Pomodoro & Focus Timer vs Zen AF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pomodoro & Focus Timer
This nature-inspired focus timer helps you avoid distractions and stay productive. Ideal for students and home office users, it offers a clean and simple interface to enhance concentration during study, work, writing, reading, or meditation.
- Nature-inspired focus timer
- Avoid distractions
- Enhance concentration
- Clean and simple interface
- Regular updates based on feedback
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"The best pomodoro app I’ve used (and I have tested a lot). This one keeps it clean and simple.“ NEED TO FOCUS? But can’t stop scrolling? Use Deep, the nature-inspired focus timer to avoid distractions and stay focused! #Top productivity app for students & home office #More than 25 thousand users worldwide #Popular with 4.8 out of 5 star reviews PERFECT FOR YOU — no matter if you are: * Studying * Working * Writing * Reading * Meditating * ...or simply want to focus better READY? LET’S GET FOCUSED! ——— Questions? Feedback? You matter to us! Please give use your honest feedback and feel free to share your ideas on how to make the app even better! Deep gets updated regularly with new features based on your feedback. Thank you! beaucodeventures@gmail.com ——— Subscription: $19.99 / 3 months Lifetime Offer available. This price is in US Dollars (USD). Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes Account and the subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewals can be managed or canceled via your iTunes Account settings. Special introductory offers only apply to first billing term. ——— Terms and Conditions: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezex7mxhtd2l5qj/Terms.pdf?dl=0 Privacy Policy: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4rv3sulsxmpmdd2/PrivacyPolicy.pdf?dl=0
Zen AF
A minimalist timer designed for focused work sessions using the Pomodoro technique. It helps users break down tasks into manageable intervals, promoting productivity and concentration.
- Minimalist design
- Pomodoro technique timer
- Focused work sessions
- Task management aid
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Minimalist Pomodoro Timer
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zen AF at none against Pomodoro & Focus Timer's 11. Zen AF also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (80% vs 47%). Pomodoro & Focus Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (88 vs 6). On price and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Pomodoro & Focus Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Zen AF asks for nothing beyond the download.
Zen AF holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro & Focus Timer has 88 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Pomodoro & Focus Timer's written reviews are positive against 80% of Zen AF's.
Pomodoro & Focus Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Zen AF every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pomodoro & Focus Timer | Zen AF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (88 ratings) | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.9% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 72 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beaucode Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt) | An Trinh |
Customer experience
Pomodoro & Focus Timer
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Bugs and requests
Pomodoro & Focus Timer
Reported bugs
12 issues- Onboarding info filled twice, still unusable
- Free trial option not clickable
- Charged immediately for free trial, no refund
- App crashes immediately upon opening
- Alarm and other features seem glitchy
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- Timer is glitchy, doesn't stop correctly
- Face down option causes timer to glitch
- Buttons move slowly
- Settings not saved
- App doesn't open after purchase
- Popup ad prevents app access
- App crashes on first onboarding question
Requested features
15 requests- Add stopwatch mode
- Option for ticking clock sound
- Color coding for lists
- Syncing across devices
- Repeat option for tasks
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- Button to go to task list after task completion
- Option to continue current task for another session
- More motivating 'assignment finished' sound
- Make alarm tone more noticeable
- Apple Watch vibration for timer end
- Auto-start timer
- Delete stats
- Apple Watch start/stop functionality
- Timer duration without 120-minute limit
- One-time purchase option instead of subscription
Zen AF
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pomodoro & Focus Timer
- Premium Productivity3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Premium Productivity$5.991 Month
- Premium Productivity$7.993 Months
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- Premium Productivity$11.993 Months
- Premium Productivity3 Days trial$19.993 Months
- Focus Premium$24.991 Year
- Premium Productivity7 Days trial$24.991 Year
- Premium Productivity1 Year trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium Productivity$24.99
- Focus Lifetime Access$49.99
- Lifetime Premium Productivity$99.99
Zen AF
No in-app purchases
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