Comparison

Pomodoro vs Akora

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro

Enhance concentration and achieve goals with a smart timer, AI-driven planning, and ambient sounds. Track progress visually and receive gentle reminders to stay on course. Designed for focused work and study sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • AI-powered goal planning
  • Ambient sounds and music
  • Detailed progress tracking
  • Smart notifications
  • Dark interface
Features
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Focus On is your personal productivity companion that helps you stay focused and achieve your goals using the proven Pomodoro Technique. KEY FEATURES: SMART POMODORO TIMER - Customizable focus and break durations - Automatic session transitions - Track your daily focus time SMART GOAL PLANNING - Set meaningful goals and get a step-by-step action plan, created right on your device - Break down big goals into achievable milestones - Track progress with visual insights AMBIENT SOUNDS & MUSIC - Nature sounds: Rain, Ocean, Forest, Fire - Lo-Fi beats for deep focus - Meditation and calm music - White, pink, and brown noise DETAILED PROGRESS TRACKING - Daily, weekly, and monthly statistics - Visual progress charts - Focus streaks and achievements SMART NOTIFICATIONS - Gentle reminders to stay on track - Customizable notification times - Milestone completion alerts BEAUTIFUL DARK INTERFACE - Easy on the eyes during long focus sessions - Clean, distraction-free design Whether you're studying, working, or pursuing personal projects, Focus On helps you make the most of your time. Start your first focus session today and build lasting productivity habits. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Akora

Features
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Akora turns focus into something you can feel — flexible, premium, and calm. Most Pomodoro apps force one rigid 25-minute box. Akora lets you choose the rhythm that fits you and the task. Flexible focus modes Pomodoro (25/5) 52/17 deep work Flowtime — counts up, you decide when to stop Custom — set your own minutes Overtime is optional: when the bell rings, the timer can simply keep counting up. Breaks on your terms Start a break whenever you like — 1, 5, 10 minutes, or a length you choose. Pausing never costs you your tree. Name and tag your sessions Label each session (Math, Reading, Design…) and give it a tag — Study, Work, Reading, Sport, Social, Rest, Sleep, or one of your own. "Where does your time go?" answers that with a real breakdown instead of a guess. Premium full-screen visuals A golden analog clock on black, a real flowing hourglass, a glowing ring, or a clean digital display — swipe to switch. Add one of 8 full-screen backgrounds: aquarium, koi pond, underwater, ocean, waterfall, forest, rainy window, fireplace. Free, royalty-free sound 9 real ambient recordings that loop seamlessly — no audible cut when they repeat. Play ambience and music together, each with its own volume: Rain, fireplace, birds, forest, tick-tock, sea waves, wind, crickets, a stream Classical piano (Satie) and lo-fi — public domain / royalty-free Grow your Akora Forest Every finished session plants a tree — sprouts, saplings, tall trees, and fireflies at night. Stop early and nothing dies. No guilt, just growth. My Garden Your forest is a place, not a list. Arrange it yourself: 10 tree types, 6 ground surfaces, 6 leaf colours, 5 weather moods, and decorations — a bench, flowers, a fox, a lantern, a pond, a rock. Every focused minute earns 1 coin; spend coins in the shop and expand the garden as it fills up. Streaks, quests and badges A daily check-in, rotating daily quests, a monthly challenge, and 12 badges — from your first session to 100 hours and 100 trees, night owl to early bird. My Library Add the books you are reading, update the page you reached, and watch a lifetime page count build up. Finished books keep their own shelf. Gentle progress Day, week, month and year views, focus by hour of the day, streaks, a calendar you can tap, and a timeline of every session. If you work late, set the hour your day starts so a 2 a.m. session still counts as yesterday. An optional evening reminder helps you keep the streak alive. Deep Focus Turn it on, and leaving the app mid-session plants a pale tree instead of a full one — honest, but never punishing. Akora can also switch on Do Not Disturb while you focus and switch it off when you finish. Optional account, optional cloud backup Akora works fully offline and needs no account. If you want your forest and your statistics to survive a new phone, sign in with email, Google or Apple and back them up — or export a backup as plain text. You can delete your account and its backup from inside the app at any time. 24 languages, right-to-left support, and fully offline. Your data stays on your device. No account required. Optional Premium removes ads. Free, with ads Akora is free to use. Your first day after installing is completely ad-free. After that, a short ad may appear when a focus session ends, when a break ends, or if you leave a session early. Ads never interrupt you while you are focusing. Akora Premium — optional, removes all ads • Akora Premium: US$0.99 per month (price may vary by region) • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your App Store account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://akis-odak-app.web.app/gizlilik

Screenshots

Pomodoro4 screens
Akora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pomodoro at none against Akora's shown. Akora's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Pomodoro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Akora sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro ships an update every 3 months, Akora fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pomodoro versus Akora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoroAkora
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size48 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlina BohuslavskaTUGBA GOKCEK

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pomodoro

Subscriptions4
  • Unlimited access3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Deal!$69.99
1 purchases

Akora

Subscriptions1
  • Akora Premium$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Pomodoro free?
Pomodoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Akora free?
Akora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro or Akora have ads?
Akora shows ads; Pomodoro does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro or Akora?
Pomodoro ships an update every 3 months, and Akora fortnightly. Most recently, Pomodoro was updated on October 27, 2026 and Akora on October 29, 2026.

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