Pomodoro Focus Timer vs ReadSlow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Pomodoro Focus Timer
This app uses the Pomodoro technique to help you focus on tasks and understand your time usage. It offers a customizable timer, ambient sounds, idea capture, and detailed statistics to build a sustainable focus rhythm.
- Pomodoro timer with customizable phases
- Ambient sound mixing for focus
- Quick idea capture and organization
- Session tagging for detailed tracking
- Focus history and statistics
- Widgets and Live Activities support
- iCloud sync across devices
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Focus timer + white noise for calmer, more consistent work. PomoJoy turns the Pomodoro method into a simple focus ritual for iPhone: start a session, protect your attention, and see your progress over time. Focus better with: - Flexible work, short-break, and long-break sessions - Ambient sound mixing for a calmer workspace - Inbox for capturing ideas before they become distractions - Tags for work, study, exercise, and projects - Focus Journey by day, week, and month - Trends, totals, averages, tag breakdowns, and activity heatmaps - Widgets and Live Activities to keep focus visible - Alerts when sessions end - iCloud sync across your devices Made for students, makers, developers, writers, remote workers, and anyone building a steadier focus habit. Start a session. Stay with it. Build a focus rhythm that lasts. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
ReadSlow
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ReadSlow isn't another "save it for later" tool. It's a small ritual for actually finishing one article a day β bilingual support is just the handrail that makes that easier. ββ Why this app exists ββ You can read English/French/German/Chinese..., but don't always have the energy to push through a few thousand words. You'd love to just read the translation, but don't want to lose the feel of the original. Your "to-read" list keeps growing, while the list of things you've actually finished barely moves. If that sounds like you, ReadSlow is built for you. ββ How it helps you "finish" ββ β Bilingual side-by-side reading A reading space designed for long-form text, with the original and the translation side by side. The default nudges you toward the original; when you get stuck, the translation is one tap away. No guilt for glancing at the translation. β Light rhythm and feedback Date, current streak, a small mark β light feedback that turns "one a day" into a habit. No points, no badges β just the quiet line: "I actually read this one today." β A 7-article reading queue Your queue holds at most 7 articles. Want to add an 8th? Remove one first. This isn't a bug β it's the feature. A number you can see the end of forces one question: "Are these 7 the ones I truly want to read?" ββ What it isn't ββ Not an all-in-one translator. Not a content library. Not driven by points or badges. Every feature serves a single goal: making it easier to finish today's article. ββ One last thing ββ In an age where scrolling short videos and feeds has become the default, sitting down to finish a few-thousand-word foreign language article has become something rare, something quietly worth being proud of. ReadSlow only wants to help you do that small thing, once a day. ββ About ReadSlow Plus ββ To access the premium features, become a Plus member. Subscribe yearly or monthly, and your iTunes account will be charged upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Manage your subscription in the App Store account settings. ββ Legal ββ β Privacy Policy: https://dominich.notion.site/ReadSlow-Privacy-Policy-3a63caf5a3e280bcb89ecec6f80581b1 β Terms of Use: https://app.notion.com/p/dominich/ReadSlow-Terms-of-Use-3a63caf5a3e280fb9d83db5a45b410a7
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ReadSlow at every 3 days against Pomodoro Focus Timer's weekly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Pomodoro Focus Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and ReadSlow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update weekly, ReadSlow every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pomodoro Focus Timer | ReadSlow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | β |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | β |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ζ §ζ ε | ηδΈ ι» |
In-app purchases
Pomodoro Focus Timer
- Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$19.99
ReadSlow
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Yearly$29.991 Year









