Comparison

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer vs Cogi

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

Cogi

This app helps you retain insights from books you've read. It resurfaces your highlights and quotes daily using spaced repetition, ensuring that important ideas stick with you over time. Engage with content through simple swipe gestures and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Daily highlight cards with swipe gestures
  • Spaced repetition for memory retention
  • Quote Mix for content control
  • Customizable daily highlight count
  • Shareable quote cards
  • Streak tracking and leaderboard
  • iCloud sync
Features
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You read great books. You highlight powerful ideas. Then you forget them. Cogi fixes that. It takes the quotes and highlights from the books you've read and resurfaces them daily using spaced repetition. The same memory technique used by language learners and medical students. Ideas come back to you at scientifically timed intervals so they actually stick. Every morning, Cogi serves you a handful of highlights on beautiful, minimal cards. Swipe right if it resonated, left to see it again sooner, or up to remove it. That's it. No clutter, no feeds, no noise, just the wisdom you already collected, working its way into how you think. Features: - Daily highlight cards with swipe gestures - Spaced repetition intervals that adapt to your reviews - Quote Mix to control which books appear more or less - Customizable daily highlight count (3 to 15) - Share beautifully designed quote cards - Streak tracking with a global leaderboard - iCloud sync across all your devices - Light and dark mode - Completely free, no ads Cogi is built for readers who believe the best ideas deserve more than one reading.

Screenshots

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer4 screens
Cogi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cogi at none against Session Pomodoro Focus Timer's 2. Cogi also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Session Pomodoro Focus Timer's advantage is ratings volume (364 vs 2) and device support (4 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cogi asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cogi 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 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, Cogi every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer versus Cogi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSession Pomodoro Focus TimerCogi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (364 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings364 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTranslucent LLCPrince Malik

Customer experience

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer

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

Cogi

All ratings2 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

Cogi

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
None

Cogi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Session Pomodoro Focus Timer free?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cogi free?
Cogi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or Cogi?
Cogi is rated higher. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 364 ratings, while Cogi averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or Cogi have ads?
Neither Session Pomodoro Focus Timer nor Cogi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or Cogi?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, and Cogi every 3 days. Most recently, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer was updated on October 17, 2026 and Cogi on October 16, 2026.

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