Salad Timer vs Focus by Artex Studios
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Salad Timer
This app uses the Pomodoro Technique to help you focus on tasks and study sessions. Choose a salad icon to represent your work, set a 25-minute timer, and take short breaks to stay productive.
- Pomodoro Technique timer
- Pause and resume functionality
- Short break support
- 10+ customizable salad icons
- 3+ background timer images
- Work and study time tracking
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Pomodoro Salad Timer:Stay focused and get more things done! Salad Timer is a science-based app that will motivate you to stay focused and get things done. It brings Pomodoro Technique, allows you to focus on work & study, check the time spent at work. It's the ultimate app helping you focus on work & study and tracking your working hours. How it works: 1. Pick a salad icon depending on the job you need to accomplish. 2. Set a timer for 25 minutes, keep focused and start working. 3. When the pomodoro timer rings, take a 5 minute break. Key Features: - Pause and resume Pomodoro - Support for short breaks - 10+ Salad Icons that you can separate your work mode - 3+ Salad Background Timer Image Privacy Policy: https://wemakegoodapps.gitbook.io/notes/salad-timer/privacy-policy Terms Of Use https://wemakegoodapps.gitbook.io/notes/terms/terms-of-use-1
Focus by Artex Studios
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Focus is an easy-to-use Pomodoro timer app, enhanced with a built-in habit tracker. The Pomodoro timer is a science-based method that helps you work or study in a highly focused way. You can track your completed tasks in a calendar, broken down by day and month. How the method works: - 25 minutes of focused work on your target task - 5-minute short break - 25 more minutes of focused work on your target task - 15-minute long break Key Features: - Start, pause and resume the timer - Customizable pomodoro/breaks lengths - Sound and haptic feedback notifications - Support for short and long breaks - Skip a break after the end of a session - Auto-start modes - Themes - Habit tracker Apple Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Your subscription will automatically renew unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID settings. Our app offers multiple auto-renewable subscription options with different durations and pricing. Detailed information about each subscription, including title, duration, and pricing, is clearly presented within the app before purchase. When you purchase a Subscription or Lifetime license, all features of the app become available, just like during the trial period. There are no in-app limitations. By subscribing, you agree to our Terms of Use (https://www.artexgames.com/PrivacyPolicy/tos.html/) and Privacy Policy (https://www.artexgames.com/PrivacyPolicy/pp.html).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Focus by Artex Studios at Free against Salad Timer's $2.99. Focus by Artex Studios also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). Salad Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On 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
Focus by Artex Studios is free to download; Salad Timer costs $2.99 up front. Focus by Artex Studios sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Salad Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Salad Timer ships an update every 4 months, Focus by Artex Studios every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Salad Timer | Focus by Artex Studios |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IcePenguin's cruise diary | Artex Studios, Inc. |
In-app purchases
Salad Timer
No in-app purchases
Focus by Artex Studios
- Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
- Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
- Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
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