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Break Timer is a free Chrome extension for scheduling breaks, with Pomodoro and custom timers and alerts across every tab. It is a general productivity timer rather than an eye-care tool. Eye Guardian handles breaks and adds the filter, dimming, exercises and stats built for your eyes.
| Feature | Eye Guardian | Break Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Blue-light filter | Yes | No |
| Screen dimming | Yes | No |
| Break reminders | Yes | Yes |
| Guided eye exercises | Yes | No |
| Protection stats | Yes | No |
| Streaks and gamification | Yes | No |
| Dark mode | Yes | No |
| Price | Free, with one-time Lifetime upgrade | Free |
| Platforms | Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave and more | Chrome |
You want a plain, flexible break timer for focus work.
What it does well
You want breaks that are part of a wider eye-care routine with a filter, dimming and stats.
What Break Timer leaves out
You want breaks that are part of a wider eye-care routine with a filter, dimming and stats. Eye Guardian is free to install and adds a blue-light filter, screen dimmer, break reminders, guided exercises and protection stats in one extension.
Yes. They do not conflict, so you can keep Break Timer for what it does well and let Eye Guardian handle the rest of your eye-care routine.
Yes. The core features are free. A one-time Lifetime upgrade unlocks custom filter colors, unlimited daily reminders, more exercises and advanced stats.
Add Eye Guardian for the filter, dimmer, break reminders, exercises and stats in one place.
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