Mars Craft vs Pomodoro Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mars Craft
This app gamifies productivity by turning focused work sessions into building a Mars colony. Earn rewards, battle friends, and complete digital detox challenges to stay motivated and reduce smartphone distractions.
- Gamified focus timer
- Build a Mars colony
- Digital detox challenges
- Friend battles and group focus
- Earn in-app rewards
- Progress statistics
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## Featured by Apple *New Apps We Love* in the US, Turkey, Netherlands, Singapore.. ## Featured by Apple *Best Apps of Month July 2018* in 23 countries (Europe). ## Top 10 Productivity Category: Norway, Denmark, Sweden ## Received Editor's Note by Apple editors team. ## Reached Top 200 Productivity apps in 50 countries. TIRED of LACK of FOCUS and NO MOTIVATION with constant smartphone distractions? Challenge yourself to pass 21 Day Digital Detox Challenge to make your life better! "There are not many apps that change peoples lives for better." If you are excited about the future of human Mars exploration, then you will love MarsCraft! In everyday life, it can be hard to motivate yourself to perform important tasks, especially with constant phone distraction. Do you want to put down your phone for a short time and focus your attention on what is really important in your life? Start building a colony base on Mars! Group focus with your friends or challenge their base by battling with their base and see who's focus was "better" today. The more you stay focused in the day the more chances of winning battles you have! BATTLES: It's time to show your friends who has better tactics with this new feature of stealth and strategy! Go head-to-head as you try to outsmart your opponent and track down their Mars structures. Will you be able to destroy their base or will they be the first to locate yours? In order to win, you have to be focused in the day and build more buildings. With unlimited strategy possibilities, this Battle feature of MarsCraft is sure to be your favorite entertainment with your friends! Your time is value here, convert it to MarsBucks by working on your life. Choose time between 10 min - 2 hours, start building and with time your building will get built up. However, if you cannot resist the temptation of using your phone and leave the app, your building on Mars will get destroyed. The visual stimulation and feeling of achievement and responsibility will encourage you to spend more time in real life and not with your smartphone. MarsCraft is a "gamified" productivity app that will get you more things done - Guaranteed! • Focus on the task with a timer. • Add friends and like their bases. • View charts statistics • Group focus with friends. • Earn rewards that will unlock new possibilities for your base. • Inspirational quotes and facts about Mars. • Share your achievements and compete with friends. • Much more.. Premium Subscription: - Offers $4.99 USD monthly, $29.99 USD yearly* subscription after 7-day free trial for unlocking all content, features: (1. Digital detox challenge; 2. New unique building every week; 3. Unlock Rare buildings; 4. Full Analytics; 5. Different Maps; 6. Country Flags; 7. Unlimited Battle Pass; 8. Unlimited Group Focus Pass (Special Events); 9. New Ambient Sounds; 10. Create your own custom motivational phrases; 11. Customizable Tags; 12. Timeline Story User/World Updates; 13. Guides). - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Link for more info: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. - Links to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy can be found below: https://sites.google.com/site/marscraftprivacy/ https://sites.google.com/site/marscrafttermsofuse/ * Prices are equal to the value that "Apple's App Store Pricing Matrix" determines as the equivalent of the subscription price in $ USD
Pomodoro Timer
This app combines the Pomodoro technique with a pixel-art RPG to gamify focus sessions. Earn coins, unlock quests, and build a world as you complete timed work intervals. It offers customizable timers and social features to enhance productivity and engagement.
- Pomodoro and custom timers
- Stopwatch mode
- Pixel-art RPG world building
- Unlock quests and items
- Real-time multiplayer view
- Decorate your space
- Focus tags and stats
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Turn your focus into a cozy world. Pixeldoro blends the Pomodoro technique with a pixel-art RPG. Every time you start a timer, your character moves forward, earning coins, unlocking quests and slowly building out their world. It's a study timer with just enough adventure to keep you coming back. If a plain timer is easy to ignore (hello, ADHD brains), Pixeldoro turns focus into a game so you actually want to start. Built for real study and work sessions - Classic Pomodoro and custom timers (25/5, 45/15, 15/3, 90/20, you choose) - Stopwatch mode for deep focus or longer creative sessions - Quick timer presets so getting started is frictionless - Focus tags to organize where your time goes: study, work, reading, coding An actual world you grow with - Start at a sleepy bar, unlock your apartment, then explore the city - Meet characters, complete story, daily and weekly quests, and find new items - Earn coins and rewards just by showing up and focusing - Every session gets you closer to unlocking something new Social, but low-pressure - See other people focusing alongside you in real time, like a study-with-me room - Add people you meet as friends - Visit your friends' houses and focus together inside each other's spaces - Check out public profiles and see how others are progressing Your cozy space, your vibe - Customize your character with outfits and cosmetics - Spend the coins you earn in the shop to decorate your apartment - Six built-in radio stations of lofi beats and chill music to match your mood Stats that actually feel good - Track daily streaks and session history - See where your study and work time really goes - Watch your progress stack up, week after week Made to follow you - Play on your desktop or mobile, wherever you feel like focusing - Create an account to sync your progress across devices Pixeldoro is for people who want to feel a bit more alive while getting things done. Students, people with ADHD, builders, indie devs, burnt-out knowledge workers: anyone who wants to stay consistent without burning out. It's still early. Built in public. New stuff lands weekly. hello@pixeldoro.io pixeldoro.io youtube.com/@pixeldoro instagram.com/pixeldoro x.com/pixeldoro tiktok.com/@pixeldoro twitch.tv/pixeldoro
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pomodoro Timer at 100% against Mars Craft's 47%. Pomodoro Timer also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Mars Craft's advantage is ratings volume (405 vs 52) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Mars Craft sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Pomodoro Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pomodoro Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mars Craft has 405 ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Mars Craft's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pomodoro Timer's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mars Craft | Pomodoro Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (405 ratings) | 4.9 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 405 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 246 MB | 122 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enclaver Labs Ltd | Sergei Andrei Postnov, IE |
Customer experience
Mars Craft
Pomodoro Timer
Bugs and requests
Mars Craft
Reported bugs
4 issues- Buildings disappearing after screen lock
- Timer not working accurately
- Crashes when trying to access certain features
- Syncing issues with account progress
Requested features
4 requests- Offline mode to keep timer running
- Ability to view progress over time
- More customization options
- Multiplayer/social features
Pomodoro Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mars Craft
- Elite Club Membership3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Get MarsCraft Premium!7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Elite Club Membership7 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Get MarsCraft Premium!7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Elite Club Membership3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Solar Crystals Boosters$1.99
- Lucky Coins +1500$4.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
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- MarsCraft Premium Lifetime$4.99
- Luxury Case +7000 Coins$19.99
Pomodoro Timer
- pixeldoro supporter$5.99
Questions
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