Pomodoro Diary vs FocusLock App Blocker
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
FocusLock App Blocker
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Keep opening your phone when you want to study or work? FocusLock combines app blocking, a Pomodoro timer, and scheduled focus sessions to help you build a less distracted routine. Try basic focus features without creating an app account. QUICK FOCUS Choose a duration and begin a focus session for study or work. POMODORO & SCHEDULES Alternate focus and breaks, or schedule sessions for your daily routine. SCREEN TIME TOOLS Choose apps that remain available during focus, configure app and global monitoring with blocked time windows, and review usage and focus trends. These features require Apple Screen Time authorization. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Settings and focus history are saved on your device. Eligible data can optionally sync through your private iCloud database when iCloud is enabled. Some system permissions and active focus state remain on the current device. No FocusLock login is required. PREMIUM Monthly and Annual Premium Passes are one-time purchases for one month or one year of Premium access. They do not auto-renew. Lifetime Premium is a one-time purchase for permanent Premium access. Apple handles purchases; restore purchases in the app. Basic features are available free, and some features require Premium. Prices are shown before purchase. Some features depend on system version and authorization. Privacy Policy: https://h5.skyingidea.com/privacy/lockscreen-ios.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FocusLock App Blocker at every 4 days against Pomodoro Diary's every 2 weeks. Pomodoro Diary's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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 and FocusLock App Blocker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pomodoro Diary ships an update every 2 weeks, FocusLock App Blocker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pomodoro Diary | FocusLock App Blocker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | POMODIARY LLC | Fuzhou Buwan Technology 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
FocusLock App Blocker
- Monthly Premium$2.991 Month
- Annual Premium$9.991 Year
- Monthly Premium Pass$2.99
- Annual Premium Pass$9.99
- Lifetime Premium$14.99
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