Study Buddy Timer

Study with a chill buddy that grows and talks on tap.
Pair with a friend, too. No rankings.

Tap "Start", then "Stop" when you finish. No setup needed. The timer keeps running even if you close the app, and you can pause anytime.
Every minute you study helps your buddy grow and level up. Taking a break won't shrink your buddy.

Time your study without opening the app
- While the timer runs, the elapsed time and your buddy appear on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with a ring that fills as you study
- Start and stop from your Home Screen widget
- Start and stop from Control Center or the Action button (iOS 18 or later)
- Hold your iPhone to an NFC tag on your desk to start or stop (Shortcuts), or let a Focus do it
- Forgot to stop? After 3 hours you get one reminder, and you can adjust the end time later

Plan what to study today
- Study plans: list what to study today, then tap "Study this" to pick it and its subject before you start
- Paste a study plan made with AI or anywhere else to add many plans at once
- Pick events from your calendar, or connect a Reminders list
- Unfinished plans carry over to the next day. After 7 days, they move to "Someday"

Ambient sounds while you study
- Light rain outside, forest leaves, pencil on paper, and a quiet library. Sounds unlock as your buddy levels up
- They mix with music from other apps and fade out when you pause or take a break

Keep going
- Pomodoro: 25 minutes of focus, 5 of rest. Change the times anytime
- Daily study time goal: set a goal in minutes and see how much is left
- Current goal: write what you're working toward in one line
- Exam countdown: see the days left on the home screen and widgets, with reminders before the exam
- Summary card: after you stop, see the EXP you earned, today's total, and your streak
- Share today's study as a single image
- Focus rating: mark each session "Not great", "OK", or "Great" (optional)
- Study calendar: days you reach your goal get a leaf
- Weekly review: at the end of each week, look back at your total and the subject you studied most
- Study tips: 12 ideas backed by research

See what you studied, and how much
- Choose a subject before you start (or just start without one)
- Forgot the timer? Add records up to 30 days back
- Weekly and monthly charts show time and share by subject
- Add textbooks and workbooks to see your time by material
- Fix the time, subject, note, or focus rating of any record later
- Export your records as CSV
- iCloud sync and backup: switch iPhones and get your sessions and buddy back by turning on sync with the same Apple ID

Study Pair (Study Buddy Premium)
Connect with one partner through an invite link and see their study time today and whether they are studying right now.
Grow one buddy with the time you both put in. On days when both of you do your part, it's a "pair day" and your buddy grows more.
Choose a "cheer" role instead of studying. One cheer a day is enough to take part, which makes it a gentle way to support someone in your family.
Your partner only sees study-time totals. They cannot see when you studied, your subjects, or your notes.
Only the person who creates the pair needs Premium. Invited partners join for free.

Study Buddy Premium
Auto-renewing monthly or yearly plans include Apple Watch timing, past weeks and monthly charts, earlier calendars, Study Pair creation, two extra sounds, up to 5 exams. Timer, records, buddy, and iCloud sync stay free. Existing Pro owners keep all benefits permanently and can restore without subscribing. Cancel in subscription settings.

No ads. Your records are yours
There are no ads. Your study records are saved on this iPhone and never sent to our servers.
If you turn on "Sync with iCloud", they are also saved in your own iCloud, and the developer cannot see them. Data you share in a Study Pair is stored in the pair creator's iCloud.

Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/