focus vs Pomu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
focus
This application helps you stay focused on tasks using a simple timer. It guides you through work sessions and scheduled breaks, with options to skip breaks and track your progress towards longer rest periods.
- Work and study session tracking
- Short break notifications
- Option to skip breaks
- End of break notifications
- Longer break reminders
- Session history
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The focus app is a very simple pomodoro timer that does not distract you from actually being focused on what matters. With focus you can: - Track your work or study sessions - Get notified when it's time for a short break - Skip short breaks if you feel like skippin' - Be notified when breaks end - Keep track of your sessions to remember about taking a longer break after 4 complete work sessions Use the focus app now, and achieve more!
Pomu
A straightforward timer designed for focused work sessions, optimized for use on Apple Watch. It helps users manage their time effectively with simple, intuitive controls.
- Pomodoro timer
- Apple Watch optimized
- Simple interface
- Focus sessions
- Time management
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Pomu is a simple pomodoro timer app tailored for apple watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: focus at 100% against Pomu's 56%. focus also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Pomu's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price and ads 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. focus sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pomu asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pomu holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomu has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of focus's written reviews are positive against 56% of Pomu's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | focus | Pomu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jakub Adamczyk | Maiku Yamaguchi |
Customer experience
focus
Pomu
In-app purchases
focus
- Home brewed coffee$0.49
- Notifications Customization$1.00
- Session Customization$2.00
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- Coffee at the café$3.00
- Take me to lunch$12.00
Pomu
No in-app purchases
