FocusTimer 2 vs Session Pomodoro Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusTimer 2
This app helps you stay focused on tasks using the Pomodoro Technique. It breaks down work into timed intervals with short and long breaks, offering statistics on your performance. Improve productivity for learning, work, and training by minimizing distractions.
- Pomodoro Technique timer
- Customizable focus and break lengths
- Long break mode
- Work and study focus
- Performance statistics
- Distraction minimization
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FocusTimer+ is work focus timer. It also contains statistics and performance analysis of your working log. Stay focused and use FocusTimer+ for learning, work, and training sessions. Stop wasting your time on distractions instead of focusing on what really matters. How to use this app? - Base on Pomodoro Technique, for work and stury - 25-minutes fully concentrated periods, separated by 5-minutes short breaks - Long Break mode. Trigger a long break every four concentrated periods - Allows customizing the length of focuses and breaks Pomodoro Technique is an easy-to-use time management method, which uses a timer to break down works into intervals, traditionally 25 min in length, separated by 5 min breaks. Pomodoro in Italian means tomato.
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer
This app helps users improve focus and productivity by guiding them through timed work sessions and breaks. It blocks distracting websites and apps, mutes notifications, and automates workflow elements like Do Not Disturb and music playback. Users can also track their time and review their progress.
- Timed work and break sessions
- Website and app blocking (Mac only)
- Mute Slack notifications
- Automated Do Not Disturb
- Music playback automation
- Apple Calendar sync
- Session progress tracking
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- Do you procrastinate and spend your time mindlessly? - have problem with focusing? - often get distracted while trying to focus? - maybe you are burned out because you worked too much and forget to take necessary break? - or, maybe have an ADHD? Session can help you with your focus problem. Trusted daily by tens of thousands of engineer in Silicon Valley, independent studios in Madrid, writers in Netherlands, and creative worker + freelancer all over the world. It helps you be more productive by guiding you to work in sessions, block distractions, track your time, and remind you to rest. GET INTO HABIT OF WORKING IN TIME BLOCK Inspired by Pomodoro technique, Session helps you block your time for focus. 25 minutes or 45 minutes is all you need to get closer to your goal KEEP YOUR FOCUS BY BLOCKING WEBSITES AND APPS THAT DISTRACT YOU (MAC ONLY) Session block distracting website and apps when you started a Session. It'll automatically restore your website when you are on rest / session has ended. BLOCK SLACK TEAM Session will automatically mute Slack team you choose when Session has started and open them up again when Session has stopped working. DON'T FORGET TO TAKE A REST Forcing yourself to work on long period of time is ineffective. Rest is as important as work / study. Why? Because rest is a crucial time where you: - store what you have learned in your head, and where - your brain solve difficult problem on the background. Notice that you usually get a new idea and solves problem when you're on walk and shower. Or anywhere where you're away from "work". AUTOMATE YOUR WORKFLOW (AUTOMATIC DO NOT DISTURB, PLAY MUSIC) Imagine having no distracting notifications while working on. It's possible by turning on Do Not Disturb. What if you can turn it on when you started your Session, and disable it after Session ends—all automatically? Or maybe change bulb color, play Apple music when Session has started? Different playlist on break? It's possible with Session. Automate it with AppleScript on MacOS and Apple Shortcut on iOS SEE YOUR SESSIONS ON APPLE CALENDAR WITH ONE WAY SYNC. See automatically create Sessions on Apple Calendar to review how your day has progressed. REVIEW YOUR SESSIONS Are you spending more time on a task than it's worth? Session keep you mindful by tracking your work and ask what you have learned after Session has ended. Session tracks what you have worked on, what have you learned, and for how long. Review your progress and journey that you have made. — Need support? Contact philip@stayinsession.com for assistance! — Learn about what Session can do here: https://www.stayinsession.com/learn — Join our Discord community channel here: https://discord.com/invite/5KASx2T4RU — Terms: https://www.stayinsession.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.stayinsession.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Session Pomodoro Focus Timer at 4.8 against FocusTimer 2's 3.3. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 57%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 9 months). FocusTimer 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.4). On price 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
Both are free to download. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FocusTimer 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Session Pomodoro Focus Timer has 364 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of FocusTimer 2's written reviews are positive against 94% of Session Pomodoro Focus Timer's.
FocusTimer 2 ships an update every 9 months, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocusTimer 2 | Session Pomodoro Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (364 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 93.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 364 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AppNextDoor Labs | Translucent LLC |
Customer experience
FocusTimer 2
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer
Bugs and requests
FocusTimer 2
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Issues with editing past sessions
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices
Requested features
4 requests- Integrate with more productivity apps and to-do lists
- Add Apple Watch app support
- Expand customization options for themes and sounds
- Improve documentation and onboarding for advanced features
In-app purchases
FocusTimer 2
No in-app purchases
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer
- Session monthly subscription$4.991 Month
- Session yearly subscription$39.991 Year
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