Focus Tomato 2 vs Focus Tycoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Tomato 2
This app provides a minimalist Pomodoro timer designed to enhance focus and productivity without distractions. It helps users manage work and study sessions with customizable timers and breaks, encouraging a sustainable pace for long-term goals. Track your time effectively with clear categorization and helpful widgets.
- Minimalist Pomodoro timer
- Customizable focus and break timers
- Focus session tagging
- Editable timeline for accurate stats
- Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Home Screen widgets
- No forced interruptions
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A retro Pomodoro timer that does not push too hard. No tasks, no achievements, no leaderboards. Just something to help you get through one 25-minute session at a time. The original Focus Tomato earned a 4.9 / 5.0 rating, 27,000+ reviews worldwide, and multiple Apple editorial features. Focus Tomato 2 keeps the same spirit, now with focus tags, iCloud sync, and richer stats. Focus Tomato 2 is made to help you stay focused without feeling trapped. It helps you face the real work, keep going longer, and still leave room to breathe. Finish things gracefully, close the tomato, and enjoy your actual time off. — Q: You study for hours, but still feel like you are falling behind? A: Break time into 25-minute sessions, sit down, and ease yourself into focus. The Pomodoro method is simple: reduce distractions, lower procrastination, and make it easier to start and keep going. Q: You work hard for a few days, then lose momentum? A: Use a rhythm of 25 minutes of focus and 5 minutes of rest, so you do not burn yourself out all at once. Focus is not about forcing yourself to the end. Rest well, and you can go further. Q: You want to learn something outside school or work, but cannot keep it going? A: Focus Tomato helps you set aside dedicated time for long-term goals, then track them clearly with tags. Use tags like “content creation,” “design study,” or “exam prep” to track courses, video editing, reading plans, and more. One or two tomatoes a day can help long-term goals slowly add up, instead of being swallowed by small daily chores. — Core features: 1. No forced stop, so your flow can continue Many Pomodoro timers push you to stop when time is up. Focus Tomato only reminds you that time is up, without forcing you out of flow. 2. Editable timeline, with manual entries and adjustments Forgot to stop the timer? No problem. You can add or edit records manually, so your history stays closer to reality. 3. Start a break anytime, and take another if needed Rest is not just an add-on after focus. Accidentally worked through your 5-minute break? Take another one right away. Choose a short or long break whenever you need it. 4. Break overtime is tracked too, for better pacing If your break runs longer than planned, Focus Tomato keeps timing and records it. Rest is not blank space. It becomes part of your real rhythm. 5. Custom tags, paired with stats review Add tags to each focus session, such as “study,” “side project,” or “creation,” so you can see where your time goes and review your long-term progress in stats. 6. iCloud sync, so your records follow your devices Sign in with the same Apple ID and enable iCloud to sync focus records between iPhone and iPad. 7. Lock Screen, Dynamic Island, and Home Screen widgets No need to unlock or open the app. Glance to see how much time is left, and check today’s tomato count right from your Home Screen. — Real reviews from the Focus Tomato series The original app has earned a 4.9 / 5.0 rating and 27,000+ reviews worldwide. Thank you for all your support! “Gorgeous Pomodoro app!” I’ve used a few Pomodoro apps, and most are too serious or too formal. This one has a sense of humor, and the tomato face is priceless. — Camilo Rodríguez Gaviria “I have ADHD, and this app became my favorite!” I love the images, sounds, and background noise. It is also simple, so I do not get overwhelmed by too many features. — SkyBlueFireDragon14 “Best Pomodoro timer” The interface is simple, beautiful, and has no ads. Background ambience can play in the background, and the overall experience is great value. — Me291537911 “Super cute” The art style is so fun, and the “someone behind you” mode made me laugh. Highly recommended. — juku
Focus Tycoon
Enhance focus with a Pomodoro timer and app blocker designed to minimize distractions. Build habits, track workouts, and practice mindfulness, all while growing a virtual railway station.
- Pomodoro timer with Live Activities
- App blocker with customizable gates
- Habit building and tracking
- Workout logging with Apple Health sync
- Guided breathwork and meditations
- Offline functionality
- On-device AI coach
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Study without the scroll. Choose one task, start a focus session and give distracting apps a pause. Your focused time helps your railway station grow. The timer, app blocking and core progress are free; Pro is optional. — NEW IN 2.2 — A HOME YOU ARRANGE. Tiles you order yourself, so what you actually open sits where your thumb already goes. START WITH ONE SESSION. A shorter introduction puts your first session before optional reminders, app protection and cloud backup. ASK OUT LOUD. Start a run, make today gentle or open First Aid with Siri, from Shortcuts, or from a Control Centre button. WHERE YOUR DATA LIVES. One page: what sits on the device, what is backed up, and what never leaves. Built from what the app really does. A STATION THAT GROWS WITH YOU. Put focused time into your station, and explore railway puzzles in the arcade. — THE TURNSTILE — Blocking shouldn't feel like fighting your own phone. Open a blocked app and you meet a gate, not a wall: hold still a moment, or breathe a few cycles. It opens for a few minutes, then closes. You can always turn back. Strengthening a block happens at once; easing it off waits for a delay you set. Schedules, per-activity profiles, pass length and both free gate styles are free. Always. — ONE APP, FIVE WAYS TO GROW — • FOCUS. A calm Pomodoro-style timer with Live Activities and a Dynamic Island countdown. Sideways for a wider view. • TRAIN. Log workouts as you go — sets, reps, weight and rest — with trends, records and optional Apple Health sync. • BUILD. Small habits into routines, routines into rituals. Quit what you want gone; a slip is data, not failure. • BREATHE. Guided breathwork, meditations and grounding, plus a First Aid kit for when overwhelm shows up. • REST. Wind-downs, back-to-sleep sessions, mornings that start steady. — MADE FOR REAL DAYS — Easily distracted? The gate catches the reach before the hour vanishes. Studying, anxious, or quitting something? There is a door for each, and no lecture behind it. — WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT — • Consistency you can recover. Showing up is measured over two weeks, so a missed day nudges it instead of wiping it out. • It forgives out loud. One page lists every rule already protecting you, with your live numbers in it. • One world, not a pile of apps. Focus, fitness, habits, calm and sleep add up instead of scattering across five apps. • A coach that stays on your phone. ATLAS learns your best focus windows and nudges, never lectures. All on-device. • Privacy by default. Works offline. Backup optional. No ads. — FREE & PRO — Free forever: focus sessions, app blocking with schedules and profiles, the Turnstile, gentle days and time away, habits and detox, every breathwork protocol, the First Aid kit, the Desk, workout tracking, unlimited analytics history, missions and ranks, Live Activities, Apple Health sync and private Crew accountability. Pro adds depth — the custom template builder, journeys you chain yourself, premium rituals and journaling, the full audio and meditation libraries, in-workout coaching, body metrics, guided programs, multiple goals with pace projections, the Signal Box and Arithmetic gates, Commitment Lock, your weekly deep audit, premium themes and cloud backup. Make time. Build something. — SUBSCRIPTION TERMS — Focus Tycoon Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: US prices: $29.99/year, with a 14-day trial for eligible subscribers, or $4.99/month. Prices vary by region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the period ends, and is charged within 24 hours prior to that. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focustycoon.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focus Tycoon at 100% against Focus Tomato 2's 75%. Focus Tycoon also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). Focus Tomato 2's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Focus Tomato 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Focus Tycoon sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Focus Tycoon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Tomato 2 has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Focus Tomato 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Focus Tycoon's.
Focus Tomato 2 ships an update fortnightly, Focus Tycoon every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.
| Parameter | Focus Tomato 2 | Focus Tycoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CHIH-SHAN LIU | Alberto Sebastian Valverde |
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Focus Tomato 2
Focus Tycoon
In-app purchases
Focus Tomato 2
- Tomato King$5.99
Focus Tycoon
- Focus Tycoon Pro$4.991 Month
- Focus Tycoon Pro7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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