Comparison

Pokus vs Time Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Pokus

This app provides persistent interval timers designed to ensure you take necessary breaks. It offers customizable focus and rest cycles with reminders that repeat until acknowledged, aiding in energy management and preventing burnout. Ideal for individuals with chronic conditions, ADHD, or anyone who struggles with time blindness.

Highlights
  • Persistent reminders until acknowledged
  • Lock screen and Dynamic Island visibility
  • Activity pacing for energy management
  • 20-20-20 eye strain prevention
  • Time blindness support
  • Customizable focus and rest intervals
  • Activity pattern tracking
Features
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Pokus is the interval timer that keeps reminding you until you actually take your break. Set your focus and rest cycles, and Pokus will persistently alert you when it's time to stop — no more pushing through when you should rest. Dismiss a notification? Another one comes. Still going? It keeps reminding you. Pokus stays on your lock screen and Dynamic Island so you can't pretend you didn't see it. PERSISTENT REMINDERS THAT WORK - Alerts repeat until you respond — not just once - Live Activity on your lock screen — always visible - Dynamic Island shows time remaining - Can't dismiss, can't ignore, can't forget ACTIVITY PACING & ENERGY MANAGEMENT - Structure activity and rest to stay within your energy envelope - Prevent post-exertional malaise with timed rest periods - Ideal for ME/CFS, Long COVID, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain - Gentle but persistent — no more boom and bust cycles SCREEN BREAKS & EYE CARE - 20-20-20 rule for eye strain prevention - Ergonomic break reminders for desk workers - Microbreak intervals for long screen sessions BUILT FOR TIME BLINDNESS - Nagging reminders you genuinely cannot ignore - Simple interface — no complex planning, just start - Visual and haptic cues that cut through hyperfocus - Brain fog friendly ALWAYS IN VIEW - Lock screen widget stays visible - Dynamic Island countdown - Apple Watch support - No need to open the app FLEXIBLE INTERVALS - Classic 25/5 or fully custom cycles - Any focus and rest duration you want - Session time limits to prevent overwork - One tap to start your break SET GOALS & STAY ON TRACK - Set weekly or monthly time targets for any timer or tag - Track minimum, maximum, or range-based goals - Get warned before starting a session that would exceed a limit - See daily progress with charts and pace indicators ORGANIZE WITH TAGS - Group timers with color-coded tags - Link goals to tags for automatic tracking across timers - Filter sessions and analytics by tag TRACK YOUR PATTERNS - Visual charts of focus vs rest time - Daily, weekly, monthly insights - See your productivity rhythms and goal progress - Filter by specific timers or tags SYNCED EVERYWHERE - iCloud sync across devices - Custom timer icons and colors - Unlimited timers and tags - Automatic session history Perfect for: - Anyone with a chronic illness who needs activity pacing - People with ADHD and time blindness - Remote workers who skip breaks - Students in long study sessions - Desk workers needing ergonomic reminders - Anyone who dismisses regular alarms Try free, then unlock unlimited with a one-time purchase.

About

Time Tracker

This app acts as a focus pacemaker, prompting you every 15 minutes to log your current activity. It helps expose distractions and quantify your deep work versus shallow tasks, enabling you to build better focus habits.

Highlights
  • 15-minute activity logging prompts
  • Plan vs. actual time comparison
  • Deep work vs. shallow task analysis
  • Productivity streaks
  • Customizable check-in intervals
  • Focus shields and screen time blocking
Features
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You write down a perfect to-do list in the morning. By 5 PM, you’ve done 45 minutes of real work, scrolled for two hours, and spent the rest of the day answering pointless emails. You feel exhausted, yet nothing got done. Where did the day go? Traditional time trackers let you lie to yourself. You start a timer, get distracted, and leave it running for three hours. That’s not tracking; that’s guessing. Meet Quarter: the accountability partner you can’t lie to. Quarter isn't a passive stopwatch. It is a radical focus pacemaker. Instead of tracking the past, Quarter actively keeps you in the present by tapping you on the shoulder every 15 minutes to ask one brutally honest question: What are you actually doing right now? By breaking your day into bite-sized, 15-minute micro-commitments, Quarter kills time-blindness, exposes your worst distractions, and forces you to confront reality. THE QUARTER SYSTEM: BUILD UNBREAKABLE FOCUS -Zero-Friction Logging Complex timers just give you another excuse to procrastinate. When the Quarter buzzer hits, log your exact focus in one tap using our intuitive color-coded wheel. It takes less than a second. No excuses. -Plan vs. Reality Everyone has a plan until they get distracted. Map out your ideal schedule, and Quarter will place it directly next to your actual logged time. See exactly when, where, and why your focus collapses so you can fix your broken routines. -Expose "Fake Work" Stop confusing "being busy" with actually making progress. Quarter provides hard, undeniable data on exactly how many hours you spent in deep work versus shallow admin tasks or pure distraction. Prove your focus to yourself. -Unstoppable Streaks Build momentum that makes it painful to quit. Track your daily deep work, string together productive days, and watch your output multiply. Break the doomscrolling loop for good. -Total Customization Your day, your rules. Set your active working window, choose your check-in cadence (15, 20, or 30 minutes), and build custom tags that fit your exact lifestyle-from intensive study sessions and coding blocks to the gym and built-in breaks. -The Quantified Day At the end of your day, receive beautiful, shareable charts that break down your focus, breaks, and true output. Take the guesswork out of your productivity. -Block your screen time: Focus shields allow you to disconnect and bookends block your phone after waking up and during bedtime. WHO IS QUARTER FOR? Quarter is built for people who are tired of their own excuses. It is the ultimate tool for: -Founders & Freelancers who need to ensure they are spending time on high-leverage tasks. -Students & Researchers trying to hit massive study quotas without burning out. -Remote Workers struggling to separate "home mode" from "work mode." -Anyone with ADHD or Time-Blindness who needs a reliable, external pacemaker to stay anchored to the present moment. Stop stressing about your entire day. Just win the next 15 minutes. Download Quarter today and take your control back. In-App Purchase Required: Please note that accessing this app requires a paid purchase. We offer flexible Monthly, Annual, and one-time Lifetime plans to unlock all features. Terms of service: https://quarter-app.onrender.com/terms.html

Screenshots

Pokus4 screens
Time Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Time Tracker at free against Pokus's free with in-app purchases. Time Tracker also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Pokus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Time Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pokus against 5.0 for Time Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pokus ships an update weekly, Time Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pokus versus Time Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPokusTime Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.126.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperALISTER ALAGON PINEDAMaksym Horoszczak

Customer experience

Pokus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Time Tracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pokus

Subscriptions2
  • Pro - Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Pro - Annual7 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro - Lifetime$9.99
3 purchases

Time Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Quarter Unlimited Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Quarter Unlimited Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Quarter Unlimited Lifetime$69.99

Questions

Is Pokus free?
Pokus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Time Tracker free?
Time Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pokus or Time Tracker?
Pokus and Time Tracker are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pokus or Time Tracker have ads?
Neither Pokus nor Time Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pokus or Time Tracker?
Pokus ships an update weekly, and Time Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, Pokus was updated on September 29, 2026 and Time Tracker on September 24, 2026.

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