Comparison

Focus Quest vs PomoTomo App

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

Head to head
About

Focus Quest

This app combines a study timer with RPG elements to help users improve self-control and reduce phone distractions. Earn in-game resources by focusing to train a hero and upgrade equipment, making productivity more engaging.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus timer
  • RPG hero training
  • Equipment forging
  • Task and time management
  • In-game achievements and rewards
  • Phone addiction management
Features
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Have phone addiction? Want to improve self-control? Want to remove distraction? Let Focus Quest help! Focus Quest is a study timer and RPG mashup. Save Focusland by turning your focus time into resources to train the hero and upgrade the equipment. Begin your focus adventure, and let us help you manage time and stay focused on the most important things in life. A gamified focus app helps you better improve productivity, self-control, and concentration on study and work. Sometimes self-discipline is just not enough to keep us away from phones. This is when gamification comes in. The in-game achievements encourage users to stick with the app, better manage their time and get things done. FEATURES: * Beat phone addictions and stay in control, help you with study, uni, and work * Stay focused - Collect hero resources when you put down the phone and focus * Train hero - Use resources to train your hero * Forge gears - Collect gear materials to forge powerful gears * Save the world - Fight off monsters and bring time order back to Focusland * Records - Stay on track of the time you focused so that you can better plan your tasks * Rewards - gamified tasks and rewards help you stay on track of your focus goals SUBSCRIPTION PRICING AND TERMS: Focus Pass offers USD $3.99 monthly subscription for accessing exclusive resources and premium features. End of trial and subscription renewal: This price is for United States customers. Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy policy: https://site.shikudo.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://site.shikudo.com/terms-of-use

About

PomoTomo App

This app combines the Pomodoro technique with social accountability to boost productivity. Work alongside others in real-time channels, share progress updates, and get inspired by a community focused on getting things done.

Highlights
  • Social focus sessions with friends
  • Real-time activity updates in channels
  • Progress tracking with photo posts and captions
  • Calendar heat map for analytics
  • Goal setting for focus areas
  • Offline timer functionality
Features
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PomoTomo is Pomodoro with friends! Whenever you walk into a busy cafe or go out to study with a friend, there's always a clear boost in your productivity. But when you're home alone, you find yourself procrastinating. Why is that? Body doubling is a strategy where your productivity increases when you work alongside someone. PomoTomo helps fight procrastination by using the Pomodoro technique to start your tasks and body doubling to finish them. FOCUS WITH FRIENDS PomoTomo is a social productivity app that keeps track of real-time events in channels filled with people who share your interests. When you join a channel and start your timer, everyone receives live updates on your activity. Channels can be created by anyone. You can also view channel-specific feeds, see if people you follow are in that channel, and chat with members. GET INSPIRED Focus sessions are posts created after your timer is done. You can post photos, create a caption, and save your work to specific folders (stacks) in your profile. Think of it as your own personal gallery of progress. Rather than posting just the finished product, PomoTomo encourages posting as you go, allowing you to view your progress over time. You can also follow other users to see a variety of activities they're working on. It can be used for drawing, studying, and even cooking! Social media can be addictive, taking away time from the work you need or want to do. We don't want to discourage social media, but we do believe the content you consume throughout your day matters. So rather than completely rejecting it, you can embrace it while being productive with PomoTomo. Although social media may offer a handful of motivational posts, the vast majority of content we consume bombards us with instant gratification. This can be dangerous for our productivity because it makes low-stimulation tasks harder to complete. That's why posts on PomoTomo are oriented around the work done by other users. You can like posts, create comments, and view posts specific to channels you're interested in. BEAT PROCRASTINATION Pomodoro is a study technique that breaks up larger tasks into bite-sized pieces. For example, one hour of studying can be daunting, but by breaking it up into four 15-minute study sessions, it's easier to get started and build momentum. PomoTomo has the Pomodoro technique deeply integrated by focusing posts around study sessions. ANALYTICS AND GOAL TRACKING Focuses are the general skills or hobbies you're working on. These are tracked on the analytics page in a calendar heat map to get a glance at how much you've done over a span of day, month, or year. Goals can also be set for each focus area to help you stay consistent, since 1% every day can add up. It's productivity with rewards, customizable to you. WORKS OFFLINE If you're at a cafe and they don't want to give the WiFi password, you can start a timer and save your sessions completely offline after logging in once. Don't be afraid to stop or start timers anywhere you are. ----- Getting things done doesn't have to be alone. Download PomoTomo and start your productivity journey!

Screenshots

Focus Quest4 screens
PomoTomo App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PomoTomo App at none against Focus Quest's shown. PomoTomo App also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Focus Quest's advantage is ratings volume (505 vs 4) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Quest sells 32 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PomoTomo App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PomoTomo App holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Quest has 505 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Focus Quest's written reviews are positive against 100% of PomoTomo App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Quest ships an update every 2 months, PomoTomo App every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Focus Quest versus PomoTomo App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus QuestPomoTomo App
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (505 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings505 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size237 MB56 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperShikudoNapoleon Torrico IV

Customer experience

Focus Quest

All ratings505 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral4.0%
Negative1.4%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive83.4%
Neutral7.7%
Negative8.8%

PomoTomo App

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Focus Quest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Training button not working during tutorial
  • Time not accurately tracked in some cases
  • Crashes on startup for some users

Requested features

6 requests
  • More music and white noise options
  • Ability to change character appearance
  • Longer storyline and quests
  • Offline mode or better sync capabilities
  • Pomodoro timer integration
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  • Ability to pause/resume focus sessions

PomoTomo App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

32 purchases

Focus Quest

Subscriptions3
  • Focus Pass$4.991 Month
  • Focus Pass Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Focus Pass Yearly7 Days trial$28.991 Year
One-time29
  • Weekly Pack 1$0.99
  • Stage Currency Pack 1$0.99
  • Stage Gear Pack 1$0.99
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  • Stage Gear Scroll Pack 1$0.99
  • Stage Glyph Pack 1$0.99
  • Weekly Pack 3$0.99
  • Raid Pack 1$0.99
  • Stage Material Pack 1$0.99
  • Monthly Pack 1$1.99
  • Stage Currency Pack 2$1.99
  • Currency Pack 3$1.99
  • Currency Pack 4$1.99
  • Currency Pack 1$1.99
  • Currency Pack 5$1.99
  • Gem 1$1.99
  • Currency Pack 2$1.99
  • Raid Pack 2$2.99
  • Material Pack 1$2.99
  • Weekly Pack 4$4.99
  • Glyph Pack 2$4.99
  • Skill Pack 1$4.99
  • Skill Pack 3$4.99
  • Skill Pack 2$4.99
  • Battle Pass Raid 1$6.99
  • Raid Pack 3$6.99
  • Gem 3$9.99
  • Monthly Pack 2$14.99
  • Fund 1$19.99
  • Battle Pass Time Rift 1$29.99
5 purchases

PomoTomo App

Subscriptions2
  • Plus (Monthly)$0.991 Month
  • Plus (Yearly)$9.991 Year
One-time3
  • Study Buddy$1.00
  • Focus Boost$5.00
  • Knowledge Master$10.00

Questions

Is Focus Quest free?
Focus Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PomoTomo App free?
PomoTomo App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Quest or PomoTomo App?
PomoTomo App is rated higher. Focus Quest averages 4.7 out of 5 from 505 ratings, while PomoTomo App averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Focus Quest or PomoTomo App have ads?
Focus Quest shows ads; PomoTomo App does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Quest or PomoTomo App?
Focus Quest ships an update every 2 months, and PomoTomo App every 4 weeks. Most recently, Focus Quest was updated on October 22, 2026 and PomoTomo App on October 12, 2026.

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