Comparison

GoodGuide Guides vs Pomo

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

Head to head
About

GoodGuide Guides

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To help our brilliant Guides to assist our even more brilliant Adventurers with anything and everything. Essentially this app will be the admin portal available on your phone, very handy!

About

Pomo

A beautifully designed Pomodoro timer for focused work and study sessions. It offers customizable cycles, app blocking, and insightful statistics without any ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro cycles
  • App blocking for distraction-free sessions
  • Insightful focus statistics
  • Live countdown on lock screen
  • Companion smartwatch app
  • Calendar sync option
Features
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Pomo is a calm, design-led Pomodoro timer for deep, focused work — and the study sessions in between. No trees, no pets, no gimmicks. Just a beautiful instrument that helps you start, stay in flow, and see the rhythm of your focus. Everything stays on your device. No account, no cloud, no ads — ever. — A TIMER YOU'LL WANT TO LOOK AT — Choose from a gallery of meticulously crafted focus faces, from a minimalist minute grid to a flowing tide, in warm paper-light and calm dark themes. — BUILT FOR WORK & STUDY — Run classic Pomodoro cycles or set your own focus and break lengths. Long breaks, auto-start and simple labels shape each session around deep work, study, revision or any task. — STAY IN FLOW — Gently block distracting apps for the length of a session, silence notifications, and get a quiet nudge if you wander. Turn on strict mode when you really need to commit. — SEE YOUR RHYTHM — An editorial stats ledger turns sessions into insight: a focus heatmap, per-label breakdowns and all-time totals. Understand your concentration without turning it into a game. — ALWAYS A GLANCE AWAY — A live countdown on your lock screen and a companion smartwatch app keep the timer close. Optionally sync finished sessions to your calendar. — POMO PRO — The core timer is free, forever. Pomo Pro unlocks every focus face, the full stats ledger, app blocking and calendar sync, with a free trial and monthly or yearly billing. No ads, no account, no tracking. Focus, beautifully. Private by design.

Screenshots

GoodGuide Guides4 screens
Pomo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoodGuide Guides at none against Pomo's 2. GoodGuide Guides also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). Pomo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price 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. Pomo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. GoodGuide Guides asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GoodGuide Guides ships an update every 2 months, Pomo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
GoodGuide Guides versus Pomo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGoodGuide GuidesPomo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB53 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperVAN DEN BERK HOLDING B.V.Chirag Arora

In-app purchases

None

GoodGuide Guides

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pomo

Subscriptions2
  • Pomo Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Pomo Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is GoodGuide Guides free?
GoodGuide Guides is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pomo free?
Pomo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GoodGuide Guides or Pomo have ads?
GoodGuide Guides shows ads; Pomo does not.
Which is updated more often, GoodGuide Guides or Pomo?
GoodGuide Guides ships an update every 2 months, and Pomo every 2 weeks. Most recently, GoodGuide Guides was updated on September 17, 2026 and Pomo on September 15, 2026.

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