Comparison

Lists & Reminders Pro vs FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer

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

Head to head
About

Lists & Reminders Pro

Organize your daily tasks and important events with this intuitive to-do list and task manager. Schedule reminders, set repeating alarms, and sync your lists across devices. Share lists with others for collaborative organization.

Highlights
  • Add/Edit list items
  • Schedule reminders with notifications
  • Comprehensive repeating alarms
  • Swipe to delete/sync
  • Automatic synchronization across devices
  • Share lists with other users
  • Add notes and customize list colors
Features
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xList is a simple to-do list and task manager with reminders. xList will enable you to organise your day-to-day life and remind you of key events. You can share your lists with your devices, iPhones and iPads using iCloud to synchronise the data. If you upgrade to xList Pro you will have the ability to share your lists with other xList users. Key Features: • Add/Edit list items • Schedule reminders to get notifications of when tasks are due • Comprehensive repeating alarms can be set, from hourly through to yearly • Swipe to delete lists and items • Swipe down to pull the latest changes from iCloud • Automatically synchronise your lists between devices and other xList users • Uses iCloud database to manage your list data • Add notes to list and items for more detail • Choose a colour for your list • Choose a notification sound from settings List ideas • Shopping list • To do list • Holiday packing list • Birthdays • Appointments • Payments due • Books to read • Films to watch • Work tasks • Xmas present list

About

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer

This app utilizes the Pomodoro Technique to enhance focus and productivity for work and study. It offers a minimalist design with features like real-time iCloud sync, customizable timers, and detailed productivity insights.

Highlights
  • Minimalist Pomodoro timer
  • Real-time iCloud Sync
  • Productivity charts and insights
  • App Whitelist
  • Customizable Pomodoro cycles
  • Widgets and Live Activities
Features
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FocusPomo is a Pomodoro-based time management app with a minimal and beautiful design, powerful features, and a rewarding sense of progress. Our mission is to improve and protect your attention. That’s why we don’t simply pile on features, and we don’t use addictive game-like rewards. FocusPomo is built to help you focus on one thing at a time. ## When you may need FocusPomo 1. You work hard, but still don’t feel real progress 2. Your study or work efficiency feels low 3. You get distracted easily and want to reduce procrastination 4. Important things keep getting delayed 5. You want to become more disciplined 6. You want different parts of your life to gradually get better 7. You have many things you want to do, but keep making slow progress ## FocusPomo Core Features 1. Real-time sync across all platforms. Sync through iCloud across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, so your focus data always stays up to date. 2. A simple and easy-to-use focus timer. No flashy design, no complicated distractions. Everything is designed for a better focus experience. 3. Cute little tomatoes that make focus feel rewarding. Every completed Pomodoro gives you a cute little tomato. Your tomatoes accumulate each week, making effort more visible without turning focus into a distracting game. Tomatoes also support motion response and haptic feedback (motion response is currently supported on iOS only). 4. Powerful focus statistics. View focus trends, Pomodoro insights, and detailed data across different tasks and time ranges. 5. Calendar timeline. Reflection helps you improve. View your focus time distribution by one day, two-day comparison, or one week. 6. Optimized for iPad and Mac large screens. View more useful information and enjoy a focus experience designed for larger screens. 7. Mac support. View timer status, focus task, and today’s focus data from the menu bar. Start, pause, or end focus sessions without opening the app. 8. Apple Watch App that works independently. No iPhone needed. Start a timer, create or edit focus tasks, and manage focus directly on Apple Watch. ## FocusPomo Design Philosophy 1. Focus. We don’t build an all-in-one product. We focus on time management and help make your effort truly pay off. 2. Simplicity. Simplicity is not the goal. It is the result. Every feature and detail is carefully researched, considered, and refined. 3. Warmth. FocusPomo hopes to become a small quiet space for you, staying with you through your effort, focus, and growth. ## More Features * App blacklist to block distracting apps * Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets, and interactive widgets * Live Activities and Dynamic Island * Landscape StandBy mode for focus sessions * Custom countdown timer * Stopwatch mode with pause support * Different focus tags can have different focus durations * Apple Health sync * Manually add focus time * Custom Pomodoro cycles, long breaks, and short breaks * Custom focus tags * Extend focus sessions * Alarm reminders * Focus trends by task and time range * Calendar timeline by 1 day, 2 days, or 1 week * Optimized for iPad and Mac large screens * The current Lifetime plan includes all future updates, including Watch and Mac * And many more features ## 6000+ reviews from users around the world, 59000+ five-star ratings “No bloat, no unnecessary features fighting for attention — just clean timers that keep me locked in.” “Collecting Pomodoros makes it a fun and unique experience.” “Simple but deep” “Helps me stay on track working from home.” “One of the very few apps I’ve kept in my phone… Definitely worth the penny.” Terms of Use: https://frill-butternut-b24.notion.site/FocusPomo-d3b536d0871b4492953dc03c8b39307b Privacy Policy: https://frill-butternut-b24.notion.site/FocusPomo-34c50acafe164386a327cd2cf2d0aafe

Screenshots

Lists & Reminders Pro4 screens
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer at 4.8 against Lists & Reminders Pro's 1.0. FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer also leads on ratings volume (8K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 weeks). Lists & Reminders Pro's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Lists & Reminders Pro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer has 8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Lists & Reminders Pro's written reviews are positive against 89% of FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lists & Reminders Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lists & Reminders Pro versus FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLists & Reminders ProFocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.8 (8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews88.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARK MANSERFocusPomo Apps

Customer experience

Lists & Reminders Pro

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer

All ratings7,898 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews2,484 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.3%

Bugs and requests

Lists & Reminders Pro

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tomatoes disappearing from the screen
  • App whitelist feature not working consistently

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to pause/resume timers
  • Option to customize tomato colors/types
  • Louder/more noticeable timer notifications
  • Retain tomato data across weeks
  • Add tasks/to-do list integration
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  • Sync with Apple Watch
  • Different ambient sound options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lists & Reminders Pro

One-time1
  • Pro Version$3.99
18 purchases

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions7
  • FocusPomo Plus Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • FocusPomo Plus Half Yearly$5.996 Months
  • FocusPomo Plus Yearly$12.991 Year
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  • FocusPomo Plus Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • FocusPomo Plus Yearly Family$17.991 Year
  • FocusPomo Plus Yearly Family7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Plus Yearly (Family Sharing)7 Days trial$49.001 Year
One-time11
  • FocusPomo Plus Lifetime (-1y)$14.99
  • FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$14.99
  • FocusPomo Plus 永久会员(减一个月)$15.99
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  • FocusPomo Plus 永久會員$19.99
  • FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$19.99
  • FocusPomo Plus Lifetime (-1m)$19.99
  • FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$24.99
  • Lifetime Discount for Yearly$24.99
  • FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$29.99
  • FocusPomo Lifetime Family$59.99
  • FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Lists & Reminders Pro free?
Lists & Reminders Pro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer free?
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lists & Reminders Pro or FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer?
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer is rated higher. Lists & Reminders Pro averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer averages 4.8 from 8K ratings.
Do Lists & Reminders Pro or FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer have ads?
Neither Lists & Reminders Pro nor FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lists & Reminders Pro or FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer?
Lists & Reminders Pro ships an update every 6 weeks, and FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lists & Reminders Pro was updated on October 12, 2026 and FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer on October 29, 2026.

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