Comparison

Pomodoro Focus vs Wake

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

Wake

This app helps you build a personalized sleep routine by combining bedtime, morning alarms, and app blocking. It offers guided breathing exercises and sleep reports, with optional Apple Health integration. Customize your experience and manage permissions within the app.

Highlights
  • Create sleep routines
  • Set native iPhone alarms
  • App blocking during sleep
  • Guided breathing exercises
  • Sleep reports with Apple Health
  • Customizable permissions
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Put bedtime scrolling to bed. Wake blocks the apps that keep you up, from bedtime until you wake, so your night doesn't end with another hour on your phone. See your real number Guess how long you're on your phone in bed. Wake then shows your actual Screen Time from your bed-to-wake hours, app by app. Block the apps you pick • Choose the apps you reopen in bed and block them on your schedule. • Keep them blocked for your first hour in the morning too. • Get a little time off your feed before bed. Breaks take a moment Need something? Do a quick camera pulse check and a short breathing moment, then take 5 or 10 minutes. The countdown sits on your Dynamic Island and blocking returns right on time. Wake up on time Set native iPhone alarms in the same app. Optional Apple Health access adds sleep reports. Wake Pro is a subscription with a 3-day free trial. No account needed. Requires iOS 26 or later. Screen Time, alarm and Health features depend on the permissions you choose. Privacy: https://wake.magentic.bid/privacy Terms: https://wake.magentic.bid/terms

Screenshots

Pomodoro Focus4 screens
Wake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro Focus at none against Wake's 1. Pomodoro Focus also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (60 vs 1). Wake's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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. Wake sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $39.99 per year. 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 Wake. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro Focus has 60 ratings behind it against 1, 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 fortnightly, Wake weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pomodoro Focus versus Wake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro FocusWake
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (60 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings60 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr ChichkanovGrow Labs LLC

Customer experience

Pomodoro Focus

All ratings60 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Wake

All ratings1 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

Wake

Subscriptions1
  • Wake Pro Annual3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomodoro Focus free?
Pomodoro Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wake free?
Wake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro Focus or Wake?
Wake is rated higher. Pomodoro Focus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 60 ratings, while Wake averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pomodoro Focus or Wake have ads?
Wake shows ads; Pomodoro Focus does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Focus or Wake?
Pomodoro Focus ships an update fortnightly, and Wake weekly. Most recently, Pomodoro Focus was updated on October 17, 2026 and Wake on October 21, 2026.

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