FocusTimer vs Pomodoro Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusTimer
This app helps you focus on tasks like studying, working, or exercising with a customizable timer. Track your progress with reports and graphs, and set specific times for each task. It's designed for simplicity, making it easy to achieve your goals.
- Customizable timer and break times
- Task registration and time settings per task
- Progress reports with graphs
- Simple and easy-to-use interface
- Habit tracking for goals
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Ideal when you want to focus on study, work or exercise! It is a simple timer App for achieving the goal. ● Features of this App! · Timer time, break time, repeat count can be set · Task registration is possible · It is also possible to change the time setting for each task · Task's timer result can be confirmed as a report with graphs · Eliminated complex and hard-to-use features. ● Recommended for people like this! · People looking for a simple timer application · People who want to work hard towards goals · People who have goals, but can not easily take action Please feel free to ask. https://twitter.com/2225donadona
Pomodoro Timer
This minimalist timer app helps boost focus and efficiency for study and work. It features customizable Pomodoro, short break, and long break timers, with notifications and finish time displays. Enjoy a distraction-free experience with a clean design and adjustable sound and vibration settings.
- Customizable Pomodoro timers
- Short and long break timers
- One-tap start
- Push notifications for timer end
- Finish time display
- Minimalist design
- Adjustable sound and vibration
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Simple Pomodoro Timer is a free simple and minimal Pomodoro timer. With a design that does not disturb your thoughts, it will overwhelmingly increase your study and work efficiency. - Overwhelmingly simple! No unnecessary functions. No unnecessary functions to support your concentration. - Start with one tap! Just start the app and press the start button to start the timer. - Switch between three timers. You can switch between three timers with a swipe: Pomodoro Timer (25 minutes), Short Break (5 minutes), and Long Break (15 minutes). This allows you to efficiently practice the Pomodoro Technique. - Timer time can be freely changed. Each of the three timers can be changed. - Notification of end of timer by push notification The timer will continue to run even when the app is closed or goes into the background, and a push notification will let you know when the timer ends. You will never miss it again. - Finish time is also displayed Simple Pomodoro Timer shows the time your alarm will finish so you don't need to calculate when the timer will go off any more. - Minimal design The minimal design will not disturb your thoughts. - The sound when the timer ends can be changed. Silence is also supported. This is a good option for libraries and other places where no sound can be produced. - Supports vibration You can also change the on/off setting. - Supports dark mode Supports eye-friendly dark mode. It is automatically applied according to the device settings. Terms of Use: https://tinylab-apps.web.app/TermsOfService/ja.html Privacy Policy: https://tinylab-apps.web.app/PrivacyPolicy/ja.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusTimer at none against Pomodoro Timer's 4. FocusTimer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 78%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Pomodoro Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. FocusTimer asks for nothing beyond the download.
FocusTimer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of FocusTimer's written reviews are positive against 78% of Pomodoro Timer's.
FocusTimer ships an update every 8 days, Pomodoro Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocusTimer | Pomodoro Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (27 ratings) — better | 4.4 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 101 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuya Isago | Ryunosuke Nagase |
Customer experience
FocusTimer
Pomodoro Timer
In-app purchases
FocusTimer
No in-app purchases
Pomodoro Timer
- PREMIUM - MONTHLY$1.991 Month
- PREMIUM - ANNUAL7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- PREMIUM$29.99
- PREMIUM$59.99
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