Comparison

Pomodoro Timer vs TimeKeeper

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Timer

This app combines the Pomodoro technique with a pixel-art RPG to gamify focus sessions. Earn coins, unlock quests, and build a world as you complete timed work intervals. It offers customizable timers and social features to enhance productivity and engagement.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro and custom timers
  • Stopwatch mode
  • Pixel-art RPG world building
  • Unlock quests and items
  • Real-time multiplayer view
  • Decorate your space
  • Focus tags and stats
Features
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Turn your focus into a cozy world. Pixeldoro blends the Pomodoro technique with a pixel-art RPG. Every time you start a timer, your character moves forward, earning coins, unlocking quests and slowly building out their world. It's a study timer with just enough adventure to keep you coming back. If a plain timer is easy to ignore (hello, ADHD brains), Pixeldoro turns focus into a game so you actually want to start. Built for real study and work sessions - Classic Pomodoro and custom timers (25/5, 45/15, 15/3, 90/20, you choose) - Stopwatch mode for deep focus or longer creative sessions - Quick timer presets so getting started is frictionless - Focus tags to organize where your time goes: study, work, reading, coding An actual world you grow with - Start at a sleepy bar, unlock your apartment, then explore the city - Meet characters, complete story, daily and weekly quests, and find new items - Earn coins and rewards just by showing up and focusing - Every session gets you closer to unlocking something new Social, but low-pressure - See other people focusing alongside you in real time, like a study-with-me room - Add people you meet as friends - Visit your friends' houses and focus together inside each other's spaces - Check out public profiles and see how others are progressing Your cozy space, your vibe - Customize your character with outfits and cosmetics - Spend the coins you earn in the shop to decorate your apartment - Six built-in radio stations of lofi beats and chill music to match your mood Stats that actually feel good - Track daily streaks and session history - See where your study and work time really goes - Watch your progress stack up, week after week Made to follow you - Play on your desktop or mobile, wherever you feel like focusing - Create an account to sync your progress across devices Pixeldoro is for people who want to feel a bit more alive while getting things done. Students, people with ADHD, builders, indie devs, burnt-out knowledge workers: anyone who wants to stay consistent without burning out. It's still early. Built in public. New stuff lands weekly. hello@pixeldoro.io pixeldoro.io youtube.com/@pixeldoro instagram.com/pixeldoro x.com/pixeldoro tiktok.com/@pixeldoro twitch.tv/pixeldoro

About

TimeKeeper

Features
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Start... Stop... See where your time goes. Track any activity right from your Home Screen widget Become the master of your time! Choose what to track: - Work and study sessions - Side projects and hobbies - Reading, exercise, chores - Time online and time offline - Anything you want to understand better What you get in just a few taps: + See where your hours actually go + Spot your most (and least) productive habits + Understand how you really spend your day + Make better decisions with honest data + Stay focused on one thing at a time + Feel in control of your schedule Track everything with tags - Create a tag for anything — work, gym, guitar, deep work - Start and stop a session with a single tap - Add a note to any session so you never forget the details See your time in beautiful charts - A pie chart shows which tags take up your time at a glance - A bar chart reveals your distribution across the day, week, month or year - Switch between any week, month or year to compare Search everything you've logged - Capture quick notes on your sessions as you go - Search through all of them in the Details tab to find anything in seconds Powerful Home Screen widgets - Interactive widget — start or stop a session for any tag without opening the app - Weekly widget for a single tag, to watch one habit grow - Weekly widget for all tags, to see the full picture at once Make it yours - Unlock the full widget pack with a single one-time purchase - Personalise the app with 3 beautifully designed backgrounds Scenarios when TimeKeeper works best: - Working out where your work hours really go - Tracking how much you read, study or train - Building a new habit and staying consistent - Cutting back on the activities that eat your day - Checking whether your week matched your priorities - Finally answering "where did all my time go?" You probably don't think about where your time goes that often. The day just happens, right? But paying a little attention to how you actually spend your hours is the first step to spending them on what matters. Time is the one thing you can't get back. TimeKeeper helps you see it clearly — no guilt, no pressure, just simple sessions and honest charts that show the truth of your days and weeks. Start a session, get on with your life, and let TimeKeeper quietly build the picture. Then open the Insights tab to see exactly where it all went. Awareness is the first step to change. Take control of your time with TimeKeeper! TimeKeeper is free to download and use. The widget pack and the background designs are optional one-time purchases — no subscriptions, and no recurring charges, ever. Purchases are linked to your Apple Account and can be restored on your devices at any time. Make every hour count! What's included Free, forever: - Unlimited tags — track as many activities as you like - All charts and insights - Notes on any session - Search across all your session notes - Full editing of sessions and tags Optional one-time purchases: - Widgets — one purchase unlocks them all, the interactive widget and every insight widget together - Backgrounds — one purchase unlocks the entire design collection Just two purchases, both one-time. No subscriptions, no recurring charges, ever. Everything is linked to your Apple Account and restores across your devices anytime. Privacy Policy: https://www.appsupport.com.tr/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pomodoro Timer4 screens
TimeKeeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Pomodoro Timer at 4 against TimeKeeper's 1. Pomodoro Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, update cadence, 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. Pomodoro Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TimeKeeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, TimeKeeper every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pomodoro Timer versus TimeKeeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TimerTimeKeeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergei Andrei Postnov, IEOzlem AKBUDAK

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

One-time1
  • pixeldoro supporter$5.99
2 purchases

TimeKeeper

One-time2
  • Unlock Widgets$0.99
  • Unlock Designs$0.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeKeeper free?
TimeKeeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro Timer or TimeKeeper have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Timer nor TimeKeeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Timer or TimeKeeper?
Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and TimeKeeper every 11 days. Most recently, Pomodoro Timer was updated on October 15, 2026 and TimeKeeper on October 11, 2026.

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