Pomodoro Timer vs Forward
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pomodoro Timer
This gamified focus timer uses adorable animal companions to help you stay motivated and productive. Earn coins by completing tasks to unlock new friends and explore islands, turning study or work sessions into a joyful experience.
- Gamified Pomodoro timer
- Collectible animal companions
- Coin-based unlocking system
- Island exploration
- Study and work timer
- Procrastination reduction
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Welcome to Time Farm — the cutest focus timer and productivity companion you’ll ever meet! While you crush your tasks using our gamified pomodoro timer, your adorable animal pals are busy too. Finish your work, and they kick back with TV time while you rack up coins to unlock even more quirky buddies. Whether you need a study timer for school, a time tracker for work, or just a fun way to stop procrastinating — Time Farm helps you stay focused and motivated. It’s like Forest, but with animals and islands to explore! Grow your collection of furry (and maybe feathered?) friends, and turn screen time into focus time. Collect animals while staying focused, and turn productivity into pure joy. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.productive-lab.com/time-farm/policy
Forward
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Forward helps you finish things. Choose a goal. Work on it for 15 minutes. Watch yourself move one step forward on a 3D path. Repeat tomorrow. Your progress is permanent. Miss a day and you may lose your streak, but your steps never disappear. They're proof you did the work. Visual 3D paths (forests, deserts, candy lanes) show your journey. Journals capture your progress. Camps protect your streak when life happens. Eleanor Steps reward you for facing fears. Earn badges, unlock hidden 80s games, build a Library of Achievement. What makes Forward different: It includes optional project management tools, session timers, idea generators, and quick lists—everything in one place. Hit a 10-day streak, play the fruit machine. Hit 20 days, unlock a secret retro game. Forward looks like nothing else because it treats your goals like games worth playing. No tracking. No ads. No premium upsells. Actually free. Built by someone who spent 25 years stuck on goals and needed this to exist - not a company trying to monetize you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forward at none against Pomodoro Timer's 5. On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Pomodoro Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Forward asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pomodoro Timer ships an update weekly, Forward fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pomodoro Timer | Forward |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mykyta Huchenko | Adrian Bentley |
In-app purchases
Pomodoro Timer
- Premium Weekly$0.997 Days
- Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Premium$0.991 Month
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- Premium$7.991 Year
- Lifetime$9.99
Forward
No in-app purchases









