Pomodoro Diary vs Pause
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pomodoro Diary
This app combines a focus timer, habit tracker, and time journal to help you build routines and track your progress. It offers customizable sessions, goal setting, and a daily timeline of your activities. Sync your data across devices and export it for review.
- Customizable focus timer sessions
- Habit tracking with goal setting
- One-line time diary entries
- Daily timeline of activities
- Cross-device cloud sync
- Data export to CSV/JSON
- Home screen and Lock Screen widgets
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Focus for a while, check in, jot down a line. Day by day it adds up, and it's all there when you look back. Pomodoro Diary puts a focus timer, a habit tracker and a time diary in one calm place. 【FOCUS TIMER】 • 25-minute Pomodoro sessions, a custom length, a count-up timer, or an untimed check-in • Take a break, then roll into the next session • Keep the screen on while you focus • Completion sound and vibration • Free white noise: light music and mountain birds 【HABITS AND TO-DOS】 • Repeat daily, weekly, on chosen weekdays, monthly, once, or long-term • Set goals by count or by minutes • Break bigger tasks into subtasks • Missed a check-in? Long-press the date to add it • Archive a habit and keep its full history • The free plan includes up to 5 habits 【MOMENTS: YOUR TIME DIARY】 • When you finish, an optional prompt lets you write a one-line note • Browse every session and check-in on a day-by-day timeline • The "From your diary" card on the home screen brings back this day last year, or a random page 【STATISTICS】 • A free overview of completions, focus time, active days and your daily average 【WIDGETS】 • Home-screen widget with today's list • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you focus 【FREE CLOUD SYNC】 • Sign in with Apple, Google or email, and your data syncs automatically between your phone and the web app at pomodorodiary.com • Reinstall or switch phones, sign in again, and everything comes back • Export all your data as a spreadsheet (CSV), JSON or the raw database, and import from a local export file • Dark mode and 15 interface languages 【POMODORO DIARY PRO】 Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Pro adds: • Unlimited habits • Full statistics: streaks, month-over-month, peak focus hours, time distribution, yearly heatmap and trends • Export Moments as an image • Daily automatic backup, plus backup to your own WebDAV • Designer themes • More white noise (rainstorm, night beach, tropical rain) and more completion sounds • Custom vibration • Let a new day start after 2 AM, for late nights Use it for studying, deep work, workouts, reading, writing, or any routine you want to keep. Pro subscription: Pro is offered as Monthly (auto-renews monthly), Yearly (auto-renews yearly), and Lifetime (one-time purchase, does not renew). Prices are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically within 24 hours before the end of the current period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pomodorodiary.com/en/privacy
Pause
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彩虹屏幕锁 · Pause · 好好用机 你有没有过这样的瞬间——手指还没决定要做什么,屏幕已经亮了;抬头才发现刚才那 20 分钟不知道去哪了。彩虹屏幕锁 不打算替你戒掉手机,它只想在这些"惯性打开"的瞬间轻轻拦一下,让你把它变成一次有意图的选择。 彩虹屏幕锁 把屏幕时间、专注计时、意图确认、睡前守护、步行提醒、情绪打卡、屏幕节食和每周复盘放在同一个温和的界面里。你不用逼自己"少用手机",只需要一次一次地问自己:这次打开,是我真的想要,还是习惯性动作? 今天先暂停一下 打开 App 就是"今日"仪表盘:一个圆环显示你离今日目标还差多少、拿起了多少次手机、几点最容易走神。下面是三到五个可执行的小建议——不是空洞的鸡汤,而是像"距离屏幕上限还有 40 分钟"、"你已经连续用了 35 分钟,先起身走两步"这样的当下动作。年热力图让你看见自己坚持了多少天,不追求满勤,也不焦虑漏掉的那几格。 专注盾牌:真的把分心 App 收起来 5 到 100 分钟自由调整,配 25/45/60 分钟的常用预设。你可以选择在这段时间里被暂时收起的 App、分类,甚至具体网站——不是提醒你别打开,而是让它们在专注期间根本无法进入。想切歌、想听雨声?内置了雨声、咖啡馆、白噪音、篝火等环境音,音量与背景播放独立。专注中的实时活动会显示在锁屏和灵动岛,让你在放下手机之后仍然知道"还有 18 分钟"。专注结束还会有一次可选的质量小问卷,几秒钟就能记录这次的状态。 意图确认:给冲动 60 秒缓冲 对你标记为"容易上头"的 App,彩虹屏幕锁 会在你打开时先弹出一小步:写下这次打开的目的,比如"回复妈妈的消息"。写完之后,可以选择"有意图 · 打开 60 秒"或"算了 · 先放下"。60 秒不是惩罚,是一个让你完成目的就退出的时长。这一步不改变系统,但会明显减少那种"打开了才想起来自己要干嘛"的循环。 屏幕节食:7 天,慢慢来 与其一刀切限制屏幕时间,不如从三个更小的维度慢慢减:总时长、晨间第一次拿起、每日拿起次数。选一个 7 天挑战,彩虹屏幕锁 会记录你的进度圆点,让你看到"昨天比前天少 12 分钟"这种真实变化。不用打卡不用付费墙,中途放弃也不会有羞耻提示。 睡前守护:把手机交给夜晚 设定一个守护时段,比如 22:30 到 07:00,Pause 会在时段内自动收起你选择的睡前分心 App,减少"再刷五分钟就睡"的循环。如果你允许,Pause 会读取"健康"里已有的睡眠记录,只用于展示昨晚睡了多久、什么时候上床——不写入健康数据,不做医疗判断。 步行提醒 & 位置自动化(都可选) 走路时收到步行提醒,让你把注意力还给路面;到了公司、图书馆或健身房自动进入专注状态。位置自动化完全可选,什么时候关都行。 周报洞察:不只是数字 每周一份复盘:本周屏幕时间、分类占比、专注总时长、睡眠线索、情绪打卡的趋势。在支持 Apple Intelligence 的设备上,彩虹屏幕锁 会用设备端模型生成一段个性化的观察文字,不上传任何数据。如果设备不支持,普通版报告依然完整可用。 不用打开 App,也能开始 主屏小组件显示今日进度和一键开始;控制中心按钮一按进入专注;Siri 与快捷指令可以让你说"开始 25 分钟专注"就直接启动;Live Activity 让专注状态跟你一起从锁屏走到灵动岛。你甚至可以给不同 App 设置各自的规则,比如"社交类每次最多 5 分钟,之后需要重新意图确认"。 主要功能一览 • 今日仪表盘:屏幕时间、拿起次数、今日目标、当下建议 • 专注盾牌:5–100 分钟专注,暂时收起 App / 分类 / 网站 • 环境音:雨声、咖啡馆、白噪音、篝火等,专注时可后台播放 • 意图确认:打开前先写目的,60 秒有意识使用 • 屏幕节食:7 天挑战,减总时长 / 晨间拿起 / 拿起次数 • 睡前守护:夜间自动锁定,可复盘"健康"里的睡眠记录 • 情绪打卡:一天几秒,看看情绪与用机的关系 • 步行提醒 & 位置自动化:都是可选授权 • 周报洞察:分类、专注、睡眠一起复盘,AI 洞察在支持设备上端侧生成 • 番茄钟、任务清单:把想做的事写下来,配合专注一起完成 • 小组件、控制中心、快捷指令、实时活动:不打开 App 也能暂停 你决定,我不评判 彩虹屏幕锁 不会替你做激进限制,也不会用羞耻感推动改变。所有屏幕时间、健康、运动、位置、通知权限都由你主动授权,任何一项都可以在 App 内随时关闭。它更像一个温和的提醒:先暂停一下,再决定要不要继续。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pause at none against Pomodoro Diary's 3. Pomodoro Diary's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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. Pomodoro Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pause asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pomodoro Diary ships an update every 2 weeks, Pause every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pomodoro Diary | Pause |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | POMODIARY LLC | Rainbow Forest Co., Ltd |
In-app purchases
Pomodoro Diary
- Pomodoro Diary Pro · Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pomodoro Diary Pro · Yearly$12.991 Year
- TomatoPlan Pro Forever$29.99
Pause
No in-app purchases









