Comparison

Pomodoro 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

Pomodoro

Improve your productivity

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 4.711K ratingsView app →

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

Stay focused

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 4.387 ratingsView app →

About

Pomodoro

Enhance your focus and productivity with a timer that breaks work into intervals. This app helps you manage tasks using the Pomodoro technique, offering customizable timers, relaxing sounds, and progress tracking. It supports various Apple devices and works offline.

Highlights

Pomodoro technique timer
Customizable intervals
Relaxing sound player
iOS widgets and Apple Watch support
Task management
Progress tracking
White noise integration

Features

Read full description

The Best Pomodoro Application. Work with this app to improve your productivity by breaking up after each working period. Features - Timer list - Relaxing sound player - iOS14 Widgets Support - Apple Watch Complications - White noises are played with timer - Customizable timer style & background image - Customizable settings for your working interval and short, long break interval - Offline mode - Dark mode - Manager your task using Pomodoro technique - Focus with white noise sounds - Track your progress - Background scheduling and notification - Support Working on backgrounds - Voice Feedback after finishing work and break - Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch Feedback email - jason@delightroom.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

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

Pomodoro4 screens

Pomodoro & Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pomodoro at free with in-app purchases against Pomodoro & Focus Timer's subscription. Pomodoro also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (11K vs 87). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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 sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Pomodoro & Focus Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pomodoro holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro has 11K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Pomodoro's written reviews are positive against 47% of Pomodoro & Focus Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro ships an update monthly, Pomodoro & Focus Timer every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Pomodoro versus Pomodoro & Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pomodoro	Pomodoro & Focus Timer
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.7 (11K ratings) — better	4.3 (87 ratings)
Positive reviews	50.2% of reviews — better	46.9% of reviews
Number of ratings	11K — better	87
Update frequency	Monthly	Every 2 weeks — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	Yes
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases — better	Subscription
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS	15.0	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	106 MB	72 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	DelightApps Corp.	Beaucode Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Customer experience

Pomodoro

All ratings10,798 ratings

Positive93.8%

Neutral2.4%

Negative3.9%

Written reviews295 reviews

Positive50.2%

Neutral12.5%

Negative37.3%

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

All ratings87 ratings

Positive81.6%

Neutral2.3%

Negative16.1%

Written reviews96 reviews

Positive46.9%

Neutral2.1%

Negative51.0%

User reviews

Pomodoro

From 11K App Store ratings

What we love

🚀 Simple and efficient
🎨 Customizable timers and sounds
📊 Helpful statistics and tracking
👍 Effective for productivity and focus

Room to improve

🐛 Buggy notifications and timers
💰 Too many features locked behind paywall
🔇 Unreliable audio playback
🔍 Lacking basic functionality

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

From 87 App Store ratings

What we love

✨ Beautiful design and aesthetics
🎶 Calming background music/sounds
🧘‍♀️ Helps with focus and productivity
👍 Simple and easy to use (for some)
✅ Well-made and functional (for some)

Room to improve

💸 Overpriced subscription/purchase fee
🚫 No free trial or unusable free version
💳 Forced subscription/payment upfront
❓ Confusing onboarding process
😠 Annoying forced selling/pop-ups

Bugs and requests

Pomodoro

Reported bugs

4 issues

Timer stops counting when switching apps
Notifications not working consistently
Premium features not functioning as expected
App crashing or freezing on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests

Ability to sync timers across devices
More customization options for backgrounds and sounds
Improved statistics and reporting
Better support and communication from developers

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

5 purchases

Pomodoro

Subscriptions2

Premium Club$0.991 Month
Pomodoro - premium$1.991 Month

One-time3

Tip$0.99
Premium$7.99
Lifetime premium$9.99

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 Pomodoro free?

Pomodoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Pomodoro & Focus Timer free?

Pomodoro & Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Which has better reviews, Pomodoro or Pomodoro & Focus Timer?

Pomodoro is rated higher. Pomodoro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Pomodoro & Focus Timer averages 4.3 from 87 ratings.

Do Pomodoro or Pomodoro & Focus Timer have ads?

Both Pomodoro and Pomodoro & Focus Timer show ads.

Which is updated more often, Pomodoro or Pomodoro & Focus Timer?

Pomodoro ships an update monthly, and Pomodoro & Focus Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pomodoro was updated on September 23, 2026 and Pomodoro & Focus Timer on September 23, 2026.