Comparison

Instant To vs Pomodoro Focus

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

Head to head
About

Instant To

This app combines a Pomodoro timer with task management to help you focus on work and study. It allows you to organize tasks, set reminders, and track your time spent, all within a customizable and distraction-free environment.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro Technique timer
  • Task management and organization
  • Time tracking and statistics
  • Customizable themes and settings
  • Daily goal setting
  • Reminders for tasks
Features
Read full description

Instant To-Do Timer is a personal assistant and tracker to help you study, train, and work based on the Pomodoro technique. Instant To Do It's the ultimate app for managing Tasks, helping you focus on work & study, and tracking your working hours. Instant To Do is completely free, fully customizable, and can be updated based on user feedback. Instant To Do combines Pomodoro Timer with Task Management, it is a science-based app that will motivate you to stay focused and get things done. Time blocking is an effective strategy for using time wisely and achieving greater results. Long breaks after a number of completed work sessions Goodtime is designed to keep you focused and free of distractions. Define a block of time during which you will eliminate all distractions and give all your focus to your tasks. Blocking out time for specific activities allows you to focus on one task at a time, limits distractions and procrastination. During these breaks take a breath of fresh air, do some push-ups, stretch, or do anything else that helps you to restore your power. Task Priority: Highlight your Task's most important To-Do with color-coded priority levels. Alternate between focused work sessions and short breaks handled by Instant To Do. Regular breaks are conducive to greater productivity and concentration. Instant To Do brings Pomodoro Technique and To-Do List into one place, you can capture and organize tasks into your to-do lists, start a focus timer and focus on work & study, set reminders for important tasks and errands, check the time spent, and all todos with powerful statistics. Daily goal setting, minimalistic design, beautiful color themes, notifications, and more.

About

Pomodoro Focus

Enhance your study and work sessions with a customizable timer based on the Pomodoro technique. Enjoy ambient sounds to create a focused environment and track progress directly from your lock screen.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro technique timer
  • Customizable work/break intervals
  • Ambient soundscapes
  • Lock screen integration
  • Progress statistics
Features
Read full description

Pomodoro Focus is a calm, beautiful Pomodoro timer that helps you study, work and read with deep focus, and actually take your breaks. Start a 25-minute focus session with one tap. When it ends, a short break is ready; every third session earns you a longer one. Your timer lives on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you never have to unlock your phone and get distracted. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Pomodoro or No breaks: classic focus and break cycles, or an open-ended stopwatch for long flow sessions • Live Activity: the countdown on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with pause and start buttons • Smart breaks: a short break after every focus, a long break after every 3 sessions • Stats that motivate: focus time by day, week and month, your sessions and your day streak • Categories: track time for work, study, reading or anything you add, each with its own emoji • Ambient sounds: rain, forest, campfire, waterfall, thunderstorm and office noise to block distractions • Living backgrounds: Lava, Aurora, Silk and Mesh in 7 colors. Auto changes the color with every stage • Notifications when a focus or a break ends, even when your phone is locked • Start from anywhere: Control Center, the Action button, Siri and Shortcuts • iCloud sync across your devices • A small celebration for every finished session MADE TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY No account, no ads, no clutter. Set your durations once (focus 10 to 90 minutes, short breaks 1 to 15 minutes, long breaks 10 to 40 minutes) and get to work. Great for students preparing for exams, writers, developers, remote workers and anyone who wants to beat procrastination with the Pomodoro Technique.

Screenshots

Instant To4 screens
Pomodoro Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

Instant To and Pomodoro Focus both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Pomodoro Focus's written reviews are positive against 0% of Instant To's. Pomodoro Focus also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (63 vs 8). Instant To's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pomodoro Focus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro Focus has 63 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Instant To's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pomodoro Focus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Instant To ships an update every 5 months, Pomodoro Focus every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Instant To versus Pomodoro Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInstant ToPomodoro Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings)4.9 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings863 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnouar KabbouriAleksandr Chichkanov

Customer experience

Instant To

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Pomodoro Focus

All ratings63 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Instant To

No in-app purchases

None

Pomodoro Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Instant To free?
Instant To is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pomodoro Focus free?
Pomodoro Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Instant To or Pomodoro Focus?
Pomodoro Focus is rated higher. Instant To averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Pomodoro Focus averages 4.9 from 63 ratings.
Do Instant To or Pomodoro Focus have ads?
Neither Instant To nor Pomodoro Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Instant To or Pomodoro Focus?
Instant To ships an update every 5 months, and Pomodoro Focus every 6 days. Most recently, Instant To was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pomodoro Focus on November 10, 2026.

Other comparisons