About Better Timers

Better Timers is a YouTube channel of free countdown timers with relaxing music and an alarm at zero, and of Pomodoro study sessions, made for classrooms, study and work.

The timers

  • 269 countdown timers in 26 lengths, from 15 seconds to 60 minutes.
  • 4 Pomodoro study sessions in 25/5, 30/10, 45/15 and 50/10 focus and break cycles, with an alarm at every switch.
  • Every countdown ends with an alarm.
  • Most timers play relaxing music. 16 are silent and 4 play rain sounds without music.
  • Each timer shows a large countdown that is easy to read from across a room.
  • All timers are free to play here and on YouTube.

Browse countdown timers by lengthPomodoro timer

Who they are for

The timers are made for classrooms. They also work for rest time, focused study and work sessions, including Pomodoro sessions.

The channel

Better Timers has 23.2K subscribers on YouTube as of October 2026, and 274 videos. Viewers can request a timer design or music style in the comments of any video.