Comparison

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer vs DayCanvas

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

Head to head
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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About

DayCanvas

Organize your day with a planner that tracks your time and provides insights into your activities. Set work and break durations, categorize tasks, and monitor your progress over time. Sync your data across devices for seamless planning.

Highlights
  • Task scheduling with work/break durations
  • Task categorization and time analysis
  • Live Activity for time remaining
  • Weekly and long-term progress tracking
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Palette feature for recurring tasks
Features
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DayCanvas helps you plan things in a convenient & organized way, and provides insights into how you spend your days. Key features: • Set work and break durations for each task. • Put tasks that you do repeatedly in Palette and see which category of tasks takes up how much of your day. • Check time left at a glance with Live Activity. • Check your weekly and long-term progress. • Check how much time you've spent on each section, category, and palette item. • Sync across your devices and back up with iCloud. DayCanvas is available on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. You can subscribe to DayCanvas+ to unlock a palette size limit across your devices. _______ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer4 screens
DayCanvas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Session Pomodoro Focus Timer at 93% against DayCanvas's 0%. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 18.0). DayCanvas's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DayCanvas sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, DayCanvas every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer versus DayCanvas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSession Pomodoro Focus TimerDayCanvas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (364 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings364 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranslucent LLCSeungwoo Choe

Customer experience

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

All ratings364 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews633 reviews
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.5%

DayCanvas

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

DayCanvas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

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

DayCanvas

Subscriptions2
  • DayCanvas+ Monthly$0.991 Month
  • DayCanvas+ Annual7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • DayCanvas+ Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Session Pomodoro Focus Timer free?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DayCanvas free?
DayCanvas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or DayCanvas have ads?
Neither Session Pomodoro Focus Timer nor DayCanvas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or DayCanvas?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, and DayCanvas every 2 days. Most recently, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer was updated on November 3, 2026 and DayCanvas on November 3, 2026.

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