Comparison

Move On vs Pomodoro Timer

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

Head to head
About

Move On

Enhance focus and productivity with timed work sessions and scheduled breaks. This app helps you minimize distractions and achieve your goals through its minimalist design and cross-device synchronization. Easily adjust work and break intervals to suit your workflow.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free design
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Adjustable work/break intervals
  • Minimalist interface
  • Goal setting
  • Customizable notifications
Features
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Move On will help you power through distractions, hyper-focus, and get things done in short bursts while taking breaks to come up for air and relax. Sync tasks between devices, easily change your work and break intervals using swipes, and get your things done anywhere. The app has a minimalist design so that you can narrow down your distraction and completely focus on your task! • Distraction-free design • Sync everything between devices • Change your work and break intervals using swipes • Beautiful notifications • Easily set your main goal and achieve it! Everything that you can conceive of wanting is within your grasp.

About

Pomodoro Timer

This app helps you optimize your time and boost work efficiency using the Pomodoro Technique. It features customizable timers, notifications, and detailed statistics to track your progress and achieve daily goals.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro Technique implementation
  • Customizable work and break intervals
  • Background operation
  • Alarm with notifications
  • Detailed statistical reports
  • Daily goal setting
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Get more done in less time with Pomodoro Timer — a beautifully minimalist focus timer built on the proven Pomodoro Technique. Work in focused sprints, take refreshing breaks, and watch your productivity soar, all without draining your battery or your willpower. The idea is simple but powerful: work with full focus for a set time, then rest. Repeat. Our Pomodoro Timer guides you through every cycle with clear alarms and notifications, while detailed statistics reveal when and how you do your best work. WHY YOU'LL LOVE POMODORO TIMER • Customizable intervals — set your own work, short break and long break lengths. • Long breaks on your terms — trigger a longer rest after a set number of cycles. • Alarms & notifications — stay on track without watching the clock. • Daily goals — challenge yourself and build momentum every day. • Detailed statistics — see your most productive days and peak hours. • Monthly overview — track your focus and progress over time. • Runs in the background — keeps timing without burning battery. • Helpful content — practical tips to boost your productivity. • Works offline — light & dark themes — available in 70+ languages. HOW THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE WORKS 1. Choose the task you want to focus on. 2. Start the timer (25 minutes by default). 3. Work with full focus until it rings. 4. Take a short break (5 minutes by default). 5. After four cycles, enjoy a longer break (15 minutes by default). 6. Repeat, and watch the focused work add up. BEAT PROCRASTINATION FOR GOOD Big tasks feel less scary when you only have to focus for one short sprint. By breaking work into manageable intervals with guaranteed breaks, the Pomodoro Technique helps you start sooner, concentrate harder and avoid burnout. Momentum builds with every completed session. KNOW YOUR PRODUCTIVITY The built-in statistics turn effort into insight. Discover the days and hours when you focus best, see how many Pomodoros you complete, and use that knowledge to plan smarter, calmer, more productive days. PERFECT FOR • Students studying for exams and assignments. • Professionals tackling deep, focused work. • Writers, coders, designers and creatives. • Anyone who wants to beat distraction and procrastination. Take back your focus, one Pomodoro at a time. With this Minimalist Pomodoro Timer, productivity feels effortless, breaks feel earned, and progress is always within reach. Your most focused self starts now. WHY THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE WORKS Our brains aren't built for endless focus. Short, timed sprints work with your natural attention span instead of against it: knowing a break is coming makes it easier to start and easier to stay locked in. The breaks aren't slacking — they're what keep your focus sharp, session after session. DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY A timer should help you focus, not distract you. That's why Pomodoro Timer keeps things clean and quiet, runs reliably in the background, and gently signals each transition so you can stay immersed in your work. No clutter and no fuss — just you and the task in front of you. BUILD A PRODUCTIVE ROUTINE With daily goals and a monthly overview, it's easy to turn focused work into a habit. Set a target number of Pomodoros, hit it each day, and watch your consistency build into real, visible momentum over weeks and months. Pomodoro timer and focus tool: use the Pomodoro Technique with customizable work and break intervals, alarms, daily goals and detailed statistics to beat procrastination and supercharge your productivity. Download Pomodoro Timer today and make every minute count. Privacy Policy: https://www.shpavda.com/products/pomodoro-timer/privacy/ Terms & Conditions: https://www.shpavda.com/products/pomodoro-timer/terms/ios/

Screenshots

Move On4 screens
Pomodoro Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Move On at none against Pomodoro Timer's shown. Move On also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (81% vs 60%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Move On sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month and Pomodoro Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Move On against 4.5 for Pomodoro Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Move On has 186 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Move On's written reviews are positive against 60% of Pomodoro Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Move On ships an update every 11 days, Pomodoro Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Move On versus Pomodoro Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMove OnPomodoro Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (186 ratings) — better4.5 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings186 — better14
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB115 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan OrlovSHPAVDA, TOO

Customer experience

Move On

All ratings186 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews120 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral9.2%
Negative10.0%

Pomodoro Timer

All ratings14 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral7.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Move On

Subscriptions2
  • Move On Plus Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Move On Plus Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
2 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Ad-Free$0.991 Month
  • Yearly Ad-Free$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Move On free?
Move On is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Move On or Pomodoro Timer?
Move On is rated higher. Move On averages 4.6 out of 5 from 186 ratings, while Pomodoro Timer averages 4.5 from 14 ratings.
Do Move On or Pomodoro Timer have ads?
Pomodoro Timer shows ads; Move On does not.
Which is updated more often, Move On or Pomodoro Timer?
Move On ships an update every 11 days, and Pomodoro Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Move On was updated on October 8, 2026 and Pomodoro Timer on September 27, 2026.

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