Built for time blindness. Set it at the start of any activity, watch the bar drain, and take the argument out of transitions.
ADHD brains experience time blindness, a neurological symptom where time does not feel like it is passing. A verbal warning ("five more minutes") lands as an abstraction. A visual countdown that drains in real time gives the ADHD brain something concrete to track, which makes the end of an activity feel expected rather than sudden.
Most transition meltdowns are not defiance. They are a nervous system caught off guard. Setting the timer together at the start of an activity, not five minutes before it ends, builds shared awareness and removes the element of surprise that triggers dysregulation.
Pick a preset or type a custom duration. Press Start. The gold bar drains as time passes and shifts to orange and red in the final third. A chime plays at the 2-minute mark, again at 30 seconds, and when time is up the alarm repeats until you hit Reset or Stop Alarm.
Hit Pop out as mini window to keep the timer visible in a small floating window while your child uses their iPad, computer, or any other screen. No app or account needed.