Comparison

TaskFocus 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

TaskFocus

This app helps you stay focused on your daily tasks using the Pomodoro technique. Customize your focus sessions, track progress, and enjoy a distraction-free environment with background sounds and lock screen widgets. Unlock advanced features with a subscription.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • Lock screen widgets and Live Activity
  • Progress tracking and streaks
  • Background music and nature sounds
  • App blocking for deep focus
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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TaskFocus is a Pomodoro timer built around the things you want to do every day: study, read, practice, write, work. Pick an activity, tap Start and focus. FOCUS IN ONE TAP • Classic Pomodoro: focus, short break, long break, or set your own lengths • Every activity has its own daily goal, color and reminder • The timer keeps running when you leave the app or lock your phone • Start the next break or focus automatically if you like ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • Live Activity and Dynamic Island show the time left • Start, pause, resume or stop from a widget, the Live Activity or Control Center • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with today's activities SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Today, this week, this month and this year at a glance • Streaks, your best hours and a comparison with last week • Share a card of your focus time STAY IN THE ZONE • Calm background music and nature sounds • Start a focus with Siri or the Shortcuts app • Focus Filters: turn on an iPhone Focus and TaskFocus picks the activity PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no sign-in: your data stays on your device and in your own iCloud • Syncs between your iPhone and iPad with iCloud • No ads, no tracking TASKFOCUS PRO • Unlimited activities (free: 3) • Deep Focus: block distracting apps while you focus • Your whole history, a year heatmap and CSV export (free: the last 30 days) • Every sound: all music, white, pink and brown noise, and ticking • Alternate app icons and clock styles Choose Pro Yearly, with a 7-day free trial for new subscribers, or Pro Lifetime, a single payment. The price is shown in the app before you buy. Pro bought in an earlier version still counts. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase, or at the end of the free trial. The subscription renews automatically unless you turn it off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within the 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel it in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. Any unused part of a free trial ends when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use: https://luongtsu.github.io/pomodoro/terms.html EULA (Apple): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://luongtsu.github.io/pomodoro/privacy.html

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
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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

TaskFocus4 screens
Pomodoro Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro Focus at none against TaskFocus's 8. Pomodoro Focus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). TaskFocus's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TaskFocus sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pomodoro Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for TaskFocus against 4.9 for Pomodoro Focus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 63 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TaskFocus ships an update every 3 months, Pomodoro Focus every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TaskFocus versus Pomodoro Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTaskFocusPomodoro Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)4.9 (63 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1463 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLe NhungAleksandr Chichkanov

Customer experience

TaskFocus

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pomodoro Focus

All ratings61 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

TaskFocus

Subscriptions6
  • Pomodoro Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • Pomodoro Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pomodoro Quater Subscription$1.993 Months
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  • Pomodoro Pro Quaterly$1.993 Months
  • Pomodoro Yearly Subscription$5.991 Year
  • Pomorodo Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pomodoro Pro$8.99
  • Pomodoro Timer Pro$9.99
None

Pomodoro Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TaskFocus free?
TaskFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomodoro Focus free?
Pomodoro Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TaskFocus or Pomodoro Focus?
Pomodoro Focus is rated higher. TaskFocus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Pomodoro Focus averages 4.9 from 63 ratings.
Do TaskFocus or Pomodoro Focus have ads?
TaskFocus shows ads; Pomodoro Focus does not.
Which is updated more often, TaskFocus or Pomodoro Focus?
TaskFocus ships an update every 3 months, and Pomodoro Focus every 5 days. Most recently, TaskFocus was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pomodoro Focus on November 7, 2026.

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