Comparison

Pomodoro Focus vs Paperless

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

Paperless

Streamline team collaboration and replace manual processes with AI-generated forms and secure data capture. Connect to various business tools and leverage agentic AI for smarter workflows.

Highlights
  • AI-generated forms
  • Secure data capture (photos, signatures, audio)
  • Private team workspaces
  • AI agent integration
  • Connect to databases, CRMs, analytics
  • Replace paper-based workflows
Features
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Paperless AI Workflows helps you work and collaborate securely, and leverage agentic AI through one app. Benefits: - Replace paper-based workflows and manual data sharing with AI-generated forms and the ability to capture rich data (photos, signatures, audio, etc) that you can share quickly and securely. - Setup private workspaces that improve team collaboration and connect you securely to AI agents, remote databases, analytics, CRMs, and lots more. N.B: Paperless is always free to use and contains no paid content. To access your workflows within a team or organization, you may need a B2B server license.

Screenshots

Pomodoro Focus4 screens
Paperless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Pomodoro Focus at 62 against Paperless's 1. Paperless's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days) and iOS requirement (15.5 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Pomodoro Focus against 5.0 for Paperless. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro Focus has 62 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Focus ships an update every 5 days, Paperless every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pomodoro Focus versus Paperless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro FocusPaperless
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (62 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings62 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr ChichkanovFormelo Inc

In-app purchases

None

Pomodoro Focus

No in-app purchases

None

Paperless

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pomodoro Focus free?
Pomodoro Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paperless free?
Paperless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro Focus or Paperless?
Paperless is rated higher. Pomodoro Focus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 62 ratings, while Paperless averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pomodoro Focus or Paperless have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Focus nor Paperless shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Focus or Paperless?
Pomodoro Focus ships an update every 5 days, and Paperless every 2 days. Most recently, Pomodoro Focus was updated on November 3, 2026 and Paperless on October 21, 2026.

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