Pomodoro Timer vs Ambient Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pomodoro Timer
This app uses the Pomodoro Technique to help you focus on tasks and avoid burnout. It offers customizable timers, task management, and insightful reports to build consistent work habits. Live Activities and widgets allow for seamless tracking on your lock or home screen.
- Customizable Pomodoro timer
- Task and habit-focused workflow
- Live Activities & widgets
- Insightful focus reports
- Minimal, distraction-free design
- Optional soundscapes
- Cross-device support
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Focus in short sessions and watch your garden grow. Porotimer is a Pomodoro focus timer that turns every focus session into a tree. Plan your tasks, block distracting apps while you work, and see your progress grow into a garden, one session at a time. Built for brains that wander: short focus blocks, a visual garden that shows your progress, and app blocking to cut distractions. It helps if you have ADHD, or if you just get distracted easily. --- [+] Focus Garden • Every focus session you finish plants a tree. The longer you focus, the bigger it grows. • Choose which trees to plant, earn Sun as you focus, and collect seasonal and rare trees. • Look back over a week or a month of focus as a garden, and keep your streak alive. [+] Block distracting apps • Pick the apps that pull you away. Porotimer blocks them only while a focus session runs, using Apple's Screen Time. • Your app choices stay on your device. [+] A timer that fits how you work • Custom focus, short break and long break lengths. • Flows: save your favourite timer and sound setups and switch in a tap. • Focus music, ticking and relaxing break sounds that keep playing in the background. [+] Tasks, projects and notes • Add a task in seconds and pick what to focus on right from the timer. • Group tasks into projects, and keep a daily note of what you did. [+] Always in view • Live Activities on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. • Home Screen widgets for your timer, today's focus and your garden. [+] Works across devices • Your sessions, tasks, notes and garden sync between iPhone, iPad and the Porotimer web app. --- [+] Who is Porotimer for? • Students studying for exams • Professionals who need deep work blocks • Creators, developers and writers • Anyone who struggles with distractions or procrastination --- Porotimer Pro Some features, such as app blocking, rare trees, full garden history and more sounds, need a Porotimer Pro subscription. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Pomodoro® is a registered trademark of Francesco Cirillo. This app is inspired by the technique and is not affiliated with the trademark holder. Terms of Use: https://porotimer.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://porotimer.com/policy
Ambient Timer
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A timer that creates space — for stillness, and for deep focus. Paired with field recordings and ambient film — crafted by a single artist, not a sound library. Sounds and visuals by Chisato Ohori, whose work has been exhibited at Kunstpavillon, a historic contemporary art gallery in Munich. Set the ring. Press play. Let time pass. Optionally, pair your session with field recordings or ambient film — or keep it in silence. When the timer ends, a break mode continues the same atmosphere, so the transition from focus to rest feels natural. A minimal ring interface. A gentle bell to close each session. And a record of every session, quietly accumulating over time. The timer, sound selection, and session history are free. Field recordings and ambient film are available with Unlimited — a one-time purchase of $2.99.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pomodoro Timer at weekly against Ambient Timer's every 2 months. Pomodoro Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Pomodoro Timer sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Ambient Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pomodoro Timer ships an update weekly, Ambient Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pomodoro Timer | Ambient Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 193 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Approud Co., Ltd. | Chisato Ohori |
In-app purchases
Pomodoro Timer
- Porotimer Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
- Pro Access | Weekly$1.997 Days
- Pro Access | Monthly$2.991 Month
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- Porotimer Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- Porotimer Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
- Porotimer Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Porotimer Pro Monthly$5.991 Month
- Porotimer Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
- Porotimer Pro 3 Months$12.993 Months
- Porotimer Pro 3 Months$14.993 Months
- Pro Access | Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pro Access | Yearly$29.951 Year
Ambient Timer
- Unlock Unlimited$2.99
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