Focus timer vs LoFiPomo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus timer
Enhance concentration with a Pomodoro-style timer. Choose from various ambient sounds to create a focused work or study environment. Customize focus and break durations, and receive end-of-timer reminders with a selection of sounds.
- Pomodoro timer with customizable intervals
- Ambient soundscapes for focus
- Customizable focus and break times
- End-of-timer reminders with sound options
- Minimalist interface with flip animation
- Background running support
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Focus timer is a tomato timer based app that helps you concentrate on your work and study. When you want to start concentrating on, you can choose an environment, accompanied by beaches, trains, rainy days, bonfire, country cricket sounds, and you will be comfortable concentrating on. Features: - Tomato timer, break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. - Support custom time, easy to set the focus time, rest time. - Set the reminder after the end of the timer, a variety of sounds to choose from. - Minimal interface design, timer display clear with flip animation - Supports background running
LoFiPomo
Enhance your focus and productivity with a customizable timer based on the Pomodoro Technique. Set work and break durations, choose LoFi sounds, and track tasks across multiple Apple devices.
- Customizable focus and break durations
- LoFi focus sounds
- Intuitive and beautiful interface
- Task-based Pomodoro tracking
- Multi-device support (Mac, iPhone, iPad)
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this simple way to stay focused and productive. Use 「LoFiPomo」 and get things done. Basic steps - specific concentration and rest duration can be adjusted by yourself. 1、Set estimate pomodoros (1 = 25min of work) for each tasks 2、Select a task to work on 3、Start timer and focus on the task for 25 minutes 4、Take a break for 5 minutes when the alarm ring 5、Iterate 2-4 until you finish the tasks Here is what this app offers: • Simple, beautiful and intuitive interface. • Focus with LoFi sounds • Customize the length of Focus Session, short break, and long break. • Customize focus sessions, and sounds. • Support multiple devices, Mac,iPhone, iPad.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LoFiPomo at none against Focus timer's 1. LoFiPomo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Focus timer's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Focus timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LoFiPomo asks for nothing beyond the download.
LoFiPomo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus timer has 1.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Focus timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of LoFiPomo's.
| Parameter | Focus timer | LoFiPomo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 书敏 贾 | 婧嘉 郭 |
Customer experience
Focus timer
LoFiPomo
Bugs and requests
Focus timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Timer stops when device is locked or app is minimized
- Inconsistent timer behavior when switching between apps
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to set custom alarm/notification sounds
- Option to disable background sounds
- Automatic start/stop of focus and break timers
- Customizable timer duration
- Dark mode or theme options
LoFiPomo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus timer
- Professional Version$2.99
LoFiPomo
No in-app purchases









