# Pomo Up - Pomodoro Timer — stay focus & study timer

> Focus timer app to reduce distractions and improve productivity. (iPhone/iPad app by Manjun Tech.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pomo-up-pomodoro-timer/id6469688331 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Manjun Tech](https://appshunter.io/developer/1675637283)
- Category: Productivity, Lifestyle
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 39 App Store ratings · 80 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: +4
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 85 MB
- Languages: Chinese (Simplified, China), Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), American English
- Released: 2023-11-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: freemium
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pomo-up-pomodoro-timer/id6469688331/reviews.md

## What is Pomo Up?

Pomo Up helps you stay focused and take control of your time.


BENEFITS
- Reduce daily distractions and regain control of your screen time
- Enjoy improved productivity and structured daily routines
- Build better focus habits and feel more mindful during work
- Spend more quality time with family and friends
- Boost your motivation and achieve your goals faster
- Track progress and celebrate small wins
- Especially helpful for users managing digital attention challenges

FEATURES

- Focus Report: Visualize your focus sessions and track improvement over time
- Blocker: Block selected apps while focusing; you can always pause to take a break
- Focus Assistant: Gentle nudges with fun animations to help you stay on track
- Leaderboard: Get inspired by top focusers from the community
- Picture-in-Picture: Stay focused while using other apps
- Add Time Mode: Start with a 0-timer for flexible tracking
- Focus with Friends: Support and stay accountable with your peers
- Cross-Platform Support: Available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
- Home Screen Widget: Start sessions right from your Home Screen

PRIVATE & SECURE

Pomo Up runs entirely on your device and syncs with iCloud through Apple APIs. Your data stays private and never leaves your phone without permission.

COMMUNITY FEEDBACK

"Pomo Up helps me stay on task without distractions. It's been a game-changer for my focus." – Ben
"I’ve been getting more done in less time. Love the animations and how simple it is to use!" – Alice
"I used to get sidetracked all the time, but Pomo Up keeps me aware and consistent." – Sam

「Pomo Up Premium Subscription」
- Unlock all premium features with a subscription
- Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation
- Subscription auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period
- Your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours before the end of the current period
- Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings
- Unused portion of any free trial period will be forfeited when purchasing

Privacy Policy: https://manjun.tech/doc/en/privacy-policy.html
User Agreement: https://manjun.tech/doc/en/user-agreement.html

Feedback Email: hlai.manjun@gmail.com

## Key features

- Focus Report visualization
- App Blocker
- Focus Assistant nudges
- Community Leaderboard
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Focus with Friends feature
- Home Screen Widget

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PomoUp Pro Annual | $14.99 | per year |
| PomoUp Pro Weekly | $1.99 | per 7 days |
| PomoUp Pro Annual | $14.99 | per year |
| PomoUp Pro Annual | $14.99 | per year |
| PomoUp: Screen Time for Focus | $4.99 | per month |
| PomoUp Pro Monthly | $3.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| PomoUp Pro Lifetime | $39.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Pomo Up?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 👍 Great app for focus
- 👍 Helps with studies
- 👍 Minimalistic design
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Tracks time well
- 👍 Useful widgets
- 👍 Good for productivity
- 👍 Nice collaboration feature
- 👍 Good for students
- 👍 Clean UI/UX
- 👍 Helps concentration
- 👍 Cute design
- 👍 Effective for procrastination
- 👍 Good for posture correction
- 👍 No ads or data collection
- 👍 Basic functions are good
- 👍 Great for Mac users

**Cons**

- 👎 Premium features are expensive
- 👎 Some features locked behind paywall
- 👎 Can't edit tags
- 👎 No option to expand widgets
- 👎 Basic functions only for premium
- 👎 Posture corrector requires payment
- 👎 Free trial charged immediately
- 👎 Data not syncing across devices
- 👎 Best features not free
- 👎 Ticking sound can't be turned off without losing notifications
- 👎 Standby function doesn't work
- 👎 Custom break times needed
- 👎 Number of intervals feature needed
- 👎 Can't edit entries
- 👎 Requires perfection in logging

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Cannot find widgets
- Widgets not expandable
- Cannot edit entries
- Cannot edit tags
- Data not syncing between iPad and iPhone
- Ticking sound cannot be stopped without losing notifications
- Standby function does not work
- Free trial charged immediately
- Lost Premium Lifetime access

**Most requested features**

- Apple Watch app
- Expandable widgets
- Edit tag names and colors
- Chime sound after sessions/breaks
- Simple calendar and task writer
- Simple note-taking option
- Productive music or alpha/gamma waves
- To-do list functionality
- Timer as Lock Screen wallpaper (free)
- Hide 'login game center' notification
- Custom break times
- Change number of study intervals
- Add music for studying
- Ability to edit entries

## Recent user reviews (10 of 80)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pomo-up-pomodoro-timer/id6469688331/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Great FREE features

*2026-08-12, version 6.3.0*

Simple app for my Mac, it has the timer up the top of my screen next to the time and is exactly what I needed. I use the free version and it works like a charm. I would recommend this over using a website Pomodoro timer

### 5/5 — Hi

*2026-05-30*

A very good app

### 5/5 — Mac 端好用番茄钟

*2026-05-08*

简洁但是功能强大的番茄钟.已购入.

### 5/5 — Can we get AppleWatch App ?

*2026-02-19, version 5.2.0*

Great App so far , please make apple watch app

### 3/5 — Can’t Find the Widgets

*2026-01-13*

I just paid for the Pro Version specifically so I could add the Widgets pictured in the description to the Home Screen on my MacBook, but I don’t see any option to do that. The app itself works fine, but I was really hoping for those widgets and would not have purchased Pro if I knew I couldn’t get them.

**Developer response:** Sorry about the confusion. 
On Mac, widgets are added to the desktop/Notification Center (not a “Home Screen”). Please make sure you’re on macOS Sonoma or later, then right-click the desktop → Edit Widgets. "
For iPhone widgets, enable System Settings → Desktop & Dock → Widgets → “Use iPhone widgets.” 

If it still doesn’t show, please email me at hlai.manjun@gmail.com with your macOS version + screenshot and I’ll help.

### 5/5 — Great tool

*2026-01-04*

Great tool

### 5/5 — Great

*2025-12-01*

I like the app, but how do you expand the widgets as shown above. I have an iPhone and doesn’t seem to have such an option

### 5/5 — Muy buena app

*2025-10-22, version 5.0.0*

Está muy bien para estudiar!

### 5/5 — Rezension

*2025-10-11, version 5.0.0*

It‘s really good for students and it helps to conzentrate!

### 4/5 — (2nd Update) Should be 4.5 Stars!

*2025-09-20*

Thank you to the Dev do listening to the users! Users now have the ability to edit most details after recording a focus session! This was a crucial feature that had previously made the app unusable for me. Now, not only can the user update the start and stop times, but also the amount of “focus” within that time block. This is a great feature for helping to understand how much you have been pulled away during your session (can also be controlled by a pause button in live activity widget). 

To be honest, there are a lot of other really fantastic features as well. So why not 5 stars? I still think there is a small fundamental issue. Tags are used to create the categories for how the users focus sessions are sorted. This is not a problem in itself, but once created there is no way to edit the name or change the color or the tag/category. Being that this is a fundamental building block of the application there should be some sort of editing available. Once this is implemented, the app will be darn near perfect. 

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1st Update Below: Without the ability to edit entries AT ALL. I’ve found that I’ve needed to more on. I want to use Pomo Up! I just can’t. These types of tools are ment to help, not cause friction and/or frustration. Unfortunately, after using it for a bit I’ve realized that I’m not perfect (no surprise there), but without the ability to edit this app requires you to be perfect with your logging. For me, that’s a nonstarter anymore.

Pomo Up Team: PLEASE add the ability to edit entries. The utility of this tool will skyrocket in my opinion.

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Original Review Below:

As a Pomodoro timer, it works really well, great in fact! But this also has a stopwatch feature that I use even more and it tracks time and stats really well. 

You can start it, do your work, and then pause it and/or stop it when done. For my brain this works so much better than a Pomodoro most of the time. What doesn't work great for my brain is remembering to stop and or start it back up all the time.

Unfortunately, there's no way to manually adjust these times. If there was this app would be darn near perfect!

Please add this feature!

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for your thoughtful feedback! I completely understand how important it is to be able to edit logged times, and I appreciate you sharing your experience. I’ll definitely consider adding this feature in a future update. Thanks again for helping us improve Pomo Up!

## Frequently asked questions about Pomo Up

### What does Pomo Up do?

Pomo Up is a focus timer designed to help users stay concentrated and manage their time effectively. It aims to reduce daily distractions, improve productivity, and build better focus habits through structured work sessions and gentle reminders.

### What are the key features of Pomo Up?

Key features include a Focus Report to visualize progress, an App Blocker to prevent distractions, a Focus Assistant with fun animations, a community Leaderboard for inspiration, Picture-in-Picture mode, and the ability to Focus with Friends for accountability.

### How much does Pomo Up cost?

The app offers a free version with core features. Premium features are unlocked through a subscription, which will be charged to your iTunes account. You can manage your subscription and its auto-renewal settings in your Account Settings.

### What devices is Pomo Up compatible with?

Pomo Up offers cross-platform support and is available on iPhone, iPad, and Mac devices. It also features a Home Screen Widget for easy access on your iPhone.

### Who would benefit from using Pomo Up?

This app is particularly helpful for students, professionals, and anyone struggling with digital distractions or seeking to improve their concentration. It's also beneficial for users managing digital attention challenges and those who want to build more mindful work routines.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 6.3.0 — 2026-07-03

1. Improved performance and user experience.
2. Fixed bugs.

### 6.1.0 — 2026-05-27

- bug fixes and feature improvements.

### 6.0.0 — 2026-05-18

This update improves the focus timer experience on iPhone and iPad, with better stability for multi-device sync.

- Added auto-start break: after a focus session ends, the break timer can start automatically. This can be turned off in Settings.
- Added a floating timer bar: check your current timer progress even after leaving the focus screen, and tap it to return.
- Improved multi-device timer sync: timer status, duration, mode, and tag information now sync through iCloud.
- Improved tag experience: tag changes sync more reliably, with more accurate statistics and record display.
- Improved performance for today's statistics and history list, reducing loading stutters.
- Fixed issues related to pause flickering, time display, Live Activity display, and cross-device sync race conditions.

Recommended for iPhone and iPad users who want a more stable and smoother focus timer experience.

### 5.2.0 — 2026-01-26

- Added Timer Control Widget
- Improved widget + Live Activity integration
- Refined visuals and animations
- Enhanced theme experience

### 5.1.0 — 2025-12-24

1. Fix screen time icon display.
2. Fix focus list sync.
3. Fix some bugs.

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