Comparison

Pomodoro.me vs Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro.me

This app implements the Pomodoro Technique to enhance focus and productivity. It breaks work into timed intervals with short breaks, offering customization for timers, sounds, and data tracking. Users can monitor progress with statistics and charts, and export their data.

Highlights
  • Start, stop, and pause timer
  • Track progress with history and statistics
  • Customizable pomodoro and break intervals
  • Adjustable notification sounds
  • Export data to CSV
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Pomodoro is a time management method that helps to boost productivity. The technique uses a timer to break down work into multiple intervals, traditionally 25 minutesin length, separated by short breaks. Each interval is known as a pomodoro (WikiPedia) Pomodoro.me is one of many apps implementing this technique Key Features: - start, stop and pause easily. You can do it from status bar or from little modal window - history, statistics and charts - track your progress through any period - customization options - pomodoro and break intervals - notification sounds, different alert sizes - export data to CSV - dark mode If you miss anything please contact me at support@aloggers.com

About

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

This app helps users improve focus and productivity by guiding them through timed work sessions and breaks. It blocks distracting websites and apps, mutes notifications, and automates workflow elements like Do Not Disturb and music playback. Users can also track their time and review their progress.

Highlights
  • Timed work and break sessions
  • Website and app blocking (Mac only)
  • Mute Slack notifications
  • Automated Do Not Disturb
  • Music playback automation
  • Apple Calendar sync
  • Session progress tracking
Features
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- Do you procrastinate and spend your time mindlessly? - have problem with focusing? - often get distracted while trying to focus? - maybe you are burned out because you worked too much and forget to take necessary break? - or, maybe have an ADHD? Session can help you with your focus problem. Trusted daily by tens of thousands of engineer in Silicon Valley, independent studios in Madrid, writers in Netherlands, and creative worker + freelancer all over the world. It helps you be more productive by guiding you to work in sessions, block distractions, track your time, and remind you to rest. GET INTO HABIT OF WORKING IN TIME BLOCK Inspired by Pomodoro technique, Session helps you block your time for focus. 25 minutes or 45 minutes is all you need to get closer to your goal KEEP YOUR FOCUS BY BLOCKING WEBSITES AND APPS THAT DISTRACT YOU (MAC ONLY) Session block distracting website and apps when you started a Session. It'll automatically restore your website when you are on rest / session has ended. BLOCK SLACK TEAM Session will automatically mute Slack team you choose when Session has started and open them up again when Session has stopped working. DON'T FORGET TO TAKE A REST Forcing yourself to work on long period of time is ineffective. Rest is as important as work / study. Why? Because rest is a crucial time where you: - store what you have learned in your head, and where - your brain solve difficult problem on the background. Notice that you usually get a new idea and solves problem when you're on walk and shower. Or anywhere where you're away from "work". AUTOMATE YOUR WORKFLOW (AUTOMATIC DO NOT DISTURB, PLAY MUSIC) Imagine having no distracting notifications while working on. It's possible by turning on Do Not Disturb. What if you can turn it on when you started your Session, and disable it after Session ends—all automatically? Or maybe change bulb color, play Apple music when Session has started? Different playlist on break? It's possible with Session. Automate it with AppleScript on MacOS and Apple Shortcut on iOS SEE YOUR SESSIONS ON APPLE CALENDAR WITH ONE WAY SYNC. See automatically create Sessions on Apple Calendar to review how your day has progressed. REVIEW YOUR SESSIONS Are you spending more time on a task than it's worth? Session keep you mindful by tracking your work and ask what you have learned after Session has ended. Session tracks what you have worked on, what have you learned, and for how long. Review your progress and journey that you have made. — Need support? Contact philip@stayinsession.com for assistance! — Learn about what Session can do here: https://www.stayinsession.com/learn — Join our Discord community channel here: https://discord.com/invite/5KASx2T4RU

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Screenshots

Pomodoro.me4 screens
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Session Pomodoro Focus Timer at 4.8 against Pomodoro.me's 4.0. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (364 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomodoro.me sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Session Pomodoro Focus Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Session Pomodoro Focus Timer has 364 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Pomodoro.me's written reviews are positive against 94% of Session Pomodoro Focus Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro.me ships an update every 2 months, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pomodoro.me versus Session Pomodoro Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro.meSession Pomodoro Focus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (364 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.8% of reviews93.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2364 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.613.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBGCITranslucent LLC

Customer experience

Pomodoro.me

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive89.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.5%

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

All ratings364 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews447 reviews
Positive93.7%
Neutral3.1%
Negative3.1%

Bugs and requests

Pomodoro.me

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Issues with editing past sessions
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integrate with more productivity apps and to-do lists
  • Add Apple Watch app support
  • Expand customization options for themes and sounds
  • Improve documentation and onboarding for advanced features

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pomodoro.me

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
2 purchases

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Session monthly subscription$4.991 Month
  • Session yearly subscription$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomodoro.me free?
Pomodoro.me is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Session Pomodoro Focus Timer free?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro.me or Session Pomodoro Focus Timer?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer is rated higher. Pomodoro.me averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Session Pomodoro Focus Timer averages 4.8 from 364 ratings.
Do Pomodoro.me or Session Pomodoro Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Pomodoro.me nor Session Pomodoro Focus Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro.me or Session Pomodoro Focus Timer?
Pomodoro.me ships an update every 2 months, and Session Pomodoro Focus Timer every 5 days. Most recently, Pomodoro.me was updated on August 28, 2026 and Session Pomodoro Focus Timer on September 23, 2026.

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