Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro Technique timer
  • Pause and resume functionality
  • Short break support
  • 10+ customizable salad icons
  • 3+ background timer images
  • Work and study time tracking
Features
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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

About

Focus by Artex Studios

Features
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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).

Screenshots

Salad Timer4 screens
Focus by Artex Studios4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Salad Timer versus Focus by Artex Studios: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSalad TimerFocus by Artex Studios
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIcePenguin's cruise diaryArtex Studios, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Salad Timer

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Focus by Artex Studios

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Salad Timer free?
Salad Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus by Artex Studios free?
Focus by Artex Studios is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Salad Timer or Focus by Artex Studios have ads?
Neither Salad Timer nor Focus by Artex Studios shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Salad Timer or Focus by Artex Studios?
Salad Timer ships an update every 4 months, and Focus by Artex Studios every 2 months. Most recently, Salad Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Focus by Artex Studios on October 28, 2026.

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