Comparison

Pomodoro Focus vs 5 STEPS a Day

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

Head to head
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.

About

5 STEPS a Day

This app helps you improve habits and attitudes by tracking your Body, Mind, and Spirit. It offers a unique accountability program to foster positive change.

Highlights
  • Habit tracking
  • Attitude improvement
  • Body, Mind, Spirit focus
  • Accountability program
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5 STEPS a Day is a unique accountability program to Improve Your Habits and Attitudes by tracking how you feed your Body, Mind, and Spirit. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pomodoro Focus4 screens
5 STEPS a Day4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro Focus at none against 5 STEPS a Day's 1. Pomodoro Focus also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (61 vs 3). 5 STEPS a Day's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. 5 STEPS a Day sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 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 Pomodoro Focus against 5.0 for 5 STEPS a Day. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro Focus has 61 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Focus ships an update every 5 days, 5 STEPS a Day every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pomodoro Focus versus 5 STEPS a Day: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro Focus5 STEPS a Day
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (61 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings61 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr ChichkanovElleo LLC

Customer experience

Pomodoro Focus

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

5 STEPS a Day

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pomodoro Focus

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

5 STEPS a Day

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Pomodoro Focus free?
Pomodoro Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 5 STEPS a Day free?
5 STEPS a Day is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro Focus or 5 STEPS a Day?
5 STEPS a Day is rated higher. Pomodoro Focus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 61 ratings, while 5 STEPS a Day averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pomodoro Focus or 5 STEPS a Day have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Focus nor 5 STEPS a Day shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Focus or 5 STEPS a Day?
Pomodoro Focus ships an update every 5 days, and 5 STEPS a Day every 2 months. Most recently, Pomodoro Focus was updated on October 30, 2026 and 5 STEPS a Day on October 6, 2026.

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