Comparison

Pomodoro & Focus Timer vs Kick

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

Head to head

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

Stay focused

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 4.387 ratingsView app →

Kick

Free

📊 Productivity

★ 5.01 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Nature-inspired focus timer
Avoid distractions
Enhance concentration
Clean and simple interface
Regular updates based on feedback

Features

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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

About

Kick

This minimalist focus timer utilizes the Pomodoro Technique to help users enhance productivity and motivation. By organizing tasks into timed intervals, it aims to reduce stress and improve concentration for work, study, or programming.

Highlights

Pomodoro focus timer
Minimalist design
Dark mode compatibility
Task completion focus
Learning and programming aid

Features

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Join of happy users using Kick to stay focused and productive. Kick is a minimalist Pomodoro-based focus timer. We believe that less is more. Organizing you workflow into intervals will help you stay efficient and productive. The so-called Pomodoro Technique has been shown to increase focus and motivation while reducing stress-perfect for work-from-home days. Use Kick to... ... stay focused ... complete a task ... learn for school ... program all night Function * Pomodoro with work focus * Notice * Simple Design * Compatible with dark mode

Screenshots

Pomodoro & Focus Timer4 screens

Kick3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kick at 5.0 against Pomodoro & Focus Timer's 4.3. Kick also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). Pomodoro & Focus Timer's advantage is ratings volume (87 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomodoro & Focus Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Kick asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kick holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro & Focus Timer has 87 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro & Focus Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, Kick every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level

Pomodoro & Focus Timer versus Kick: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Pomodoro & Focus Timer	Kick
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.3 (87 ratings)	5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	46.9% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	87 — better	1
Update frequency	Every 2 weeks	Every 4 days — better
Ads	Yes	Yes
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Subscription	Ad-supported — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better	iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS	15.0 — better	16.0
Further details — not scored
Size	72 MB	12 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	Beaucode Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt)	晓康丁

Customer experience

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

All ratings87 ratings

Positive81.6%

Neutral2.3%

Negative16.1%

Written reviews96 reviews

Positive46.9%

Neutral2.1%

Negative51.0%

Kick

All ratings1 ratings

Positive100.0%

Neutral0.0%

Negative0.0%

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

Kick

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

Subscriptions8

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

One-time3

Lifetime Premium Productivity$24.99
Focus Lifetime Access$49.99
Lifetime Premium Productivity$99.99

None

Kick

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pomodoro & Focus Timer free?

Pomodoro & Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is Kick free?

Kick is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Pomodoro & Focus Timer or Kick?

Kick is rated higher. Pomodoro & Focus Timer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 87 ratings, while Kick averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.

Do Pomodoro & Focus Timer or Kick have ads?

Both Pomodoro & Focus Timer and Kick show ads.

Which is updated more often, Pomodoro & Focus Timer or Kick?

Pomodoro & Focus Timer ships an update every 2 weeks, and Kick every 4 days. Most recently, Pomodoro & Focus Timer was updated on September 23, 2026 and Kick on June 1, 2026.