Everyone knows that too much screen time is never a good thing, but it's easy to lose track of time and forget exactly how long you've been staring at a computer, your phone, or a TV. And even though a lot of us work on screens every day, it's important to take frequent refresher breaks no matter what type of work you're in. That's where a break reminder app can come in handy.

When people work nonstop, it's easy to get burnt out. And no one wants that. Plus, if most of your work includes a screen, it can lead to severe eye strain as well as pain in your neck and back. By using a break reminder app on your Android device throughout the day, you can check in with yourself mentally and physically and prevent yourself from burning out.

Here are the best break reminder apps available right now.

1. Work Break

Work Break makes it easy to customize your break schedule for the day. You can tell the app which days are work days and which days are off days. Then, on your work days, you set a start time and a work duration; if all your work days are the same schedule, Work Break lets you copy over one schedule to all your other work days.

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There are three different ways to add breaks in Work Break. You can add a break with a fixed time, like if you always take an hour for lunch at noon. You can add a certain number of breaks per workday. Or, you can set up repeated breaks that look a little bit like the Pomodoro method; as an example, this type of break would include a set work time, like 25 minutes, and a set break time, like 5 minutes.

Download: Work Break (Free)

2. Focus To-Do

Focus To-Do is a very simple break reminder app that's nice to look at. On the home screen, you can see the work timer counting down; if you back out of the app on Android, you can see this timer in a bright orange-red notification in your swipe-down toolbar.

If you plan to stay in the app while in work mode, you can even set the timer to full-screen mode, making it super easy to see how much time you have left before a break.

The app also has a Strict Mode you can enable, which locks your phone and blocks apps; if you're the kind of person who's easily prone to distractions, this is a great feature. And Focus To-Do has a white noise feature if you're easily distracted by the sounds around you and need something to block out the world.

Download: Focus To-Do (Free, premium subscription available)

3. Minimalist Pomodoro Timer

For those who love a cleaner user interface, Minimalist Pomodoro Timer is a great choice. When you open the app, you're greeted by a simplistic timer that you can control with some cool finger gestures. You can tap to pause and start, swipe left or right to skip between work time and break time, swipe up to add a minute to a session, and swipe down to stop the timer.

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This break reminder app specifically uses the Pomodoro technique for optimal productivity, which defaults to 25 minutes of work time and 5 minutes of break time. However, you can edit those times to your personal preference in the app's settings. In these settings, you can also disable dark mode, enable full-screen mode, and set the timer to display minutes only, instead of minutes and seconds.

Download: Minimalist Pomodoro Timer (Free, in-app purchases available)

4. Work & Rest

The Work & Rest app gives you the ability to set categories that all have different work timers and break timers. The Work category that is already set up when you open the app has a 25-minute work timer and a 5-minute break timer, following the popular Pomodoro method. You can, of course, change these times to work better for you, but you can also add additional categories.

For example, if there's a task that you don't mind doing as much, and you feel it's easy to stay productive for longer, you could create a different category for it, such as Checking Emails. Then, on the home screen, you can easily swap between different categories whenever you're ready for a different task.

Download: Work & Rest (Free, in-app donations available)

5. Take a Break

Take a Break is another simplistic break reminder app that displays the countdown timer on the home screen and nothing else. Once your work timer is up, it'll automatically switch to the break timer, or you can tap Take a break now to end your work timer early.

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In the settings, you can customize the length of your work timer and your break timer. When you download the app, the work timer is automatically set to 25 minutes and the break timer is set to 5 minutes, once again modeled after the super popular Pomodoro method. You can also set a snooze time, just in case you're in the zone while working on something and think you could finish with another five or so minutes.

Download: Take a Break (Free)

6. Eye Rest Reminder

Eye Rest Reminder is great if you want an app to specifically help you with eye strain from prolonged screen use. Although you can remember to do some eye exercises during your break with the other break reminder apps on this list, this app is specifically geared toward resting and exercising your eyes on your break.

There are eye exercises in the app that you can test out to see which one works best for you. Each exercise comes with an estimated time and written instructions you can read through before trying it. There's even an exercise titled Stand Up and Move to also remind you to stretch and get some physical activity in between work sessions. And just like with the other apps on this list, you can customize the work timer and the break timer to suit your specific needs.

Download: Eye Rest Reminder (Free)

Keep Working Towards a Better You

Downloading a break reminder app will help you remember to take frequent breaks throughout the day, whether it's to rest your eyes, stretch, or just take a breather for five minutes.

Although taking breaks throughout the workday seems counterproductive, it's quite the opposite. Taking frequent breaks helps you work harder during your "on" time because you're looking forward to your "off" time, or you at least know that there is an "off" time up ahead. And using a break reminder app makes it a lot easier to take a step towards your most productive self.