Comparison

PomoTask vs Progressive Focus

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

Head to head
About

PomoTask

Features
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PomoTask helps you find how long you can truly focus β€” then gently stretch that edge. PROGRESSIVE TIMER Start around 5 minutes. When you’re in the flow, the next block grows a little β€” up to 25 minutes. After each focus block, a quick check-in tunes what comes next: go longer, shorten, or take a break. STRUGGLE ESCAPE Stuck mid-session? Pause, cut about a third of the remaining time, or start a short break β€” no guilt, just options. CLASSIC POMODORO Prefer a fixed rhythm? Create custom timers with focus, break, and repetitions. Organize by Work, Study, Home, or Wealth. STATISTICS YOU CAN FEEL See week focus, streaks, active days, and a tomato splash calendar that turns every focus day into a hit. APPLE WATCH & WIDGETS Start and track sessions from your wrist. Toggle Progressive focus from the Home Screen. Check week focus and streaks at a glance. ALERTS THAT CUT THROUGH Optional AlarmKit alerts break through Silent mode and Focus when a session ends. Session notifications keep you on track in other apps. THEMES & ICONS Solid colors, gradients, and handcrafted app icons so your timer feels like yours. Classic mode stays free. Unlock Progressive with Pro for adaptive focus, check-ins, stats, and themes. Privacy-friendly: focus stats stay on your devices. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: http://giusscos.it/privacy

About

Progressive Focus

Features
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Progressive Focus is a Pomodoro timer built for people who don't fit in a rigid 25-minute box. Instead of locking you into fixed cycles, Progressive Focus suggests a focus block based on how you've been working β€” and you can adjust it in one tap. The algorithm does the math. You make the call. WHY PROGRESSIVE FOCUS β€’ Adaptive blocks. Each session is tailored to your flow. The app proposes, you decide. β€’ Shorter breaks than the block you actually worked. You earned a break β€” not an excuse to lose momentum. β€’ Everything is editable. Block length, break length, project β€” before, during, after. No friction. β€’ No account. No sign-up. No cloud sync you didn't ask for. Everything stays on your device. β€’ Works offline. No server, no latency, no tracking. FOR YOUR FOCUS β€’ Live Activities on iPhone β€” see your timer at a glance without unlocking. β€’ Clean, distraction-free UI optimized for both iPhone and Mac. β€’ Gentle audio cues and haptics at the end of each phase. β€’ Light and dark themes that follow your system setting. β€’ Onboarding that takes 30 seconds, not 5 minutes. PROJECTS AND STATS β€’ Tag sessions with projects β€” see where your time actually goes. β€’ Daily and weekly stats with beautiful Swift Charts. PRIVACY Progressive Focus collects nothing. No analytics. No advertising. No third-party SDKs. Your data lives in one place: your device. PRICING All Pro features are unlocked for your first 7 days, so you can see whether the upgrade fits how you work. After that, core features stay free forever β€” no ads, no nags. Free tier includes: the adaptive timer, up to 3 projects, the last 7 days of stats, Live Activities, audio cues and haptics, and system-following light/dark theme. Lifetime unlocks: unlimited projects, full stats history, Dynamic Island controls on iPhone, and retroactive session editing. No subscription. No auto-renewal. Buy once, yours forever. Universal Purchase: one price covers iPhone and Mac. Built with care. No bloat. No dark patterns. Just a better timer.

Screenshots

PomoTask4 screens
Progressive Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

PomoTask and Progressive Focus are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. PomoTask sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Progressive Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PomoTask ships an update every 10 days, Progressive Focus every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
PomoTask versus Progressive Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomoTaskProgressive Focus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGiuseppe Pio CosenzaPiotr Przybyla

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PomoTask

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro Access$4.991 Month
  • Annual Pro Access$49.991 Year
1 purchases

Progressive Focus

One-time1
  • Progressive Focus Pro$9.99

Questions

Is PomoTask free?
PomoTask is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Progressive Focus free?
Progressive Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PomoTask or Progressive Focus have ads?
Neither PomoTask nor Progressive Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PomoTask or Progressive Focus?
PomoTask ships an update every 10 days, and Progressive Focus every 6 days. Most recently, PomoTask was updated on October 4, 2026 and Progressive Focus on October 3, 2026.

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