Comparison

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer vs Offscroll

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

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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

— Terms: https://www.stayinsession.com/terms Privacy policy: https://www.stayinsession.com/privacy-policy

About

Offscroll

This app helps you reduce excessive screen time by setting time budgets for apps instead of strict locks. It prompts you to pause and reflect when your budget is reached, empowering you to make conscious choices about your usage.

Highlights
  • Set app time budgets
  • Calm pause prompts
  • Conscious choice over lockout
  • Usage dashboard
  • Personalized reflection messages
  • Anonymous community signals
Features
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Built for the people screen-time apps failed. If you have ever turned off your own limit, this was made for you. A budget, not a block. You set a time budget for the apps that pull you in. Use them freely. When the budget runs out, Offscroll doesn't lock you out. It asks you to pause, then hands the choice back to you. Most apps here work by restriction. They block, lock, or punish. That works for some people, but it tends to fail the ones who need it most. Willpower against an algorithm is a losing fight, and being shut out of your own phone usually just leads to shame and a workaround. Offscroll is different. How it works - Pick the apps you want to use less. Instagram, TikTok, X, YouTube, whatever yours are. - Set a time budget per 4-hour window. Start with what feels honest. - When your budget runs out, a calm pause appears with two choices: close the app, or take a moment. - If you stay, you'll see a short breathing animation and a line written to reconnect you with why you picked up your phone. - Then you decide. Close it, or add 5 more minutes. You're never locked out. What you'll notice - Sessions get shorter. Not because you're forced to stop, but because the pause makes the choice conscious. - Your dashboard shows closes, estimated time saved (every number marked with a ~, with a one-tap explainer), and a weekly view of your windows. - The reflection message that appears adapts over time to what has actually helped you close the app before. - A quiet, anonymous signal that someone else, somewhere, just chose to stop too. No usernames. No leaderboards. Just proof you're not alone. Free, for real Every core feature is free. Budgets, the pause, the dashboard, the streak, the breathing exercise. All of it. Community Tier ($2.99/month or $23.99/year) See what tends to help you. After a few weeks, your pause history starts to show a pattern. Which kinds of moments closed the app. Which ones did not. Subscribers see that breakdown, personal and private, built from their own pauses. If you want, you can also become a Contributor: write the lines that helped you, share them with the community, and see how many people closed an app after reading them. Built with care Offscroll uses Apple's Family Controls. Your watchlist and usage stay on your device. Community contributions are moderated before anyone sees them. Your phone. Your rules. Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage in your App Store account settings. Terms: https://offscrollapp.com/terms Privacy: https://offscrollapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer4 screens
Offscroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Session Pomodoro Focus Timer at 364 against Offscroll's 1. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 17.0). Offscroll's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, 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 Offscroll sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Offscroll 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, Offscroll weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer versus Offscroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSession Pomodoro Focus TimerOffscroll
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (364 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings364 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranslucent LLCNoah Escobedo

Customer experience

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

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

Offscroll

All ratings1 ratings
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

Offscroll

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
2 purchases

Offscroll

Subscriptions2
  • Community Tier$2.991 Month
  • Community Tier$23.991 Year

Questions

Is Session Pomodoro Focus Timer free?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Offscroll free?
Offscroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or Offscroll?
Offscroll is rated higher. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 364 ratings, while Offscroll averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or Offscroll have ads?
Neither Session Pomodoro Focus Timer nor Offscroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or Offscroll?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, and Offscroll weekly. Most recently, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer was updated on October 27, 2026 and Offscroll on October 9, 2026.

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