Authenticator vs Pomodoro Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Authenticator
This app provides a secure way to manage two-factor authentication for various online accounts. It automatically generates one-time codes and supports easy setup via QR codes or manual entry. Accounts can be protected across social media, productivity, business, gaming, and finance platforms.
- Two-factor authentication management
- Automatic one-time code generation
- QR code setup
- Manual account addition
- Account export to new devices
- Supports popular services
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Meet Authentic. The simple two-factor authenticator that's designed for everyone. - Protect your social, productivity, business, gaming, and finance accounts in one place. - Automatically generate and copy one-time codes (TOTP) for all your accounts. - Scan QR codes to set up your accounts in seconds, or manually add your account details. - Easily export your accounts to another device. - Supports the most popular services and thousands more including Amazon, Gmail, Instagram, Zoom, PayPal, Facebook, TikTok, Roblox, Coinbase. —- Privacy Policy: https://useauthentic.app/#privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://useauthentic..app/#terms
Pomodoro Timer
This app combines a focus timer, break reminders, and app blocking to help you build better work and study habits. Track your progress and stay on schedule with structured focus sessions.
- Focus and break sessions
- App blocking via Screen Time
- Pomodoro cycles
- Session labeling
- Productivity insights
- Session reminders
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Tempo Focus is a Pomodoro timer, focus timer, app blocker, and personal time tracker with task tracking. Protect your attention and understand where your time goes. Plan the work that matters, start a focus session, put distracting apps out of reach, and keep a clear record of the time you spend on tasks, study, work, or personal projects. Tempo is designed to feel calm in daily use: simple when you need to begin, detailed when you want to review or adjust your time. Protect your attention beyond focus sessions with App Blocker Routines. Choose apps, categories, or websites, then schedule when they are blocked or set daily usage limits. Create boundaries for work, study, and free time. The Monitor page helps you understand your Screen Time. See which apps take up most of your time and how your usage changes over time, so you can decide where you want your attention to go. When you want a little extra access, Routines let you earn it through focus sessions or math exercises. Spend time reading, learning, or doing something you care about, then enjoy a small reward. Unlock requirements can increase with repeated use. Use Tempo to: - Run Pomodoro focus and break sessions - Plan and track tasks inside your focus flow - Start open-ended Stopwatch sessions - Block distracting apps during focus using Apple Screen Time - Choose default blocked apps or use Label Scenarios for different contexts - Organize focus time with labels - Add or edit entries when your day needs correction - Review session history, daily focus time, task time, and longer-term insights - Use Live Activities and Dynamic Island to keep the timer visible while you work Tempo is built for people who want structure without turning focus into another noisy dashboard. Protect the time in front of you, then understand how you spent it. The free version gives you a strong starting point for focused time. Tempo Pro unlocks deeper control, richer insights, custom labels, and more ways to shape the app around how you work. Learn more at tempofocus.app Terms of Service: https://tempofocus.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://tempofocus.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pomodoro Timer at fortnightly against Authenticator's every 2 months. Pomodoro Timer also leads on ratings volume (6 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Authenticator sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Pomodoro Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.59 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Authenticator against 5.0 for Pomodoro Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro Timer has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Authenticator ships an update every 2 months, Pomodoro Timer fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Authenticator | Pomodoro Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Committed Code Ltd | Stoleru Martin PFA |
In-app purchases
Authenticator
- Authentic+$0.997 Days
- Authentic+$3.991 Month
- Authentic+$14.991 Year
- Authentic+$19.99
Pomodoro Timer
- Tempo Pro Monthly$2.591 Month
- Tempo Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
- Tempo Focus Pro – Lifetime$29.99
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