Comparison

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer vs LeanBooks

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

LeanBooks

Features
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LeanBooks is your personal library for your pocket. Catalog the books you own, plan your next reads on a wishlist, and always know who borrowed what from whom. ADD BOOKS – FAST, WITHOUT TYPING • Scan an ISBN with the camera (Premium) or enter it, and pull in title, author, cover & synopsis automatically (Google Books) • Search by title or author • Or add everything by hand – whatever suits you YOUR COLLECTION, ORGANIZED • Keep your library and wishlist cleanly separated • Group by author • Assign locations – so you know which shelf or room a book lives on • Create collections to group books by theme • Keep notes on every book • Covers in every list, full screen with a tap LOANS – LENT AND BORROWED • Track who you lent a book to – and who you borrowed one from • Set due dates (Premium) • Reminders: ahead of returning a borrowed book, and once a lent book is overdue (Premium) • See overdue loans at a glance SHARE COLLECTIONS • Share individual collections with family or friends (Premium) • Each person gets their own invitation link, which can be accepted only once • Recipients see the collection's books, but no locations, loans, notes or other collections • Recipients don't need Premium to accept, and can leave the collection at any time SYNCED EVERYWHERE • Your data lives in your private iCloud and stays in sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac • Sharing runs through Apple's iCloud sharing • No separate account, no tracking PRIVACY FIRST Your library is yours. LeanBooks stores your data in your iCloud – not on our servers. No ads, no tracking. START FOR FREE Use all Premium features free for the first 30 days. After that, manage up to 20 of your own books for free; wishlist and borrowed books don't count. PREMIUM • Unlimited books of your own • ISBN scanner using the camera • Due dates and reminders for loans • Share collections with others • Customize the app's background Premium is an auto-renewing yearly subscription ("LeanBooks Plus", 1-year duration). The current price is shown in the app before you buy. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it anytime in your Apple Account settings in the App Store. Download LeanBooks and bring order to your books. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer4 screens
LeanBooks4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Session Pomodoro Focus Timer at 4 against LeanBooks's 2. Session Pomodoro Focus Timer also leads on iOS requirement (13.4 vs 26.0). 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 LeanBooks sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $8.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Session Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, LeanBooks every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer versus LeanBooks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSession Pomodoro Focus TimerLeanBooks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (364 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings364 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTranslucent LLCJochen Koeneke

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

LeanBooks

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
1 purchases

LeanBooks

Subscriptions1
  • LeanBooks Plus$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Session Pomodoro Focus Timer free?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LeanBooks free?
LeanBooks is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or LeanBooks have ads?
Neither Session Pomodoro Focus Timer nor LeanBooks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer or LeanBooks?
Session Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, and LeanBooks every 3 days. Most recently, Session Pomodoro Focus Timer was updated on October 27, 2026 and LeanBooks on October 24, 2026.

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