Comparison

Session 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

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

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

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer4 screens
Simple Pomodoro Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Session Pomodoro Focus Timer at 364 against Simple Pomodoro Timer's 12. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (4 vs 1). Simple Pomodoro Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, review sentiment, 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. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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

Simple Pomodoro Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Session Pomodoro Focus Timer has 364 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Session Pomodoro Focus Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Simple Pomodoro Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, Simple Pomodoro Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer versus Simple Pomodoro Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSession Pomodoro Focus TimerSimple Pomodoro Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (364 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings364 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranslucent LLCDAIKI YUASA

Customer experience

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

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

Simple Pomodoro Timer

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

Simple Pomodoro Timer

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

Simple Pomodoro Timer

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

Questions

Is Session Pomodoro Focus Timer free?
Session 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, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or Simple Pomodoro Timer?
Simple Pomodoro Timer is rated higher. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 364 ratings, while Simple Pomodoro Timer averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or Simple Pomodoro Timer have ads?
Neither Session Pomodoro Focus Timer nor Simple Pomodoro Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or Simple Pomodoro Timer?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, and Simple Pomodoro Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer was updated on October 13, 2026 and Simple Pomodoro Timer on October 5, 2026.

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