Pomopush vs Zippy Speed Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pomopush
This app offers a minimalist Pomodoro timer designed to minimize distractions. Customize focus sessions and breaks, track your progress with detailed statistics, and integrate with other Apple devices and services for seamless productivity.
- Customizable focus and break sessions
- Intuitive dial-based timer control
- Focus mode with full-screen display
- Cross-device synchronization (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch)
- Live Activities and Dynamic Island integration
- Focus mode linking and automatic session start
- Detailed focus statistics and insights
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Pomopush is a calm Pomodoro timer for studying and deep work. Nothing moves while you focus, so your work is the only thing asking for your attention. Made for exam weeks, a thesis and long days of focused work, on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with an Apple Watch timer that works on its own. No account, no ads, no tracking and nothing to buy: everything in Pomopush is free, from the timer and widgets to Focus Sounds and the focus coach. WHY IT STAYS CALM • Nothing moves while you focus. Breaks breathe; focus stays still • No blocked apps, no feeds and no social network: you choose when to focus, and with whom • Data Not Collected: what you work on stays on your devices and in your own iCloud • The focus coach and Plan My Week work on your device, with Apple Intelligence where it's available FOCUS YOUR WAY • 25-minute sessions with short and long breaks, or your own rhythm • Focus Sounds: white noise, rain, the ocean, a fireplace or a low hum, made on your device; they fade out for your breaks • Focus Together over SharePlay: one timer with a friend on FaceTime, each with your own task • Wind the timer: drag the dot around the dial to choose how long you focus • Say what you're working on, or pick it from today's reminders • "+5 min" when a session ends while you're in the flow, and undo for a skip or reset • Focus mode that fills the screen, in portrait and landscape, in pure black on OLED • Freeze a paused session under a layer of frost to keep it for later • Share a page, an email or a note to Pomopush and it becomes your next session EVERY APPLE DEVICE • Apple Watch: a timer of its own with a full-screen ring, double tap to start or pause, the Digital Crown to set the length, and complications. Works without your iPhone • Start on iPhone and your timer follows on Apple Watch, iPad and Mac • Live Activity on the Lock Screen, in the Dynamic Island and in the Smart Stack on Apple Watch • Widgets, a desk clock for StandBy, Control Center and the Action button • Siri and Shortcuts: ask for a timer in your own words, pause or resume by voice, or build a shortcut for a 50-minute session • CarPlay: the timer widget and Live Activity on your car's Dashboard KEEP DISTRACTIONS OUT • Suggestions that learn what you work on at each time of day, and the next step: after Chapter 4 comes Chapter 5 • Link a Focus such as Work to start a session automatically • Music from Apple Music that pauses for your breaks UNDERSTAND YOUR FOCUS • Statistics for the week, your best time of day and what you worked on • An honest focus coach that names what holds you back this week, written on your device with Apple Intelligence • Streaks, achievements, a weekly goal and monthly events • Plan My Week: name a task and when it's due, and Pomopush finds the time in your calendar at the hours you focus best • Finished sessions in a Pomopush calendar in iCloud, if you like • After a session, note how it felt as State of Mind in the Health app, and count breaks as Mindful Minutes if you like FOR EVERYONE • VoiceOver, Voice Control, Larger Text, Reduce Motion, Increase Contrast and Assistive Access supported throughout • In English, Dutch, German, French and Spanish
Zippy Speed Reader
This app helps improve reading speed and focus by displaying text one word at a time at a customizable pace. It offers a distraction-free interface and tracks progress with motivational rewards. Content can be imported via pasting text or web links.
- One-word-at-a-time reading mode
- Adjustable reading speed
- Import text from paste or web links
- Badges and achievements
- Clean, minimal interface
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Zippy Speed Reader lets you read text in a clean, distraction-free environment. By presenting words one at a time at a pace you control, Zippy helps you focus on the content without visual clutter. Paste text, enter a web address, or import content, and Zippy extracts the text and displays it in a simple format designed for focused reading sessions. As you read, Zippy tracks your progress and rewards consistency with badges and achievements—making it easy to stay motivated over time. Features One-word-at-a-time reading mode Adjustable reading speed to match your comfort level Import text from pasted content or web links Badges and achievements based on reading activity Clean, minimal interface with no distractions How it works 1. Paste text or provide a web address 2. Zippy extracts the readable text 3. Adjust the speed and start reading Privacy Zippy processes your content on your device. Reading activity and achievements are stored locally and are not shared or transmitted unless you choose to do so.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Pomopush at 4 against Zippy Speed Reader's 1. Zippy Speed Reader's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Pomopush | Zippy Speed Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wouter Schut | LEE WHITFIELD |
Customer experience
Pomopush
Zippy Speed Reader
In-app purchases
Pomopush
No in-app purchases
Zippy Speed Reader
No in-app purchases









