Read, comment, discuss, and revise

Free Peer Review Timer

Use a peer review timer for classroom writing, design critique, code review practice, essay exchange, feedback rounds, discussion, and revision time. Create an XTimer room when a class or team needs a shared review cadence.

Built for this job

Peer review sessions protect time for reading, commenting, and discussion.

Students and teams can rotate feedback without losing track of time.

XTimer rooms support shared peer review timers for classrooms and remote teams.

Current agenda item

Read

1/4

8:00

Next

Comment

Total time

30:00

Agenda presets

Agenda

Edit durations in minutes.

Controls

Create controlled room

Use this setup in XTimer

Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?

Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.

Open in XTimer room

Presets that match real work

Start from a timer people already understand.

Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.

Peer review

30 min

Segments

4

First

8:00

Total

30:00

A 30-minute peer review timer with reading, comments, discussion, and revision.

Quick feedback

15 min

Segments

3

First

7:00

Total

15:00

A 15-minute timer for fast peer feedback and one next revision.

Rotation review

38 min

Work

8:00

Rest

2:00

Rounds

4

Total

38:00

8 minutes review, 2 minutes switch, 4 rounds for feedback rotations.

Professional setup

Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.

Give reviewers quiet reading time before discussion begins.

Reserve final time for one concrete revision action.

Use rotation timers when reviewers move between partners or groups.

Use an XTimer room when everyone should follow the same feedback cadence.

Frequently asked questions

What is a peer review timer?

A peer review timer structures reading, commenting, discussion, feedback rounds, and revision time.

Can this be used for classroom writing workshops?

Yes. Use the peer review or quick feedback preset for essay exchange, writing workshop, and class critique sessions.

Can groups share the peer review timer?

Yes. Create an XTimer room when a class, team, or remote group needs the same visible review timer.