Turn study time
into a salary.
StudySalary makes focus feel like a game: complete focus sessions, earn virtual money, build a fake stock portfolio, and watch your consistency compound.
Free · No sign-up required · Guest mode available
Focus Session
45:00
Session 2 of 4 · $18.75 pending
Studying didn't get harder.
Staying motivated did.
Most study tools track time. StudySalary makes time feel valuable. Instead of waiting weeks for grades or results, you get immediate feedback every time you finish a session.
The usual study loop
- 1Sit down
- 2Get distracted
- 3Lose track of effort
- 4Feel like nothing changed
The StudySalary loop
- 1Start a focused session
- 2Earn virtual salary
- 3Invest your earnings
- 4Watch progress compound
The system
How it works
- ⏱
01
Focus
Start a study session with your preferred work and break timer. Customize session length, breaks, and hourly rate.
- 💰
02
Earn
Complete full sessions and get paid in virtual salary. Resets and skips pay nothing — finish the shift to collect.
- 📈
03
Invest
Use your earnings to build a simulated portfolio with real stock tickers, live-ish prices, and real chart history.
- 🔥
04
Compound
Track streaks, total earnings, consistency, and portfolio growth. The longer you show up, the more you build.
The science-ish
Built around the psychology
of momentum.
Research on focused work, breaks, and self-monitoring supports the idea that structured sessions and visible progress can improve persistence and reduce burnout.
Focused intervals
Clear start/stop points reduce friction and make work feel finite. Knowing a session has an end makes it easier to begin.
Planned breaks
Short breaks may help attention recover and reduce mental fatigue. Built-in rest is part of the session, not a distraction from it.
Visible progress
Tracking effort makes consistency easier to notice. When you can see what you've done, continuing feels more rewarding.
Reward loops
Immediate feedback — salary, portfolio growth, streak milestones — can make repetitive tasks feel more repeatable over time.
StudySalary is a motivational productivity tool, not medical or financial advice. The goal is to make effort visible and rewarding — nothing more.
Who it's for
Built for anyone who has
to sit down and focus.
Med students, coders, creators — anything that takes sustained focus and deserves to feel rewarded.
What's inside
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
Custom Pomodoro timer
Work, short break, long break, auto-start flows. Runs in the background.
Virtual salary
Set your hourly rate. Finish a full session to get paid. Resets pay nothing.
Fake stock portfolio
Invest earnings in real tickers. Live-ish prices and real chart history.
Guest mode
No sign-up. Works locally from the first second. Data stays in your browser.
Optional cloud save
Magic link or Google sign-in syncs your data across devices. No Gmail scope.
Streaks & badges
Build a daily streak. Unlock badges that add a salary bonus.
Ambient sounds
Five bundled loops — Rain, Cafe, Birds, Fireplace, Ocean. Plus your Spotify.
Dashboard & stats
Today's earnings, lifetime salary, portfolio value, full activity feed.
The bigger picture
Your study economy.
Your focus becomes income.
Your income becomes investments.
Your investments become motivation.
Your motivation becomes consistency.
Study session
Earn salary
Buy stocks
Grow portfolio
Build streak
Get paid to focus.
Stop waiting to feel motivated. Start studying in under a minute.
Simulated salary & investments — no real cash value. Market data delayed. Not financial advice.