Comparison

Tomodo vs Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Tomodo

Features
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Tomodo: Your Minimalist Pomodoro Companion Stay focused and productive with Tomodo’s clean, modern design. While simple on the surface, Tomodo is packed with features: customize your timer, track your progress, and enjoy smart, intuitive controls that make your Pomodoro sessions seamless and distraction-free. Tomodo adapts to your needs and helps you achieve your goals, one session at a time. Thoughtful touches like gentle alert sounds and dark mode support elevate this free app above its paid competitors. Built by an experienced iOS developer who has been creating apps since 2009, Tomodo reflects over a decade of expertise and a commitment to high-quality, user-friendly design. Created for fun—not profit—Tomodo is **completely free: no ads, no hidden fees, and no subscriptions. Key Features: • Minimalist Design: A clean, distraction-free layout with large, bold countdown numbers and a sleek circular progress bar. • Customizable Durations: Adjust focus and break times to fit your work style and goals. • Progress & Goals: Track your completed sessions and set daily targets with just a tap. • Smart Controls: Start, pause, continue, or end your session easily. Tomodo remembers your settings and keeps running even if you switch apps. • Live Activity — keep an eye on your countdown from the Lock Screen and the Dynamic Island. • Never lose a session — the timer keeps going through app switches, force-quits and restarts. • Gentle Alerts & Reminders: Get notified when your session ends—no matter where you are in the app, so you never miss a beat. • Dark Mode & Dynamic Type: Enjoy a beautifully consistent look that respects your device’s settings and accessibility preferences. Focus better, achieve more, and enjoy a cleaner path to productivity with Tomodo.

About

Focus Timer

Features
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Stop distractions. Focus Timer helps you work, study, or meditate with short, effective focus sessions (Pomodoro technique). Free features: • Simple timer (25, 50, 90 minutes) • End-of-session notification & vibration • Session history tracking • Daily stats (sessions completed, total time) • Customizable settings (sounds, haptics, themes) Why it works: Short bursts of focus improve productivity, learning, and motivation. Privacy-friendly: no data collected, everything stays on your device.

Screenshots

Tomodo4 screens
Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

Tomodo and Focus Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Tomodo versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTomodoFocus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKaroly NyisztorTom Herbin

In-app purchases

None

Tomodo

No in-app purchases

None

Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tomodo free?
Tomodo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tomodo or Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Tomodo nor Focus Timer shows ads.

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