Comparison

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer vs Ergo Focus

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

Head to head
About

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer

This app utilizes the Pomodoro Technique to enhance focus and productivity for work and study. It offers a minimalist design with features like real-time iCloud sync, customizable timers, and detailed productivity insights.

Highlights
  • Minimalist Pomodoro timer
  • Real-time iCloud Sync
  • Productivity charts and insights
  • App Whitelist
  • Customizable Pomodoro cycles
  • Widgets and Live Activities
Features
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FocusPomo is a Pomodoro-based time management app with a minimal and beautiful design, powerful features, and a rewarding sense of progress. Our mission is to improve and protect your attention. That’s why we don’t simply pile on features, and we don’t use addictive game-like rewards. FocusPomo is built to help you focus on one thing at a time. ## When you may need FocusPomo 1. You work hard, but still don’t feel real progress 2. Your study or work efficiency feels low 3. You get distracted easily and want to reduce procrastination 4. Important things keep getting delayed 5. You want to become more disciplined 6. You want different parts of your life to gradually get better 7. You have many things you want to do, but keep making slow progress ## FocusPomo Core Features 1. Real-time sync across all platforms. Sync through iCloud across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, so your focus data always stays up to date. 2. A simple and easy-to-use focus timer. No flashy design, no complicated distractions. Everything is designed for a better focus experience. 3. Cute little tomatoes that make focus feel rewarding. Every completed Pomodoro gives you a cute little tomato. Your tomatoes accumulate each week, making effort more visible without turning focus into a distracting game. Tomatoes also support motion response and haptic feedback (motion response is currently supported on iOS only). 4. Powerful focus statistics. View focus trends, Pomodoro insights, and detailed data across different tasks and time ranges. 5. Calendar timeline. Reflection helps you improve. View your focus time distribution by one day, two-day comparison, or one week. 6. Optimized for iPad and Mac large screens. View more useful information and enjoy a focus experience designed for larger screens. 7. Mac support. View timer status, focus task, and today’s focus data from the menu bar. Start, pause, or end focus sessions without opening the app. 8. Apple Watch App that works independently. No iPhone needed. Start a timer, create or edit focus tasks, and manage focus directly on Apple Watch. ## FocusPomo Design Philosophy 1. Focus. We don’t build an all-in-one product. We focus on time management and help make your effort truly pay off. 2. Simplicity. Simplicity is not the goal. It is the result. Every feature and detail is carefully researched, considered, and refined. 3. Warmth. FocusPomo hopes to become a small quiet space for you, staying with you through your effort, focus, and growth. ## More Features * App blacklist to block distracting apps * Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets, and interactive widgets * Live Activities and Dynamic Island * Landscape StandBy mode for focus sessions * Custom countdown timer * Stopwatch mode with pause support * Different focus tags can have different focus durations * Apple Health sync * Manually add focus time * Custom Pomodoro cycles, long breaks, and short breaks * Custom focus tags * Extend focus sessions * Alarm reminders * Focus trends by task and time range * Calendar timeline by 1 day, 2 days, or 1 week * Optimized for iPad and Mac large screens * The current Lifetime plan includes all future updates, including Watch and Mac * And many more features ## 6000+ reviews from users around the world, 59000+ five-star ratings “No bloat, no unnecessary features fighting for attention — just clean timers that keep me locked in.” “Collecting Pomodoros makes it a fun and unique experience.” “Simple but deep” “Helps me stay on track working from home.” “One of the very few apps I’ve kept in my phone… Definitely worth the penny.” Terms of Use: https://frill-butternut-b24.notion.site/FocusPomo-d3b536d0871b4492953dc03c8b39307b Privacy Policy: https://frill-butternut-b24.notion.site/FocusPomo-34c50acafe164386a327cd2cf2d0aafe

About

Ergo Focus

This app helps you stay focused and healthy while working or studying. It provides customizable timers for work sessions and reminders to change your posture, promoting better ergonomics and reducing the negative effects of prolonged sitting.

Highlights
  • Customizable work session timers
  • Posture change reminders
  • Save favorite work sessions
  • Dark mode for night use
  • Ergonomic health focus
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Stay productive and focused without forgetting about your health and ergonomics! With Ergo Focus you are able to create customizable timers so you are easily reminded to take breaks while you work so your brain gets the much deserved rest it needs, but that's not enough, what about your body! Working long hours at a desk can take a toll on your body just as much as it can on your head. Especially true if you're working from home and don't have anywhere else to be but at your desk, it's important to go through different working positions throughout the day so you don't end up sitting in the exact same spot for multiple hours. With Ergo Focus you can set yourself clear timed reminders to alternate between different positions throughout the day as you work, and not only when you take a break. Whether it's with a standing desk, or simply by standing up with your laptop at an elevated counter for a little while, you'll drastically cut down on the amount of time you stay in the same position in a day. Building habits like this will greatly reduce the negative effects of sitting at a desk while working all day. To help you, Ergo Focus allows you to set up customizable work sessions so you can plan your whole work day or study session ahead and have Ergo Focus guide you through it. Have different needs for different types of work? No problem, save as many of you favourite work sessions as you want and use them when they fit your needs the best. For you night owls or for those long cram sessions and study time at night, dark mode let's you keep working with your study timer without feeling like you're looking directly at the sun!

Screenshots

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Ergo Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer at 89% against Ergo Focus's 50%. FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer also leads on ratings volume (8K vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). Ergo Focus's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium) and 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. FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Ergo Focus 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

Ergo Focus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer has 8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 89% of FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Ergo Focus's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Ergo Focus weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer versus Ergo Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusPomo · Pomodoro TimerErgo Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFocusPomo AppsLaurent Henault-Brunet

Customer experience

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer

All ratings7,898 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews2,506 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.3%

Ergo Focus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Tomatoes disappearing from the screen
  • App whitelist feature not working consistently

Requested features

7 requests
  • Ability to pause/resume timers
  • Option to customize tomato colors/types
  • Louder/more noticeable timer notifications
  • Retain tomato data across weeks
  • Add tasks/to-do list integration
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  • Sync with Apple Watch
  • Different ambient sound options

Ergo Focus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions6
  • FocusPomo Plus Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • FocusPomo Plus Half Yearly$5.996 Months
  • FocusPomo Plus Yearly$12.991 Year
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  • FocusPomo Plus Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • FocusPomo Plus Yearly Family$17.991 Year
  • FocusPomo Plus Yearly Family7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$24.99
  • Lifetime Discount for Yearly$24.99
  • FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$29.99
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  • FocusPomo Lifetime Family$59.99
3 purchases

Ergo Focus

One-time3
  • Tier 1 Pro$1.99
  • Tier 2 Pro$4.99
  • Tier 3 Pro$9.99

Questions

Is FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer free?
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ergo Focus free?
Ergo Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer or Ergo Focus?
Ergo Focus is rated higher. FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8K ratings, while Ergo Focus averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer or Ergo Focus have ads?
Neither FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer nor Ergo Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer or Ergo Focus?
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Ergo Focus weekly. Most recently, FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer was updated on November 10, 2026 and Ergo Focus on November 3, 2026.

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