Comparison

Flowty vs Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr

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

Head to head
About

Flowty

Features
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Focus timer that actually blocks the apps you keep opening. Flowty is a Pomodoro-style focus timer with a real app blocker โ€” not a soft reminder you can dismiss. Pick the apps that hijack your attention. Start a session. They're locked. Your phone becomes a tool again. Built for students, knowledge workers, creators, and anyone who's tried five focus apps and ended up back on Instagram in 90 seconds. WHY FLOWTY IS DIFFERENT โ†’ Real app blocking, not willpower. Uses Apple's Family Controls framework to lock distracting apps system-wide during focus sessions. You can't swipe it away. โ†’ Apple Watch support, included from day one. Control your sessions from your wrist. Start, pause, switch โ€” without reaching for your phone. Free and Professional both. โ†’ Custom Pomodoro, your way. 25/5 is just the default. Build your own cycles for deep work, study sprints, creative sessions, ADHD-friendly short bursts. โ†’ See your progress. Track how much more focused you are today vs. yesterday, this week vs. last. Per-mode summaries show where your time really goes. FREE FOREVER - Pomodoro focus timer with cycles and long breaks - Full Apple Watch support โ€” same controls, no Pro required - Default theme PROFESSIONAL โ€” 14-day free trial, then $4.99/month or $49.99/year - App Blocker โ€” lock selected apps system-wide during focus - Notification Silencing โ€” quiet mode during your focus sessions - Custom Timers โ€” your own cycles, categories, and presets - Session Statistics โ€” day-over-day and week-over-week progress, per-mode summaries - Animated Themes โ€” premium aesthetics with subtle motion, distraction-free BUILT FOR - Students preparing for exams who need a study timer that holds - Remote workers fighting context-switching - Creators protecting their flow state - Adults with ADHD who need structure, not soft suggestions - Anyone tired of "always on" PRIVACY-FIRST GDPR-compliant by design. Your focus data stays yours. Sign in securely, delete anytime. Reach us through in-app support โ€” real humans, not bots. Start your 14-day free trial. No commitment, full Professional access. Terms of Use: https://preprod.flowty.co/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://preprod.flowty.co/privacy-policy

About

Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr

A minimalist Pomodoro timer designed for deep work, living discreetly in your menu bar. It helps you focus on tasks with customizable sessions and breaks, syncing across your Apple devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Menu bar timer
  • Task organization by project
  • Rich text task descriptions
  • Customizable Pomodoro durations
  • End of day reports
  • iCloud sync
  • Apple Watch companion
Features
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Vibr is a Pomodoro timer for vibe coders, developers and PMs who jump between projects all day. It lives in your menu bar. No giant window stealing your screen, no browser tab to lose. Just a clean countdown that tells you when to focus and when to breathe. โ€” THE VIBE โ€” Built around one principle: productivity tools should respect that you already have 12 windows open. Terminal-inspired dark UI, JetBrains Mono everywhere, signal-only orange. Minimal by design. โ€” HOW IT WORKS โ€” 1. Pick 2-3 tasks for your next 25-minute focus session 2. Hit Start Vibr. The timer moves to the menu bar. 3. Work. The countdown is there if you need to glance. 4. Bell rings. Take a 5-minute break. 5. Repeat. Stack pomos. End the day with real stats. โ€” FEATURES โ€” โ€ข Menu bar timer that ticks even with the window closed โ€ข Tasks organized by Project as tags (no hierarchy, no kanban) โ€ข Today list for daily focus plus persistent To Do for everything else โ€ข Move tasks between To Do, Today and Done with one click โ€ข Search across all tasks by title โ€ข Rich text descriptions per task: bold, italic, underline, links, lists โ€ข Paste screenshots directly into a task description โ€ข Detach any task into a resizable standalone window โ€ข Repeat task: recreates an open copy automatically when you complete it โ€ข Quick links per task: paste a GitHub PR URL, click to open โ€ข Custom Pomodoro durations (5 to 90 min focus, 1 to 30 min break) โ€ข Long break every Nth pomo (default 4), configurable โ€ข Sound notifications at focus and break end โ€ข End of Day report: time per project, pomos done, carryover tasks โ€ข Native Apple performance, around 4 MB on disk โ€ข Light and dark appearance respected โ€ข 10 languages, auto-detected from system โ€ข Apple Watch companion: glance at the timer on your wrist โ€” SYNC โ€” Tasks, projects and pomos sync between your devices via iCloud. Private, encrypted, no third-party servers. Your identity is your Apple ID. No signup, no password. โ€” PRIVACY โ€” Your data stays on your device and in your iCloud. We don't have analytics tracking individual users. We don't have an ad SDK. We don't see your tasks. Period. โ€” BUILT FOR โ€” โ€ข Developers shipping multiple side projects โ€ข Designers context-switching between client work โ€ข Indie hackers running a portfolio of bets โ€ข Anyone who wants to feel the focus without configuring 47 fields โ€” WHAT IT'S NOT โ€” Not a task manager replacing Things or Todoist. Not a Kanban board. Not collaborative. Not a time-tracking SaaS. It's a Pomodoro timer that respects your aesthetic and gets out of the way. Built by a vibe coder, for vibe coders. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flipventures.tech/vibr/privacy

Screenshots

Flowty4 screens
Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Flowty at every 3 weeks against Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr's every 6 weeks. Flowty also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Flowty sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flowty ships an update every 3 weeks, Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Flowty versus Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowtyPomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviewsโ€”100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks โ€” betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetizationโ€”Subscription
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size59 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoyra Sp. z o.o.Felipe Muniz

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flowty

Subscriptions2
  • Professional Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual Professional$49.991 Year
2 purchases

Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr

Subscriptions2
  • Vibr Pro$2.997 Days
  • Vibr Pro$19.993 Months

Questions

Is Flowty free?
Flowty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr free?
Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flowty or Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr have ads?
Neither Flowty nor Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flowty or Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr?
Flowty ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr every 6 weeks. Most recently, Flowty was updated on September 14, 2026 and Pomodoro Timer & Focus by Vibr on September 25, 2026.

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