Comparison

Focus timer vs Pommmo

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Pommmo

This app is a free Pomodoro timer designed to enhance focus and productivity. It offers custom timers, progress tracking, and a dark mode to help users build lasting habits. Ideal for students, creators, and professionals seeking structured work sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timers
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Dark mode support
  • Flexible portrait and landscape design
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly summary views
Features
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Pommmo is a free Pomodoro timer that helps you focus, track progress, and build habits. With custom timers, stats, and dark mode, productivity has never felt this simple. Features you'll love: Custom timers: create sessions that fit your tasks and workflow Flexible design: works beautifully in both portrait and landscape Dark mode: stay in flow day or night Daily statistics: see your focus time at a glance Summary views: track progress across the week, month, or year Backup & sync: keep your data safe with iCloud and carry it across devices Export anytime: your focus history is always yours to keep Accessible by design: refined VoiceOver support so you can focus with ease Whether you’re a student, creator, or professional, Pommmo helps you focus in short bursts, take mindful breaks, and build lasting habits. And yes, it’s 100% free. No paywalls. No ads. No hidden costs. PRO TIP: Turn your phone's silent or do not disturb mode to focus! Why Wait? Start focusing now! BONUS: In a relationship? Try Kyupid — our other productivity app made for couples who want to share shopping lists, tasks, notes, events, routines and grow together.

Screenshots

Focus timer4 screens
Pommmo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pommmo at none against Focus timer's shown. Pommmo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Focus timer's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Focus timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pommmo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pommmo 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, Pommmo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and July 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus timer versus Pommmo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus timerPommmo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer书敏 贾Rahul Ramakrishna

Customer experience

Focus timer

All ratings1,829 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews570 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral6.8%
Negative16.1%

Pommmo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Pommmo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99
1 purchases

Pommmo

One-time1
  • Legends Avatar Pack$1.99

Questions

Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pommmo free?
Pommmo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus timer or Pommmo?
Pommmo is rated higher. Focus timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Pommmo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focus timer or Pommmo have ads?
Focus timer shows ads; Pommmo does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus timer or Pommmo?
Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pommmo every 2 months. Most recently, Focus timer was updated on October 1, 2026 and Pommmo on July 19, 2026.

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