Comparison

Pomodoro Timer vs FocusCage

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Timer

This app helps you focus by blocking distractions during work sessions. It integrates with your device's screen time features to mute selected apps and websites. Live Activity and Dynamic Island keep your progress visible without unlocking your phone.

Highlights
  • Minimalist timer interface
  • Screen Time-based app blocking (Pro)
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island integration
  • Stats dashboard for tracking sessions
  • Flip-to-toggle timer functionality
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Mute distractions only when you're focusing. Minimal Pomodoro Timer is a Pomodoro timer built around one promise: turn off distractions only while you're focusing. Screen Time integration blocks selected apps and websites during focus sessions. Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and StandBy keep your progress visible without unlocking your phone. ================== When to use it ================== - Deep work blocks at the office - Exam prep and certification study - Cutting yourself off from social media for an hour - Remote work productivity - Reading, writing, or any creative session ================== Key features ================== [Minimal timer] Tap to switch between Work and Break. Swipe up/down to change Work duration, swipe left/right for Break - no settings menu needed. [Screen Time-based blocking (Pro)] Block selected apps and websites only during focus sessions. Pause / Break / Reset automatically lifts the block, so social media is back during breaks. Pro unlocks unlimited app blocking and category-level rules. [Live Activity / Dynamic Island] Remaining time and current session stay visible on your Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and StandBy. After a session ends, if you don't start the next one, the Live Activity disappears in 5 minutes - no clutter. [Stats dashboard] Daily and weekly session count and focus time at a glance. Lightweight tracking to keep momentum. [Flip-to-toggle] Flip your iPhone face-down to toggle the Work timer. The quietest possible operation. ================== Pricing (Pro) ================== Free: block up to 3 apps or websites. Pro adds: - Unlimited apps and websites - Category-level blocking - Dark Mode Cancel anytime from the App Store settings. ================== Highlights ================== - Fully offline (no internet required) - No ads, no tracking - iPhone and iPad supported - English and Japanese ================== Privacy ================== Your data stays on your device. We have no access to it. No third-party analytics or ad SDKs are used. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

FocusCage

Features
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FocusCage is a focused pomodoro timer that helps you create time away from distracting apps and websites. Choose the apps, categories, and web domains you want to block with Screen Time permission, set how long you want to focus, and FocusCage automatically builds a session plan with focus and break intervals. During focus time, selected distractions are shielded. During breaks, access returns so you can reset before the next set. Features: Build focus plans from your target focus time Use 25-minute focus and 5-minute break rhythms Block selected apps, categories, and websites during focus sessions Get alerts when focus or break time ends Track the current session from widgets and Live Activities FocusCage uses Apple’s Screen Time APIs. App and website blocking requires Screen Time authorization.

Screenshots

Pomodoro Timer4 screens
FocusCage3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusCage at none against Pomodoro Timer's 1. On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomodoro Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.00 per month. FocusCage asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pomodoro Timer versus FocusCage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TimerFocusCage
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMASATO NISHIURAwakabayashi shumpei

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Plan (Monthly)$1.001 Month
None

FocusCage

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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