Comparison

Pomo Up vs Halaal

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

Head to head
About

Pomo Up

Enhance concentration and manage your time effectively with a focus timer that helps reduce distractions and build better habits. Track progress, get gentle nudges, and connect with others for accountability.

Highlights
  • Focus Report visualization
  • App Blocker
  • Focus Assistant nudges
  • Community Leaderboard
  • Picture-in-Picture mode
  • Focus with Friends feature
  • Home Screen Widget
Features
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Pomo Up is a Pomodoro timer with a buddy who focuses right alongside you. Pick a tag, tap start, and block the apps that pull you away. NEW IN 7.0 - An all-new design, built for Liquid Glass - Made for iPhone Duo, on both the cover and inner screens - Tag presets: each tag remembers its own duration and timer mode - New widgets: Today, This Week, and Quick Start FOCUS YOUR WAY - Pomodoro or stopwatch: count down, or count up with no time limit - Tag presets: start Study, Work, or Reading in one tap - Picture in Picture: keep the timer in view while you use other apps - Live Activities: start your next session from the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island - Spotlight & Siri: search a tag to start, or ask Siri how long you focused today STAY ON TRACK - App Blocker: block chosen apps while you focus; pause anytime you need a break - Pomo Buddies: wear AirPods and your buddy moves with you. Meet the Dog, Duck, Dino, Giraffe, and Capybara - Widgets: start a session or check today's progress right from your Home Screen SEE YOUR PROGRESS - Today's report, weekly insights, and full statistics - See where your time goes by tag - Leaderboard: see how your focus stacks up with the community EVERYWHERE YOU WORK iPhone, iPad, iPhone Duo, and Mac, kept in sync with iCloud. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account needed. Your focus records stay on your device and sync through your own iCloud. COMMUNITY FEEDBACK "Pomo Up helps me stay on task without distractions. It's been a game-changer for my focus." – Ben "I’ve been getting more done in less time. Love the animations and how simple it is to use!" – Alice "I used to get sidetracked all the time, but Pomo Up keeps me aware and consistent." – Sam POMO UP PRO Block distracting apps, unlock all Pomo Buddies, full charts, Home Screen widgets, unlimited tags, stopwatch mode, and the Mac app. - Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscriptions renew automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period - Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period - Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings - Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription Privacy Policy: https://manjun.tech/doc/en/privacy-policy.html User Agreement: https://manjun.tech/doc/en/user-agreement.html Questions or ideas? hlai.manjun@gmail.com

About

Halaal

This app offers prayer times, the Quran with translations and search, six major hadith collections, and daily remembrance supplications. It also includes a synchronized calendar and prioritizes user privacy by keeping data on the device and working offline.

Highlights
  • Accurate prayer times
  • Full Quran with translations
  • Six major hadith collections
  • Daily remembrance (Adhkar)
  • Searchable scripture
  • Offline functionality
  • Synchronized calendar
Features
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Prayer, Quran, hadith and remembrance — one beautiful app, made with care, that keeps your data on your phone. THE DAY, ANCHORED Prayer times calculated with the official method for your region. The next prayer front and center, the full day beneath it, sunnah and fard rakaat for each prayer, and a qibla compass when you need it. THE QURAN, AS PRINTED The complete Madinah Mushaf, page-true and pixel-exact. Read with translations, search any ayah or surah, and share verses as clean citation cards. Optional downloads add more ways to read: • A tajweed Quran with color-coded recitation rules • The Warsh narration, with its own numbering, text and font THE SIX BOOKS Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abi Dawud, Jami at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasai and Sunan Ibn Majah. Arabic with English translation, downloaded book by book, searchable down to a single line. REMEMBRANCE Morning and evening adhkar from Hisn al-Muslim, every supplication with its source, each one shareable as a card. ONE SEARCH A half-remembered phrase is enough. Search the Quran, hadith and adhkar together and land on the exact verse or narration. CALENDAR A clean, simple calendar for your events. Sign in with your Halaal account and it goes where you go — the same calendar in the app and on halaal.app. YOURS, PRIVATELY Everything else works with no account and no sign-up. Your location is used once, on your phone, to calculate prayer times — it is never stored or sent anywhere. Scripture lives on your device and works offline.

Screenshots

Pomo Up4 screens
Halaal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Halaal at none against Pomo Up's 8. Halaal also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Pomo Up's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (40 vs 2). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Pomo Up sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Halaal asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pomo Up holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomo Up has 40 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Pomo Up's written reviews are positive against 100% of Halaal's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomo Up ships an update monthly, Halaal every 6 days. Both last shipped on November 4, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pomo Up versus Halaal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomo UpHalaal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (40 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB64 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperManjun TechHalaal Inc LTD

Customer experience

Pomo Up

All ratings40 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews84 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral6.0%
Negative8.3%

Halaal

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pomo Up

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Cannot find widgets
  • Widgets not expandable
  • Cannot edit entries
  • Cannot edit tags
  • Data not syncing between iPad and iPhone
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  • Ticking sound cannot be stopped without losing notifications
  • Standby function does not work
  • Free trial charged immediately
  • Lost Premium Lifetime access

Requested features

14 requests
  • Apple Watch app
  • Expandable widgets
  • Edit tag names and colors
  • Chime sound after sessions/breaks
  • Simple calendar and task writer
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  • Simple note-taking option
  • Productive music or alpha/gamma waves
  • To-do list functionality
  • Timer as Lock Screen wallpaper (free)
  • Hide 'login game center' notification
  • Custom break times
  • Change number of study intervals
  • Add music for studying
  • Ability to edit entries

Halaal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Pomo Up

Subscriptions6
  • PomoUp Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • PomoUp Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • PomoUp: Screen Time for Focus$4.991 Month
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  • PomoUp Pro Annual7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • PomoUp Pro Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • PomoUp Pro Annual$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • PomoUp Pro Lifetime$39.99
  • PomoUp Pro Lifetime$99.99
None

Halaal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pomo Up free?
Pomo Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Halaal free?
Halaal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pomo Up or Halaal?
Pomo Up is rated higher. Pomo Up averages 4.9 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Halaal averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Pomo Up or Halaal have ads?
Neither Pomo Up nor Halaal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomo Up or Halaal?
Pomo Up ships an update monthly, and Halaal every 6 days. Most recently, Pomo Up was updated on November 4, 2026 and Halaal on November 4, 2026.

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