Comparison

DayNinja vs Pomodoro & Focus Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DayNinja

This app helps you boost productivity by integrating proven time management methods like Pomodoro and GTD. Track your focused work, plan tasks with calendar integration, and set daily goals to achieve more.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro & GTD integration
  • Calendar integration for task planning
  • Daily performance tracking and metrics
  • Drag-and-drop task prioritization
  • Customizable focus and break durations
  • Task tagging for project organization
  • Focus state tracking
Features
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DayNinja combines the best productivity methods in the world: Pomodoro technique ™ by Francesco Cirillo, GTD by David Allen, Deep work, timeboxing and more all in one FREE app. Backed by scientifically proven time management methods this free pomodoro focus timer app will help you to be more productive. Some features include: - Day View: Integrates with your calendar. See your focus tasks planned out between appointments. - New Day: DayNinja cleans up old tasks and resets your timers ready for you to re-prioritise focus goals each day. - KPI Performance streaks: Measure your focus each day and compare with daily performance charts. - Metrics: Learn how many hours you spend doing focused work, breaks and the time you will finish your workday based on your goals and appointments. - To-do: prioritise your days’ tasks by drag & drop. - Target block count & estimates: keep motivated with focus goals, set your personal daily targets. - Optimised user interface: Quick swipe actions to keep you in flow throughout your day. - Customise your block & break durations as you grow your ability to focus. - Tags let you see at a glance related tasks and projects in your todo list. - Satisfying sounds keep your day light and a smile on your face as you slash through tasks. - Flow state friendly: keep working when you get in the zone and your focus time is still tracked. - Focus time summary: receive a report of your total focus time each week. The ideal productivity tool for founders, professional freelancers, designers and coders. --- From the author: "Do you know how many hours of your day are actually productive, focused time? Whether it be phone calls, emails, your smartphone or well-meaning colleagues tapping you on the shoulder for a “Do you have a minute?” kind of chat, our days are bombarded with interruptions. Before we know it, the day is over and we are left feeling rather down and thinking "Eek!? ...Is that all I got done today?" Now let’s just assume that it is possible to work in a quiet place away from external interruptions. Our own minds are an even bigger source of distraction, with a new thought entering our minds every 3 minutes! Unless we have a system, a method, a process - whatever you want to call it, the outcome is likely to be the same day after day: stressful mess bouncing between other people’s agendas and not getting your most important work done. Sound familiar? This app has been inspired by proven productivity techniques: Pomodoro timer: The idea is to work in predetermined blocks of time. To do this, simply break a task up into 25-minute segments without stopping or getting distracted. Getting Things Done®: Begin with a to-do list for the day and classify tasks according to priority. --- You have allocated tasks, time, all under your own terms, you have achieved your goals, performed every task with a sense of quality and you finish every day satisfied. It sounds simple, and it is… in concept, but don’t expect to master this technique right away. It takes weeks of practicing the method day in and day out. It takes discipline. I have strayed at times when overwhelmed, I have reached the end of the week and wondered, “Where did I achieve this week”. It is those weeks when I have failed to be disciplined and failed to use the app. I have let other people’s agendas overrun my own. Researchers have proven that self-control is one of the key determinants of success. When you exercise self-control and self-discipline through a good part of your day, it cannot help but spill over into other areas of your life... How you eat, sleep and your health and happiness. Stick with it, and you too will be a DayNinja. Nathan Challen theDayNinja.com Want to learn more? read: “Zen and the art of getting Sh*t done” & Medium or subscribe for more productivity tips. Psst! Looking to induce the flow state more easily? get free training at https://theDayNinja.com

About

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

This nature-inspired focus timer helps you avoid distractions and stay productive. Ideal for students and home office users, it offers a clean and simple interface to enhance concentration during study, work, writing, reading, or meditation.

Highlights
  • Nature-inspired focus timer
  • Avoid distractions
  • Enhance concentration
  • Clean and simple interface
  • Regular updates based on feedback
Features
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"The best pomodoro app I’ve used (and I have tested a lot). This one keeps it clean and simple.“ NEED TO FOCUS? But can’t stop scrolling? Use Deep, the nature-inspired focus timer to avoid distractions and stay focused! #Top productivity app for students & home office #More than 25 thousand users worldwide #Popular with 4.8 out of 5 star reviews PER­FECT FOR YOU — no mat­ter if you are: * Stu­dy­ing * Working * Wri­ting * Rea­ding * Me­di­ta­ting * ...or simply want to fo­cus bet­ter READY? LET’S GET FOCUSED! ——— Questions? Feedback? You matter to us! Please give use your honest feedback and feel free to share your ideas on how to make the app even better! Deep gets updated regularly with new features based on your feedback. Thank you! beaucodeventures@gmail.com ——— Subscription: $19.99 / 3 months Lifetime Offer available. This price is in US Dollars (USD). Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes Account and the subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewals can be managed or canceled via your iTunes Account settings. Special introductory offers only apply to first billing term. ——— Terms and Conditions: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezex7mxhtd2l5qj/Terms.pdf?dl=0 Privacy Policy: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4rv3sulsxmpmdd2/PrivacyPolicy.pdf?dl=0

Screenshots

DayNinja4 screens
Pomodoro & Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DayNinja at 100% against Pomodoro & Focus Timer's 47%. DayNinja also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). Pomodoro & Focus Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and rating (4.3 vs 4.0). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomodoro & Focus Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. DayNinja asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pomodoro & Focus Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro & Focus Timer has 87 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of DayNinja's written reviews are positive against 47% of Pomodoro & Focus Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DayNinja ships an update every 2 months, Pomodoro & Focus Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
DayNinja versus Pomodoro & Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDayNinjaPomodoro & Focus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.3 (87 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better46.9% of reviews
Number of ratings487 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size50 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEnvisage AppsBeaucode Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Customer experience

DayNinja

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

All ratings87 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative51.0%

Bugs and requests

DayNinja

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Onboarding info filled twice, still unusable
  • Free trial option not clickable
  • Charged immediately for free trial, no refund
  • App crashes immediately upon opening
  • Alarm and other features seem glitchy
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  • Timer is glitchy, doesn't stop correctly
  • Face down option causes timer to glitch
  • Buttons move slowly
  • Settings not saved
  • App doesn't open after purchase
  • Popup ad prevents app access
  • App crashes on first onboarding question

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add stopwatch mode
  • Option for ticking clock sound
  • Color coding for lists
  • Syncing across devices
  • Repeat option for tasks
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  • Button to go to task list after task completion
  • Option to continue current task for another session
  • More motivating 'assignment finished' sound
  • Make alarm tone more noticeable
  • Apple Watch vibration for timer end
  • Auto-start timer
  • Delete stats
  • Apple Watch start/stop functionality
  • Timer duration without 120-minute limit
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription

In-app purchases

None

DayNinja

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Productivity3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Premium Productivity$5.991 Month
  • Premium Productivity$7.993 Months
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  • Premium Productivity$11.993 Months
  • Premium Productivity3 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Focus Premium$24.991 Year
  • Premium Productivity7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Productivity1 Year trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium Productivity$24.99
  • Focus Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Lifetime Premium Productivity$99.99

Questions

Is DayNinja free?
DayNinja is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pomodoro & Focus Timer free?
Pomodoro & Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DayNinja or Pomodoro & Focus Timer?
Pomodoro & Focus Timer is rated higher. DayNinja averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pomodoro & Focus Timer averages 4.3 from 87 ratings.
Do DayNinja or Pomodoro & Focus Timer have ads?
Pomodoro & Focus Timer shows ads; DayNinja does not.
Which is updated more often, DayNinja or Pomodoro & Focus Timer?
DayNinja ships an update every 2 months, and Pomodoro & Focus Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, DayNinja was updated on September 29, 2026 and Pomodoro & Focus Timer on October 6, 2026.

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