Comparison

Pomodoro Timer vs Coast

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Timer

Enhance your focus and productivity with customizable timers based on the Pomodoro technique. Track your progress with insightful charts, receive timely notifications, and organize sessions by category. Sync across devices and build consistent, lasting habits for a deeper, more balanced life.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus and break timers
  • Progress tracking with charts and analytics
  • Alarms and notifications
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen/Dynamic Island
  • Session organization by category
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Focus streak and goal building
Features
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FocusKit helps you work with deeper focus, protect your time, and build a calmer daily rhythm. Features Smart Focus Sessions Use Pomodoro-style focus and break timers that fit the way you work. Stay productive, take better breaks, and keep your day balanced. Progress Tracking See your focus time, patterns, streaks, goals, and long-term progress with clear charts and helpful insights. Alarms and Notifications Never lose track of time. FocusKit can alert you when a session ends, when a break begins, or when it is time to get back into flow. Live Activities Follow your current session from the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island without unlocking your iPhone. Categories Organize sessions by project, task, or purpose so you can understand where your time really goes. iCloud Sync Keep your sessions and categories in sync across your devices, with privacy and security built in. Consistency Maintain focus streaks, reach daily and weekly goals, and turn focused work into a lasting habit. Home Screen Widgets Bring FocusKit to your Home Screen. Start, pause, or check your current session at a glance without opening the app. Choose from multiple widget sizes and styles, view your daily focus progress, track your streaks, and start a new session with a single tap. Apple Watch Take FocusKit with you wherever you go. Start, pause, and end focus sessions from your wrist, get haptic feedback for session transitions and breaks, check the remaining time, switch categories on the fly, and keep your streak alive even when your iPhone is out of reach. Complications put your next focus session one tap away from any watch face. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.tryfocuskit.com/privacy/

About

Coast

This planner helps you organize your day based on your energy levels, not rigid schedules. It adapts to your current state, suggesting realistic plans to avoid burnout and maintain consistency.

Highlights
  • Energy-aware planning
  • Task organization based on capacity
  • Built-in recovery time
  • Flexible task adjustment
  • Simple, modern design
  • Private by design
Features
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Coast is an energy-aware focus companion built for deep work without burnout. Inspired by Pomodoro — but smarter — Coast doesn't use a fixed timer for everyone. It reads how you're feeling right now and adapts when you should work, when you should rest, and how long each should be. HOW IT WORKS 1. Check in with your energy Before your session, tell Coast your energy level and stress. It takes seconds, and it shapes everything. 2. Build your session queue Add the tasks you want to tackle. Coast keeps it simple and distraction-free. 3. Start your session Dive into deep work. Your session timer lives in the Dynamic Island so you never have to leave your app to check the clock. 4. Get smarter break suggestions When it's time to rest, Coast tells you — not based on a fixed clock, but based on how you actually feel right now. In flow? Coast leaves you alone longer. Feeling drained? It suggests a break sooner, and makes it longer so you actually recover. 5. Re-evaluate after each break When you return, Coast checks in on your energy again. Your next work block adapts from there. WHY COAST IS DIFFERENT Most focus apps use the same rhythm for everyone: 25 minutes on, 5 minutes off — every single day, no matter how you feel. Coast adapts. Your energy and stress actually change the timing. So you stay productive without pushing past your limits. YOUR MASCOT KNOWS HOW YOU FEEL Coast's mascot reflects your current energy state — from flowing and in focus to drained and needing rest. A small, constant signal that the app is paying attention to you. LIVES IN YOUR DYNAMIC ISLAND Your session timer stays in the Dynamic Island while you work in other apps. Your focus, always visible. COAST PRO Unlock the full experience with a 7-day free trial. Annual, monthly, or lifetime access — choose what works for you. Your data never leaves your device. Work deeply. Rest well. Stay consistent. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Coast4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pomodoro Timer and Coast both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Coast's written reviews are positive against 87% of Pomodoro Timer's. Coast also leads on iOS requirement (18.5 vs 26.0). Pomodoro Timer's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Coast sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Coast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro Timer has 53 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Pomodoro Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Coast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Timer ships an update fortnightly, Coast weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pomodoro Timer versus Coast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TimerCoast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (53 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better5
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastian RoehlEnmanuel Espinosa

Customer experience

Pomodoro Timer

All ratings50 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral8.7%
Negative4.3%

Coast

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions4
  • FocusKit Pro (1 Month)$0.991 Month
  • FocusKit Pro (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • FocusKit Pro (1 Year)$9.991 Year
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  • FocusKit Pro (1 Year)$17.991 Year
One-time2
  • FocusKit Pro (Lifetime)$17.99
  • FocusKit Pro (Lifetime)$39.99
3 purchases

Coast

Subscriptions2
  • Coast Pro - Monthly$5.991 Month
  • Coast Pro - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Coast Pro - Lifetime Unlock$119.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coast free?
Coast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro Timer or Coast?
Coast is rated higher. Pomodoro Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Coast averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Pomodoro Timer or Coast have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Timer nor Coast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Timer or Coast?
Pomodoro Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Coast weekly. Most recently, Pomodoro Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Coast on October 8, 2026.

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