Comparison

Pomodoro Timer vs Villa Focus

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

Villa Focus

Features
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Studying alone is exhausting. In Villa, every focus session becomes a house in your town, and you study together with your friends. HOW IT WORKS • Pick a subject and how long you want to focus. • Stay focused until the timer ends. • Session complete, house built. The more you study, the more your village grows. STUDY WITH YOUR FRIENDS • Create a group for your class, study club or study buddies and invite them with a link. • See who in your group is studying right now. • Compete on the weekly leaderboard of study hours and celebrate each other's progress in the group feed. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS • Set goals and track your hours by subject. • Keep your daily study streak going. • See your stats and share your achievements. • Reminders to keep your routine on track. WHO IT'S FOR For anyone studying for medical school, residency, college, entrance exams or public service exams who wants consistency, discipline and company in their study routine. Turn your study hours into a town that grows with you.

Screenshots

Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Villa Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Villa Focus at none against Pomodoro Timer's 2. Villa Focus also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Pomodoro Timer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. Pomodoro Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Villa Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Villa Focus weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pomodoro Timer versus Villa Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TimerVilla Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (54 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings54 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size133 MB57 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSergei Andrei Postnov, IEBeatriz Aruk da Silva

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

One-time2
  • halloween pass 2026$2.99
  • pixeldoro supporter$5.99
None

Villa Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Villa Focus free?
Villa Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pomodoro Timer or Villa Focus have ads?
Villa Focus shows ads; Pomodoro Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Timer or Villa Focus?
Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Villa Focus weekly. Most recently, Pomodoro Timer was updated on November 8, 2026 and Villa Focus on November 10, 2026.

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