Comparison

Mastery vs PomoJava

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

Head to head
About

Mastery

This app simplifies goal setting and productivity by allowing users to create, track, and visualize progress on their aspirations. It breaks down large goals into manageable subgoals and offers seamless syncing across devices.

Highlights
  • Easy goal creation for daily, weekly, monthly, yearly objectives
  • Break down goals into trackable subgoals
  • Visualize progress and completion rates
  • Seamless iCloud syncing across devices
  • Upcoming brainstorming and diary sections
Features
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Most goal apps are a list you write once and then avoid. Mastery is built around the opposite habit: coming back. You plan a day you can actually finish, work through it one step at a time, and each evening tell the truth about how it went. Over a week that produces what a to-do list never does — a picture of how you actually work. FOUR RANGES, ONE LADDER Every goal lives in Today, This Week, This Month or This Year, and Roadmap holds all four at once. Nothing expires and nothing turns red — a goal still open just says how long it has waited, and whether you work it, move it or drop it is left to you. A DAY YOU CAN FINISH Today shows only what you committed to. Tap any step to start a focus sprint; the countdown carries on over your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you can put the phone face down. SOLVE, INSTEAD OF REWRITING THE GOAL When something stalls, most apps let you edit the deadline. Mastery gives you somewhere to think: name the problem, list the causes you suspect, then commit to one — a list of five is a way of avoiding the question. Mastery turns that cause into a goal, and afterwards you record whether it worked. Both answers close the loop. SUGGESTIONS, NOT AUTOPILOT Write a goal however you think it — “gym 3x a week from Monday” is fine — and Mastery drafts the steps and sets the range from the timeframe you mentioned. Write a note and it offers the notebook that note belongs in. Get stuck, and Solve suggests what to check, then what might address the cause you chose. Nothing is ever filled in for you: suggestions are rows you tap to keep, and one switch turns them all off. This needs a device that supports Apple Intelligence; without one you get editable starter steps, labelled as a template, that never count against your plan. AN HONEST EVENING Each evening, Today asks three short questions: what you set out to do, what happened, and what you would change. Under a minute. GOALS THAT REPEAT Mark a goal as a routine and it returns each cycle with its steps cleared, on the cadence of the range it sits in. Insights shows where the misses fell — and cycles you never opened the app for count as no record rather than as failures. A REVIEW, NOT A SCORE Insights answers what a single day cannot: which days you turn up, whether the plans you set are the plans you keep, where your rate is heading. Findings are sentences, not charts to interpret. NOTES, NOT AN INBOX Dated entries in notebooks you name, searchable across all of them, with no unread state and no red badge. A note you never revisit has still done its job. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account is required; all goals, notes, and reflections stay in your private iCloud database. Steps, notes filing, and evening suggestions process locally—except Solve’s two suggestions, which send only the problem statement to Apple’s Private Cloud Compute (not retained or trained on). Mastery tracks feature use without text; disable it in Settings › Privacy. Export all data as JSON anytime. ALSO • Quick capture from every tab, ⌘N on a keyboard • Reminders each morning and evening, off anytime in Settings • Light, dark or system • Full VoiceOver support and Dynamic Type • Runs on iPhone and iPad • A searchable user guide in Settings FREE, AND WHAT PRO ADDS Free gives you every goal, step and note, unlimited routines and streaks, the whole of Solve, unlimited 25-minute sprints, and the last seven days of Insights in full. Pro opens longer review windows, the hour and weekday patterns, the pace forecast, unmetered suggestions, every sprint length, two streak freezes a month, notebooks beyond the third, and backup files. A lapsed subscription never locks your data away, and importing a backup is free forever. For more information, see our Terms and Privacy Policy. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/krectsolutions/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/krectsolutions/terms-of-service

About

PomoJava

Features
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YOU DON’T HAVE A TIME PROBLEM. YOU HAVE A FOCUS PROBLEM. Most people work 8 hours a day but only produce 2 hours of value. They mistake "busy" for "productive." They let distractions rob them of their potential. That ends today. Welcome to PomoJava. This isn't just a timer. It is a discipline engine designed to force you into Deep Work so you can get more done in less time. We combined the proven Pomodoro technique with advanced visual cues and ruthless analytics to help you master your attention span. WHY POMOJAVA? 1. VISUALIZE YOUR EFFORT (THE COFFEE CUP) Willpower is a finite resource. PomoJava reduces the cognitive load of tracking time. - Fill The Cup: As you work, your coffee cup fills. It gives you immediate, visual feedback on your progress. - Gamify Your Focus: Watching the cup fill triggers the dopamine reward loop, making it easier to stick to the task at hand. 2. MEASURE TO MANAGE (DETAILED ANALYTICS) You cannot improve what you do not measure. Ignorance debt is costing you money and time. PomoJava gives you the hard data on your work habits. - Track Your Volume: See exactly how many hours of actual Deep Work you logged today, this week, and this month. - Consistency Tracking: View your streaks and daily activity grids. Don't break the chain. - Level Up: Watch your status go from "Starter" to "Builder" as you put in the reps. Volume x Time = Skill. 3. SEAMLESS SYNC (NO FRICTION) Friction kills productivity. PomoJava works where you work. - Cross-Device Sync: Start a session on your phone, track stats on your tablet. Your data is always up to date. - Cloud Backup: Never lose your progress history. THE FEATURES - Customizable Deep Work Timer: Set your ideal focus duration (Default 55m for maximum depth). - Smart Breaks: Scheduled downtime to recharge your cognitive battery. - Focus Analytics: Break down your efficiency by Day, Week, Month, Quarter, and Year. - Minimalist Interface: No clutter. No fluff. Just you and the work. WHO IS THIS FOR? - Entrepreneurs who need to move the needle on revenue-generating activities. - Students who need to study without burning out. - Creators who need to enter a flow state on command. - Anyone tired of ending the day wondering where the time went. THE PHILOSOPHY: Success comes from doing the unattractive work for an unreasonable amount of time. PomoJava is the tool that helps you do that work. Don't let another hour slip away to distraction. Download PomoJava. Fill the cup. Do the work. Get started now. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mastery4 screens
PomoJava4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: PomoJava at 13.0 against Mastery's 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. Mastery sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PomoJava sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mastery ships an update every 2 months, PomoJava every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Mastery versus PomoJava: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMasteryPomoJava
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMuhammad IbrahimNordic Social Media AB

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Mastery

Subscriptions4
  • Success Accelerator7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Success Booster7 Days trial$4.993 Months
  • Goals Pro Half-Yearly$9.996 Months
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  • Success Amplifier14 Days trial$14.991 Year
2 purchases

PomoJava

Subscriptions2
  • PomoJava Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PomoJava Premium Weekly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Mastery free?
Mastery is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PomoJava free?
PomoJava is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mastery or PomoJava have ads?
Neither Mastery nor PomoJava shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mastery or PomoJava?
Mastery ships an update every 2 months, and PomoJava every 5 weeks. Most recently, Mastery was updated on September 17, 2026 and PomoJava on September 9, 2026.

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