Comparison

Pomodoro Tale vs FocusDeep

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Tale

Features
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A calm Pomodoro timer for study, work and a little room to think. Choose your focus time, breaks and number of rounds. Settle into an animated scene, mix music with nature sounds, and start your session. YOUR OWN RHYTHM • Set focus and break durations, with automatic breaks between rounds. • Pause, resume and return to your saved session. • Follow your timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, then tap to return to the app. • Turn on optional session reminders. A QUIET CORNER ON YOUR SCREEN • Explore five animated scenes, from a quiet desk to a distant Mars outpost. • Mix lofi music with rain, a fireplace and other background sounds. • Use ambient mode to enjoy a scene with an optional clock. • Enjoy a calmer interface with Liquid Glass controls on supported system versions. MADE FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES Layouts adapt as you open or fold iPhone Duo. On iPad, give your scene more room. On Apple TV, settle into a full-screen atmosphere and use your remote to control the session. Apple Watch keeps a compact timer close at hand. Timer sessions and preferences stay local to each device. START FREE The complete Pomodoro timer and the Chill Girl scene are free. Premium unlocks the other four scenes across your supported Apple devices. Choose a monthly or yearly plan; eligible new subscribers can try the yearly plan free for 3 days. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Prices and trial eligibility are shown in the app before you subscribe. No app account is required. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://olegyakushin.github.io/PrivacyPolicyPomodoro

About

FocusDeep

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FocusDeep is a quiet focus timer for the things you keep meaning to get to. Type what you want to make time for, then pick a countdown between five minutes and two hours. If you'd rather not watch the clock, let it count up while you work. Clari, a small leafy friend, stays in your room the whole time. When the session ends you collect stars, and it goes into your journal with a short note if you want to add one. Stars buy little treasures for your room: a sun lamp, a morning fern, a moon clock, a paper crane and more. You decide what goes out and what gets put away, and over a few weeks the room fills up with the time you put in. There's a cloud study, a moonlit garden and a star observatory, each at night or at dawn. WHAT'S INSIDE • A countdown from 5 to 120 minutes, or an open-ended count-up • Clari, an original companion who reads, rests and celebrates with you • Stars for every finished session, and twelve treasures to collect • Three illustrated rooms, each with a night and a dawn mood • A focus journal with tags and short reflections • A daily focus goal you can change whenever you like • A break timer for five, ten or fifteen minutes • Ambient sound: soft rain, ocean waves, forest birds, a crackling fire, brown noise or a quiet breeze • Your running timer on the lock screen • A daily focus alarm on the days you choose • Optional app blocking with Screen Time during countdowns of 20 minutes or more Use it for study sessions, work sprints, reading, practice, or that email you've been putting off. You can start as a guest without signing up. Create an account when you want to keep your room and pick it up on another device. Ending a session early is fine. You just don't get stars for that one.

Screenshots

Pomodoro Tale4 screens
FocusDeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusDeep at none against Pomodoro Tale's 2. FocusDeep also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Pomodoro Tale sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. FocusDeep asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Tale ships an update weekly, FocusDeep every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 5 level
Pomodoro Tale versus FocusDeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TaleFocusDeep
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB274 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleg YakushinFabulous

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pomodoro Tale

Subscriptions2
  • Pomodoro Tale Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pomodoro Tale Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
None

FocusDeep

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pomodoro Tale free?
Pomodoro Tale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusDeep free?
FocusDeep is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pomodoro Tale or FocusDeep have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Tale nor FocusDeep shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Tale or FocusDeep?
Pomodoro Tale ships an update weekly, and FocusDeep every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pomodoro Tale was updated on November 8, 2026 and FocusDeep on November 12, 2026.

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