Comparison

Pomodoro Focus Timer vs Simple Pomodoro Timer

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Focus Timer

This app combines a minimalist timer with a to-do list to enhance focus and productivity. It utilizes the Pomodoro Technique to help users manage tasks and work sessions effectively, offering customizable breaks and session lengths. Real-time syncing ensures your progress is available across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus and break sessions
  • Integrated to-do list with task pinning
  • Apple Watch app with complications
  • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • Real-time iCloud sync
  • Focus session statistics and heatmap
Features
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Focus better. Do more. One beautifully simple app. Pomodoro Focus Timer combines a clean, minimal work timer with a built-in to-do list — so you can plan your tasks and stay focused without juggling separate apps. Built on the proven Pomodoro Technique, it helps you work and study with minimal distraction and maximum productivity, whether you're at the office, in class, or working from home. No clutter. No noise. Just you and your next focus session. HOW IT WORKS 1. Add the tasks you want to work on 2. Pin a task to keep it front and center 3. Start the timer (the classic 25 minutes — or set your own) 4. Take a 5-minute break when it rings (fully customizable) 5. Mark your task complete and repeat A TIMER THAT WORKS THE WAY YOU DO • Customizable focus sessions, short breaks, and long breaks • Auto-start your next break or session — stay in flow, hands-free • Long breaks after every few sessions, on your schedule • Pause, skip, or reset anytime • Keep-screen-on mode and optional completion sounds • A simple, minimal timer that gets out of your way BUILT-IN TO-DO LIST • Add, edit, reorder, and complete tasks in seconds • Pin your most important task to the timer screen • Swipe to complete — or check tasks off right from a widget • Your tasks, always in sync across your devices FULL APPLE WATCH APP • Start, pause, stop, and skip the timer from your wrist • Add tasks and mark them complete — no iPhone needed • Watch face complications for timer, tasks, and your streak • Use your watch as a remote for the timer on your phone WIDGETS & LIVE ACTIVITIES • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets for timer, tasks, and stats • Live Activity + Dynamic Island — see your countdown and pinned task at a glance • Control Center timer toggle (iOS 18) • Tap to play, pause, skip, or complete a task right from a widget STATS THAT KEEP YOU MOTIVATED • Track focus sessions for today and all-time • Current streak and best streak • GitHub-style activity heatmap • Scrubbable charts by day, week, month, and year • See your most-worked-on tasks and personalized insights SIRI SHORTCUTS • "Hey Siri, start a focus timer" — go completely hands-free SYNCS EVERYWHERE • Real-time iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch • Your tasks, settings, and stats follow you everywhere MADE TO BLEND IN • Beautiful Dark Mode everywhere • 8 accent colors to match your style • Clean, distraction-free design Whether you're studying for exams, powering through deep work, or just trying to beat procrastination, Pomodoro Focus Timer is the simple, minimal productivity companion that keeps you on track. Terms of Use: https://pawan.info/legal/pomodoro/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://pawan.info/legal/pomodoro/privacy.html

About

Simple Pomodoro Timer

This app offers a minimalist Pomodoro timer with customizable focus and break durations. Earn fruits for completed sessions, collect them on a calendar, and enjoy background music to enhance concentration. Personalize timer colors to boost motivation.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus and break sessions
  • Fruit rewards for completed sessions
  • Calendar view of collected fruits
  • Background concentration music
  • Customizable timer and break screen colors
  • Golden fruit bonus for daily achievements
Features
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Doro is a super simple Pomodoro timer that the developer created because personally wanted it. We focused on making the main screen as minimal as possible. To stay true to this concept, we decided not to include any ads. Features: - A Pomodoro timer with 25-minute and 50-minute focus sessions (with 5- and 10-minute breaks, respectively). - Earn 1 fruit for completing a 25-minute session, and 2 fruits for a 50-minute session. - Review the fruits you've collected on the calendar. - Includes background music designed to help you concentrate. - You can customize the colors of the timer and break screens to your liking—change them to your favorite color to boost your motivation. A Fun Extra The name "Doro" comes from Pomodoro, which means "tomato" in Italian. Interestingly, Doro can also mean "gold." If you collect 5 fruits in a day, you'll receive a golden fruit—just a little reward to brighten your day.

Screenshots

Pomodoro Focus Timer4 screens
Simple Pomodoro Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pomodoro Focus Timer at free against Simple Pomodoro Timer's free with in-app purchases. Pomodoro Focus Timer also leads on ratings volume (294 vs 13) and device support (6 vs 1). Simple Pomodoro Timer's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 82%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly). On price, rating, 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 Focus Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Simple Pomodoro Timer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pomodoro Focus Timer against 5.0 for Simple Pomodoro Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro Focus Timer has 294 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Pomodoro Focus Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Pomodoro Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update monthly, Simple Pomodoro Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pomodoro Focus Timer versus Simple Pomodoro Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro Focus TimerSimple Pomodoro Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (294 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings294 — better13
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPawanpreet SinghDAIKI YUASA

Customer experience

Pomodoro Focus Timer

All ratings294 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative10.3%

Simple Pomodoro Timer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pomodoro Focus Timer

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Timer doesn't work when screen is off or app is in background
  • Apple Watch notifications don't arrive until app is reopened
  • Pause/resume function doesn't actually pause the timer
  • App crashes occasionally
  • Tasks with similar names don't create properly
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  • Pomodoro counter resets at 500
  • Creating tasks can be glitchy
  • Timer doesn't stay running on Apple Watch
  • Notification doesn't trigger until app is opened

Requested features

15 requests
  • Dark theme/dark mode
  • Vibration option on timer completion
  • Horizontal/landscape mode support
  • Background sound options (rain, ocean waves, etc.)
  • Customizable notification sounds and volume
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  • Statistics and activity tracking (daily/weekly/monthly charts)
  • Task history and suggestions
  • Continuous timer option
  • App blocker for distraction prevention
  • Mac version with sync capability
  • Donation option in app
  • Tips section for Pomodoro technique
  • Reset to default button
  • Queue tasks from timer screen
  • Keep timer running when app is closed

Simple Pomodoro Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pomodoro Focus Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pomodoro Pro (Monthly)3 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pomodoro Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time4
  • Snack-Sized Tip$3.99
  • Lunch-sized Tip$9.99
  • Pizza-sized Tip$14.99
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  • Pomodoro Pro - Lifetime$29.99
3 purchases

Simple Pomodoro Timer

One-time3
  • Buy me a coffee$1.99
  • Buy me a burger$3.99
  • Premium Plan$8.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro Focus Timer free?
Pomodoro Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Pomodoro Timer free?
Simple Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro Focus Timer or Simple Pomodoro Timer?
Simple Pomodoro Timer is rated higher. Pomodoro Focus Timer averages 4.9 out of 5 from 294 ratings, while Simple Pomodoro Timer averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do Pomodoro Focus Timer or Simple Pomodoro Timer have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Focus Timer nor Simple Pomodoro Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Focus Timer or Simple Pomodoro Timer?
Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update monthly, and Simple Pomodoro Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pomodoro Focus Timer was updated on October 19, 2026 and Simple Pomodoro Timer on October 22, 2026.

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