Comparison

ScreenFast vs Pomodoro Timer

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

Head to head
About

ScreenFast

This app helps you block distracting applications and websites to improve focus. It features a timer to track blocking duration and timed breaks to help you regain concentration. Review your history to monitor progress in managing screen time.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps and websites
  • Focus timer with duration tracking
  • Timed breaks with automatic resume
  • Screen time history and progress tracking
  • Customizable blocking sessions
Features
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ScreenFast is a simple app to help you block distracting apps and websites. Stay motivated with a timer that counts up on the main screen once you start blocking. Take a timed break that automatically resumes blocking afterward, allowing you to refocus without getting lost in mindless scrolling. View your history of block durations to track your progress and trends in screen time control. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pomodoro Timer

This app combines a focus timer, break reminders, and app blocking to help you build better work and study habits. Track your progress and stay on schedule with structured focus sessions.

Highlights
  • Focus and break sessions
  • App blocking via Screen Time
  • Pomodoro cycles
  • Session labeling
  • Productivity insights
  • Session reminders
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Tempo Focus is a Pomodoro timer, focus timer, task tracking system, and personal time tracker for protecting your attention and understanding where your time goes. Plan the work that matters, start a focus session, put distracting apps out of reach, and keep a clear record of the time you spend on tasks, study, work, or personal projects. Tempo is designed to feel calm in daily use: simple when you need to begin, detailed when you want to review or adjust your time. Use Tempo to: - Run Pomodoro focus and break sessions - Plan and track tasks inside your focus flow - Start open-ended Stopwatch sessions - Block distracting apps during focus using Apple Screen Time - Choose default blocked apps or use Label Scenarios for different contexts - Organize focus time with labels - Add or edit entries when your day needs correction - Review session history, daily focus time, task time, and longer-term insights - Use Live Activities and Dynamic Island to keep the timer visible while you work Tempo is built for people who want structure without turning focus into another noisy dashboard. It helps you protect the session in front of you, then understand the shape of your time afterward. The free version gives you a strong starting point for focused time. Tempo Pro unlocks deeper control, richer insights, custom labels, and more ways to shape the app around how you work. Learn more at tempofocus.app Terms of Service: https://tempofocus.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://tempofocus.app/privacy

Screenshots

ScreenFast4 screens
Pomodoro Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

ScreenFast and Pomodoro Timer are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. ScreenFast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Pomodoro Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.59 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 ScreenFast against 5.0 for Pomodoro Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 6 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
ScreenFast versus Pomodoro Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScreenFastPomodoro Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (16 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings16 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEaslo Pte. Ltd.Stoleru Martin PFA

Customer experience

ScreenFast

All ratings16 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pomodoro Timer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

ScreenFast

Subscriptions2
  • ScreenFast Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • ScreenFast Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • ScreenFast Pro Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Tempo Pro Monthly$2.591 Month
  • Tempo Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Tempo Focus Pro – Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is ScreenFast free?
ScreenFast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ScreenFast or Pomodoro Timer?
ScreenFast and Pomodoro Timer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 16 and 6 ratings respectively.
Do ScreenFast or Pomodoro Timer have ads?
Neither ScreenFast nor Pomodoro Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ScreenFast or Pomodoro Timer?
ScreenFast ships an update fortnightly, and Pomodoro Timer fortnightly. Most recently, ScreenFast was updated on September 22, 2026 and Pomodoro Timer on September 17, 2026.

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