Haruda Focus vs Cafe Pomo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Haruda Focus
Turn focused study sessions into a game with this timer app. It uses the Pomodoro technique to help you measure and improve your concentration. Feel real focus and achieve more.
- Pomodoro technique timer
- Study time measurement
- Focus improvement
- Gamified concentration
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Spent hours at your desk but feel like nothing got done? Track the time you actually focused, not just the time you sat there. Haruda Focus is a Pomodoro study timer that logs your real study hours and locks distracting apps while you work. Made for high school and college students heading into finals, anyone preparing for a certification or licensing exam, and anyone who wants to log real study hours every day. ■ Pomodoro, stopwatch & timers A Pomodoro timer built on the classic rhythm of 25 minutes of focus and a 5-minute break. Turn on Set Mode for a long break after every few rounds, save your own Pomo Presets, and switch on Auto flow so focus sessions and breaks keep rolling on their own. Don't feel like setting anything up? Start the stopwatch. For fixed blocks like a practice test, start a saved timer. ■ Focus Lock While you focus, only the apps you allow will open. Everything unlocks during breaks. Focus Lock uses Apple's Screen Time. ■ Records & stats Give each session a Focus Score when it ends. Then see your patterns at a glance: a 24-hour timeline, daily, weekly and monthly stats, and time by category, such as each subject you study. ■ D-Day countdown See how many days are left until your exam every time you open the app. ■ Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets See today's focus time and your nearest D-Day without opening the app. Tap the start button on the Home Screen widget to open the app, and your focus session starts 3 seconds later. ■ Together Sign in, create a private space with a few friends, see each other focusing, and send quiet cheers. No leaderboards, just the feeling of studying side by side. ■ Also Sound, vibration and flash alerts when a session ends. Sign in to keep your records in sync across devices. Available in 13 languages. ■ Premium (one-time purchase) No ads, plus unlimited Pomo Presets (free users can save up to 3). When things pile up, just start. Don't worry about how. Once you start, you'll get there.
Cafe Pomo
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Transform your phone into the ultimate study device: a focused space for deep work and concentration. Each with different vibes. Café Pomo utilizes the Pomodoro technique combined with an immersive journey through beautiful cafes. Designed for students and anyone who needs to stop doomscrolling and start being productive - wherever you are. Whether you're studying for exams, working from home, or building new habits, every session makes your phone a productive companion instead of a distraction. Immerse yourself in handcrafted backgrounds: a jazz pianist's corner in Manhattan, cherry blossom views in Tokyo, or a rustic French countryside retreat. Each café comes with custom-curated lo-fi and ambient music to help you find your flow and match your energy. Flexible Timers: Choose your focus style. Customize break times, timer position, and display to match your workflow. Unlock and explore more: Start your journey in NYC, then earn coins to unlock cafes around the world Tokyo, Europe, and mysterious fantasy realms. Each city holds multiple unique cafés waiting to be discovered. Where will you study today? Earn achievements and collect stamps for being productive: Build streaks, hit milestones, and collect achievements Display your earned badges in a beautiful scrapbook-style journal. Personalize things with custom themes, adjustable display settings. Loyalty Card: Unlock exclusive premium cafés, themes, and founding member perks. Advanced stats to manage your time better for ultimate productivity. Battery saver mode to study for longer periods of time. Earn coins quicker to unlock features faster. Most features remain free forever. "Finally, a focus app that makes me WANT to study." Terms of Use: https://l337jkr.github.io/cafe-pomo-legal/TERMS_OF_SERVICE.md Privacy Policy: https://l337jkr.github.io/cafe-pomo-legal/PRIVACY_POLICY.md
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Haruda Focus at 5.0 against Cafe Pomo's 3.0. Haruda Focus also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks). Cafe Pomo's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. Haruda Focus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Cafe Pomo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Haruda Focus holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Haruda Focus ships an update every 4 days, Cafe Pomo every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Haruda Focus | Cafe Pomo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 355 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DaeMyeong Lee | WILFRED LAN |
In-app purchases
Haruda Focus
- 1 Month$0.99
- Lifetime$4.99
Cafe Pomo
- Loyalty Card$2.991 Month
- Loyalty Card$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Member$19.99








