5 minute timerfive minutes, no more.

A free 5 minute timer. One tap sets it up, Tapsle counts each minute, and a sound plays at five. Use it for a short break, a tidy up, a speaking turn or a quick game.

Free · no account · works offline

Start a 5 minute timer

Pick what the five minutes are for, or start blank.

◌Break→ 5 minutes ✓Tidy up→ 5 minutes ▬Plank→ 5 minutes ≈Tea→ 5 minutes ◎Speaking turn→ 5 minutes ▶Get started→ 5 minutes + Blank counter

Opens Tapsle with the counter ready. It saves as you tap.

What is a 5 minute timer?

A 5 minute timer counts five minutes and tells you when they are up. In Tapsle it is a timer counter that adds one every minute with a target of 5. The ring fills as the minutes pass, Next in shows the seconds left in the current minute, and the sound plays at five.

Ready in one tap
Each minute counted
A sound at five
Pause and resume at any time

Timer mode, in Tapsle

Any counter becomes a 5 minute timer.

Open a counter’s settings, switch Counting to Timer and set the schedule. Tapsle adds to the count on every interval, plays your sound, and stops at the target. Pause from the card whenever you need to.

5 minutes

3of 5

Timer · +1 every 1 min

Next in 0:41

Counting by the timer. Pause to correct.

Counter settings

CountingManualTimer

Add 1 every1 minute

Target5

Manual counting while running

How to use Tapsle as a 5 minute timer

1
Pick a useBreak, Tidy up, Plank or Tea, or a blank counter.
2
It is already setThe template adds 1 every minute with a target of 5. Change it in the counter settings if you need to.
3
Start and goThe ring fills minute by minute while you do the thing.
4
Done at fiveThe timer stops at 5 and plays its sound. Reset for another five.

Why five minutes works

Five minutes is short enough to start anything and long enough to finish something small: a tidy up, a stretch, an email, a round of a game. Many people use it to get going on a task they have been putting off.

Five minutes, again and again

For a longer session in short bursts, reset and start again, or change the target to 10 or 15.

5 minute timer or a phone timer?

A phone timer needs setting every time. Tapsle keeps your five minutes ready.

TapslePhone timerSand timer

Ready in one tapYesNoYes

Sound at the endYesYesNo

Shows minutes passedYesNoSome

Floats over other windowsYesNoNo

Keeps a historyYesNoNo

CostFreeFreeCheap

What people do in five minutes

Short breaks

Stand up, stretch, back

Tidy up

The desk, the room, the kids

Speaking turns

Five minutes each

Tea

Steeped just right

Games

A round against the clock

Getting started

Just five minutes on it

Send your five minutes to the tools you already use

Finished timers can land in a log, a spreadsheet or a team chat.

All integrations →

Direct

Google Sheets

A log with every five minutes you finished.

Via Zapier or Make

Notion

Sessions recorded next to your notes.

Webhook

Discord

Post a message when time is up.

Via Zapier or Make

Airtable

Track short sessions across the week.

Webhook

Zapier

Connect your timers to thousands of other apps.

Webhook

Make

Build your own flows from any finished timer.

Tapsle Plus

Short sessions that add up.

The 5 minute timer is free and stays free. Plus keeps every session on every device and runs more than one timer at once.

$2.99a month, or $25.99 a year, over 3 months free

Get Tapsle Plus Cancel any time. Your counters stay.

60 days of history with charts

Sessions per day, week on week.

Every device in step

Start on your laptop, finish on your phone.

Nightly backups

Your timers survive a new phone.

Share the time

Share a counter link so a group sees the same count.

5 minute timer questions

How do I start a 5 minute timer?

Choose a template above and Tapsle opens with a timer that adds one every minute and stops at 5. Press play on the card to start it.

Can I see the seconds?

Yes. Next in on the card shows the seconds left in the current minute, and the ring shows how much of the five minutes has passed.

Can I change it to 10 minutes?

Yes. Open the counter settings and change the target to 10, or pick another timer from the timers page.

Is Tapsle free?

Yes. Unlimited counters, targets, steps, notes, lock, focus mode, pop out and export are free, with no account. Free includes up to 5 groups and 1 counter on a timer. Tapsle Plus adds sync, backups, longer history, shared counters and integrations, for $2.99 a month or $25.99 a year.

Does it work offline?

Yes. Once Tapsle has loaded, counting keeps working with no connection, and you can install it on your phone or computer like an app. Your counts are saved on your device as you go.

Can I export my counters?

Yes, free. Export saves every counter to one file, and Import brings them back on any device. Your counts belong to you.

Can I keep the timer on screen while I work?

Yes, on Chrome and Edge on a computer. Choose Pop out and the 5 minute timer floats above your other windows. Phones and Safari do not support this, so the button only appears where it works.

Is my data private?

Yes. Your counters stay on your device. There is no account, and nothing is sent to us unless you turn on sync with Tapsle Plus.

What is the difference between Free and Plus?

Free is the counter: unlimited counters, up to 5 groups, 1 timer counter, targets, offline use, export and 7 days of history. Plus is memory: sync across up to 5 devices, nightly backups, 60 days of history with charts, shared counter links, unlimited groups and timers, and integrations. Cancelling Plus never removes a counter.

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