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With Tameno, you set auto-repeating, “tapping” timers – the perfect companion for repetitive tasks.
It’s available for your Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV as a universal binary – always ready, wherever you might need it.

Set up an interval between 2 seconds and 20 minutes, and Tameno lets you know each time it elapses (by tapping you, by sound, or by screen flashing), and then re-sets itself to alert you again.

Posts in this Series

Part IHello, Tameno
Part IITameno on Your Apple Watch
Part IIITameno on Your iPhone and iPad
Part IVTameno on Your Mac
Part VTameno on Your Apple TV

Part V – Tameno on Your Apple TV

Tameno on your Apple TV can help you doing stretches, mediate, practice yoga, and more.
Let’s take a look at how it works.

Table of Contents
Starting Your First Interval

Starting your first interval is as easy as launching the app and selecting Start Tapping.

Note: You can also use the play/pause button on your Apple TV’s remote to start and stop Tameno.

Changing the Interval

Use the + and – buttons at the sides to increase and decrease your interval.
Use single clicks on your remote to change it by seconds, click-and-hold to change it by minutes.

Accessing Recently Used Intervals

At the top left, select the back-in-time button to access your recently used intervals.

Settings

At the top right, select the gear button to access Tameno’s settings.

Count to Zero

When enabled, instead of counting a 5 second interval down 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (etc), Tameno counts it down as 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 (etc).

(Recycling the video for Apple Watch here, but it’s just the same in the Apple TV app)
Audio Feedback

If selected, Tameno plays a “Tick” sound every time your interval elapses.

Visual Feedback

Flashes your screen in the color of your choice with every elapsing interval.
For a video of this, please see “Starting Your First Interval“.

That’s a Wrap

That’s all there is to Tameno. It’s a simple app that lets you use auto-repeating timers so you don’t have to count down in your head anymore, freeing your mind for more important things. I hope you like it!

Links and Availability

Tameno is a universal one-time purchase on the App Stores, so a single purchase allows you to use the app on your Apple Watches, iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs.
It costs USD 3.99 / EUR 3,99 / GBP 3.99 and is available in English and German. It requires watchOS 9.4, iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS 13.5, and tvOS 16.6.
Complications and Widgets on Apple Watch require watchOS 10. The interactive widget requires macOS 14 and iOS 17.

If you have any feedback, questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me – I’d love to hear from you.

Read more

With Tameno, you set auto-repeating, “tapping” timers – the perfect companion for repetitive tasks.
It’s available for your Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV as a universal binary – always ready, wherever you might need it.

Set up an interval between 2 seconds and 20 minutes, and Tameno lets you know each time it elapses (by tapping you, by sound, or by screen flashing), and then re-sets itself to alert you again.

Posts in this Series

Part IHello, Tameno
Part IITameno on Your Apple Watch
Part IIITameno on Your iPhone and iPad
Part IVTameno on Your Mac
Part VTameno on Your Apple TV

Part IV – Tameno on Your Mac

Tameno on your Mac can help you pace yourself throughout your entire day. Let’s take a look at how it works.

Table of Contents
Starting Your First Interval

Launch Tameno and click on Start Tapping to have Tameno count down repeatedly from the set interval.

Note: Alternatively, you can press the space bar on your keyboard to start and stop intervals.

Changing the Interval

You can easily change the interval with the + and – buttons, by dragging or scrolling, or with your keyboard.

+ and – Buttons

To adjust the interval by seconds, press the + and – buttons on either side.

Drag or Scroll Up and Down, or Left and Right

Just like on Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad, you can click-and-drag to adjust the interval by seconds, or double-click-and-drag to adjust by minutes.

You can also scroll up and down to adjust by seconds, or scroll left and right to adjust by minutes.

Keyboard

Change your interval from your keyboard, using the +, – or arrow keys.
With the + and – and up and down arrow keys, you can adjust the interval by seconds.
With the left and right arrow keys, you can adjust the interval by minutes.

Accessing Recently Used Intervals

Right-click anywhere to bring up your recently used intervals.

Your recently used intervals are synced across all your devices over iCloud.

Dock Menu

Right-click Tameno in your Dock and you’ll be able to access the recently used intervals from there as well. You can also start and stop counting down from here.

Settings

Access Tameno’s settings by selecting Tameno > Settings… in your menu bar, or by pressing command and comma (⌘ ,).

Count to zero

When enabled, instead of counting a 5 second interval down 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (etc), Tameno counts it down as 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 (etc).

Badge icon in Dock

To be able to see quickly where in your interval you are right now, you can badge Tameno’s icon in your Dock with it.

Show in menu bar

In that vein, if you want even more readily available visual feedback on where in your interval you are at any given time, you can place it in your menu bar.

Audio Feedback

If selected, Tameno plays a “Tick” sound every time your interval elapses.
For a video of this, please see “Starting Your First Interval“.

Visual Feedback

Flashes your screen in the color of your choice with every elapsing interval.
For a video of this, please see “Starting Your First Interval“.

Widgets

Widgets give you quick access to Tameno and your favorite and recently used intervals.

Custom Interval Widget

This widget allows you to set an interval on-the-fly and start it right away.

Favorite Interval

Use this widget to have your all-time-favorite interval always at the ready!

Recently Used Intervals

This widget holds most of your recently used intervals, ready to get tappin’.

Siri Shortcuts

Tameno offers you two actions for Siri Shortcuts: Start tapping, and Stop tapping. Neat, isn’t it?

Start Tapping

Allows you to create a shortcut that makes Tameno tap you in the interval of your choice.

Stop Tapping

Consequently, with Stop tapping, you can create a shortcut that stops tapping you right away.

Note: Siri Shortcuts you create will, by default, become available on all devices that support them: your Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad, and Mac.

Up Next

Next time in Part V, I’ll show you all about Tameno on your Apple TV. I hope you’ll join me!

Links and Availability

Tameno is a universal one-time purchase on the App Stores, so a single purchase allows you to use the app on your Apple Watches, iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs.
It costs USD 3.99 / EUR 3,99 / GBP 3.99 and is available in English and German. It requires watchOS 9.4, iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS 13.5, and tvOS 16.6.
Complications and Widgets on Apple Watch require watchOS 10. The interactive widget requires macOS 14 and iOS 17.

If you have any feedback, questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me – I’d love to hear from you.

Read more

With Tameno, you set auto-repeating, “tapping” timers – the perfect companion for repetitive tasks.
It’s available for your Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV as a universal binary – always ready, wherever you might need it.

Set up an interval between 2 seconds and 20 minutes, and Tameno lets you know each time it elapses (by tapping you, by sound, or by screen flashing), and then re-sets itself to alert you again.

Posts in this Series

Part IHello, Tameno
Part IITameno on Your Apple Watch
Part IIITameno on Your iPhone and iPad
Part IVTameno on Your Mac
Part VTameno on Your Apple TV

Part III – Tameno on Your iPhone and iPad

On your iPhone and iPad, Tameno can give you visual and audible feedback, with haptic feedback also being available on iPhone. This comes in handy as a stationary reminder on your desk, or on-the-go in your pocket.

Table of Contents
Starting Your First Interval

It’s just as easy to start Tameno auto-repeating the timer as it is on your Apple Watch. Launch the app and press Start Tapping – off you go.

Note: On iPad, if you have a keyboard attached to it, you can also use the space bar to start and stop.

Changing the Interval

Chances are you need a different interval than the default 5 seconds. Here’s how you can change it.

+ and – Buttons

Tap the + and – buttons at the sides to change the interval one second at a time.

Drag Up and Down, Left and Right

A faster way is to just tap-and-drag onto the interval to change it with a gesture.
Tap-and-drag to adjust by seconds, double-tap-and-drag to adjust by minutes.

Keyboard iPad

On iPad, you can also use the + and – keys on your keyboard to adjust the interval by seconds.

Accessing Recently Used Intervals

Your recently used intervals are stored for your convenience. You can get to them by pressing the back-in-time button at the top left.

Recently used intervals are synced across all your devices over iCloud.

Quick Actions

Long-press Tameno’s app icon on your Home screen to get quick access to your most recently used intervals and start the count-down right away.

Settings

Tameno offers you a couple of options to make it your own! Here’s an overview over them.

Count to Zero

When enabled, instead of counting a 5 second interval down 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 (etc), Tameno counts it down as 4, 3, 2, 1, 0, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0 (etc).

Haptic Feedback iPhone

On iPhone, haptic feedback is available, vibrating with each passing interval.
Choose between a soft, regular and strong vibration.
Secondary feedback vibrates softly for each second that passes. Be advised that this may cause your battery to drain faster, though.

Audio Feedback

If selected, Tameno plays a “Tick” sound every time your interval elapses.

Visual Feedback

Flashes your screen in the color of your choice with every elapsing interval.

Widgets

Tameno offers you the following Widgets on your iPhone and iPad:

Custom Interval

This widget allows you to set an interval on-the-fly and start it right away.

Favorite Interval

Use this widget to have your all-time-favorite interval always at the ready!

Recently Used Intervals

This widget holds most of your recently used intervals, ready to get tappin’.

Lock Screen Widgets

You can have these widgets on your Lock Screen as well. In the screenshot below, I have my favorite interval (10s), and the custom interval widget set up on my Lock Screen.

Siri Shortcuts

Tameno offers you two actions for Siri Shortcuts: Start tapping, and Stop tapping. Neat, isn’t it?

Start Tapping

Allows you to create a shortcut that makes Tameno tap you in the interval of your choice.

Stop Tapping

Consequently, with Stop tapping, you can create a shortcut that stops tapping you right away.

Note: Siri Shortcuts you create will, by default, become available on all devices that support them: your Apple Watch, iPhone and iPad, and Mac.

Up Next

Next time in Part IV, I’ll show you all about Tameno on your Mac. I hope you’ll join me!

Links and Availability

Tameno is a universal one-time purchase on the App Stores, so a single purchase allows you to use the app on your Apple Watches, iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs.
It costs USD 3.99 / EUR 3,99 / GBP 3.99 and is available in English and German. It requires watchOS 9.4, iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS 13.5, and tvOS 16.6.
Complications and Widgets on Apple Watch require watchOS 10. The interactive widget requires macOS 14 and iOS 17.

If you have any feedback, questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me – I’d love to hear from you.

Read more

With Tameno, you set auto-repeating, “tapping” timers – the perfect companion for repetitive tasks.
It’s available for your Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV as a universal binary – always ready, wherever you might need it.

Set up an interval between 2 seconds and 20 minutes, and Tameno lets you know each time it elapses (by tapping you, by sound, or by screen flashing), and then re-sets itself to alert you again.

Posts in this Series

Part IHello, Tameno
Part IITameno on Your Apple Watch
Part IIITameno on Your iPhone and iPad
Part IVTameno on Your Mac
Part VTameno on Your Apple TV

Part II – Tameno on Your Apple Watch

On your Apple Watch, Tameno is always with you and ready at times when your other devices, like your Apple TV or your Mac, are out of reach, and alerts you with vibration every time your set auto-repeating interval elapses.

Table of Contents
Starting Your First Interval

To start an auto-repeating timer with Tameno, launch the app by selecting its app icon and pressing Start Tapping.
Right away, the timer will begin its count-down, vibrate when the interval elapses, and start again from the top.

On the Watch, Vibration is the only feedback you have for elapsed intervals, whereas on the other devices, there’s an optional sound and screen-flash you can set up.

Congratulations, you have just successfully used Tameno for the first time!

Note: The interval will continue repeating even in the background until you end it by pressing Stop Tapping, or until one hour of background time elapses, or you switch to a different app – whichever comes first.

Changing the Interval

That’s all nice and dandy, but at some point, you might want to use an interval other than 5 seconds, right? Well, I figured as much. Tameno allows you to set an interval between 2 seconds and 20 minutes, and there are a couple of ways you can change it.

+ and – Buttons

For the most precise adjustment, you can use the + and – buttons on either side of the screen. This will add or remove a second from your interval.

Drag Up and Down, Left and Right

A quicker way to adjust the interval is to just tap and drag up and down, or left and right, where down/left will decrease, up/right will increase the interval by seconds.
Double-tap-and-drag to adjust by minutes.

Digital Crown

Naturally, you can also use your watch’s digital crown to adjust the interval comfortably.

Accessing Recently Used Intervals

Long-press onto your interval to select a recently used one.

Recently used intervals are synced across your devices over iCloud.

Settings
Count to Zero

With Count to Zero enabled, instead of counting down a 5 second interval 5-4-3-2-1, 5-4-3-2-1 (etc), it counts it down as 4-3-2-1-0, 4-3-2-1-0 (etc).

Haptic Feedback, Secondary Feedback

While you can disable Haptic Feedback in Settings here, I would recommend against it, as it’s kind of the point of the app to alert you for each elapsing interval.
You can choose between three different Strength settings for it: Soft, Regular and Strong.

In addition to Haptic Feedback for each elapsing interval, you can enable a softer, secondary feedback for every second that passes. Please keep in mind that this may cause your battery to drain faster.

Complications

Tameno’s Complications allow you to either just launch the app quickly from your Watch face, or start the last used interval right away.

Widgets

Tameno offers two widgets for your Smart Stack: the last used interval, and a launcher.

Siri Shortcuts

Any Siri Shortcuts you set up for Tameno on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, you can also use on your Apple Watch.

Up Next

Next time in Part III, I’ll show you all about Tameno on your iPhone and iPad. I hope you’ll join me!

Links and Availability

Tameno is a universal one-time purchase on the App Stores, so a single purchase allows you to use the app on your Apple Watches, iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Apple TVs.
It costs USD 3.99 / EUR 3,99 / GBP 3.99 and is available in English and German. It requires watchOS 9.4, iOS 16.6, iPadOS 16.6, macOS 13.5, and tvOS 16.6.
Complications and Widgets on Apple Watch require watchOS 10. The interactive widget requires macOS 14 and iOS 17.

If you have any feedback, questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact me – I’d love to hear from you.

Read more