Comparison

SimplePomoClock vs Focus & Productivity Timer

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

Head to head
About

SimplePomoClock

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Optimize your focus with timer management using the Pomodoro Technique.

About

Focus & Productivity Timer

This app uses the Pomodoro technique to enhance focus and productivity. It offers customizable work and break timers with background notifications and alarm sounds. The interface is designed to be simple, beautiful, and distraction-free for optimal concentration.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable durations
  • Work and break modes
  • Circular progress ring
  • Background notifications
  • Alarm sound alerts
  • Seamless timer cycling
Features
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Pomodoro helps you stay focused and productive using the proven Pomodoro technique — 25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5-minute break. Simple, beautiful, and distraction-free. FEATURES • Timer and Break modes with circular progress ring • Background notifications — get alerted when your session ends • Customisable durations — tap the ring to set your own time • Alarm sound at the end of each session • Seamless timer/break cycling — it keeps going automatically • Works on iPhone and iPad

Screenshots

SimplePomoClock3 screens
Focus & Productivity Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus & Productivity Timer at none against SimplePomoClock's 1. Focus & Productivity Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown). SimplePomoClock's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). 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. SimplePomoClock sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Focus & Productivity Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SimplePomoClock ships an update weekly, Focus & Productivity Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
SimplePomoClock versus Focus & Productivity Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimplePomoClockFocus & Productivity Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyosuke OtaSoumy Ladha

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SimplePomoClock

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99
None

Focus & Productivity Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SimplePomoClock free?
SimplePomoClock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus & Productivity Timer free?
Focus & Productivity Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SimplePomoClock or Focus & Productivity Timer have ads?
SimplePomoClock shows ads; Focus & Productivity Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, SimplePomoClock or Focus & Productivity Timer?
SimplePomoClock ships an update weekly, and Focus & Productivity Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, SimplePomoClock was updated on October 6, 2026 and Focus & Productivity Timer on October 1, 2026.

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