for the UAE
A free Pomodoro timer that knows your prayer times, keeps your tasks in view and looks like home. English and العربية. No account needed.
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Prayer times for every emirate, a gentle alert before each one, and sessions that wind down on their own before the adhan.
Full right-to-left layout, not a translation bolted on.
Pin photos, sticky notes and exam countdowns anywhere on your dashboard.
A campfire in the dunes or blush-pink evening light. Rain, desert wind or a café, generated in your browser.
Your time, your streak and your scene as a 9:16 card, one tap from a story or a WhatsApp status.
A short list you actually finish, and exam prep broken into portions.
Write down the one thing you're doing next.
Twenty-five minutes of focus, with prayer times already handled.
Come back tomorrow. Share the week when it's a good one.
Free forever. No ads, ever. Your first session takes twenty-five minutes.
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Sandglass is a free focus timer made for the UAE. It combines a Pomodoro, countdown and stopwatch timer with a short task list, prayer times for every emirate, exam countdowns, ambient sound and calm animated scenes — in English and Arabic, in your browser.
Yes. The timer, tasks, prayer alerts, exam countdowns, scenes, sounds and share cards are free with no time limit and no card required.
No. Never. Sandglass will be funded by an optional Plus plan, not by selling your attention.
Plus is coming soon: more ambient sounds (rain, desert wind, Corniche waves, café, thunderstorm), new scenes, higher limits and deeper stats. Everything free stays free. You can join the waitlist on this page.
Pick your emirate and Sandglass calculates the day's prayer times on your device using the UAE Awqaf method. It gives a quiet alert before each prayer and can wind a focus session down before the adhan, so you never stop mid-task.
No. Everything runs in your browser as a guest. Sign in only if you want your data to follow you between devices.
Yes, with full right-to-left layout. Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu and Tagalog are on the list.
Every emirate: Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain, Al Ain, Khor Fakkan, Ruwais and Madinat Zayed, using the UAE Awqaf calculation by default. Other methods are there if you follow a different convention.
It works anywhere, but prayer times are calculated for UAE cities only. Versions for other countries are planned.
Not yet. The web app installs to your home screen and works offline; native apps come after the web version is solid.
