focus vs Minimal Pomodoro
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!
Minimal Pomodoro
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Minimal Pomodoro is a simple and efficient pomodoro timer app designed to boost your focus. With its intuitive interface and sleek design, it makes managing your work and break intervals effortless.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: focus at every 8 days against Minimal Pomodoro's monthly. focus also leads on device support (4 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. focus sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Minimal Pomodoro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
focus ships an update every 8 days, Minimal Pomodoro monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | focus | Minimal Pomodoro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jakub Adamczyk | Koichi Kondo |
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
Minimal Pomodoro
- Remove Ads$1.99
