Focus timer vs PoleX
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
PoleX
This app uses AI to predict optimal study times and helps organize knowledge points. Create and share custom flashcard sets or use pre-made ones for efficient learning.
- AI-predicted optimal study times
- Custom flashcard creation
- Flashcard sharing
- Knowledge point categorization
- Pre-made flashcard decks
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AI算法预测最佳复习时间点；自由创建和分享卡片组；分类组织知识点；不断丰富的预制卡片组。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PoleX at none against Focus timer's 1. PoleX also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Focus timer's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 2). 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. PoleX asks for nothing beyond the download.
PoleX 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, PoleX weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus timer | PoleX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 书敏 贾 | Hunan Yaoxiang Information Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Focus timer
PoleX
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
PoleX
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus timer
- Professional Version$2.99
PoleX
No in-app purchases
