Comparison

Pomodoro Focus Timer vs Vellum

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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/

About

Vellum

Features
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Vellum Journal is a calm, focused space for capturing thoughts, notes, and everyday moments. Write without distraction and organize your entries into topics. Use tags, notes, and Markdown to give your ideas structure while keeping everything easy to find. CORE FEATURES • Create entries and organize them into topics • Add tags and notes • Write with Markdown • Search your library • Export your content • Keep your library on your device by default VELLUM PRO Vellum Pro is available as a one-time in-app purchase and adds: • Cross-device library sync through your private iCloud database • Notion workspace integration and export A separate Vellum account is not required. Sync starts only after you enable it on a device signed in to iCloud. Content is sent to Notion only when you choose to export it to your connected workspace.

Screenshots

Pomodoro Focus Timer4 screens
Vellum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Vellum at 18.6 against Pomodoro Focus Timer's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Focus Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Vellum sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Pomodoro Focus Timer versus Vellum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro Focus TimerVellum
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.018.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer慧斌 刘四扬 叶

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pomodoro Focus Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99
1 purchases

Vellum

One-time1
  • Vellum pro lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro Focus Timer free?
Pomodoro Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vellum free?
Vellum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro Focus Timer or Vellum have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Focus Timer nor Vellum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Focus Timer or Vellum?
Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update weekly, and Vellum weekly. Most recently, Pomodoro Focus Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Vellum on November 6, 2026.

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