Pomodoro Timer vs Privault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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/
Privault
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Privault is a private, offline-first password manager and secure vault. Your passwords, cards, bank accounts, crypto keys and notes stay encrypted on your device — no account, no tracking, no internet required. Most password managers make every family member sign up for their own account just to share passwords. Privault doesn't. Built for the Whole Family — No Extra Accounts Keep everyone's logins — yours, your parents', your kids' — organized by person in one vault on one device. Nobody else needs to install anything, create an account, or pay for a seat. - Tag every entry with who it belongs to - Filter your vault by family member or by type — logins, cards, banks, crypto - See who owns what at a glance - One vault, one owner, zero onboarding for everyone else Is It Safe? Here's Exactly How. There's no server holding your data — Privault has no account system, so there's nothing to breach. Your vault lives only on your device. If you turn on optional cloud backup, that file is encrypted with a backup password only you know — not your iCloud or pCloud login, a separate password we never see. Even we can't open it. - No server, no account, nothing to hack - Optional cloud backup is a password-locked file, not a shared database - Only you hold the key — Privault, iCloud, and pCloud can't read it - Your data never leaves your device unless you choose to back it up 100% Offline & Private - Works fully without internet — anytime, anywhere - No ads, no tracking, no unnecessary permissions Strong On-Device Security - Your vault is encrypted on your device - Unlock with Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode - Automatic lock when you step away - Block screenshots on sensitive screens - Free built-in password generator Everything in One Secure Place - Store logins, cards, bank accounts, crypto wallets, apps and notes - Fast search to find any entry instantly - Favorites and frequently-used shortcuts for quick access - Clean, fast interface with dark and light themes Switch in Minutes - Import logins from Google Password Manager or a CSV file - Export an encrypted, password-protected backup anytime Privault Pro - Unlimited storage for all your entries - Encrypted backup to iCloud or pCloud, with automatic scheduled backups - Restore your vault onto a new device of your own - Unlimited family members - Priority support Quick Answers - Is my data safe if my phone is lost or stolen? Your vault is locked behind Face ID, Touch ID, or your passcode, and cloud backups need a separate password only you know. - What happens if I don't back up? Everything stays exactly where it's always been — on your device. Backup is optional, not required. Privacy by Design - Offline-first — your data never has to leave your device - No mandatory account - We don't sell or share your data Perfect For - Families keeping track of shared and individual logins - Adult children managing passwords for aging parents - Anyone who wants an offline, private password manager - Professionals storing sensitive credentials Your privacy stays in your hands. Download Privault and take control of your family's passwords — offline, encrypted, and yours. Support: contact us through the app Questions? Contact us through the app. We respond quickly. Privacy Policy: https://mayur.dev/setkeep-safe-privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Privault at every 5 days against Pomodoro Timer's fortnightly. Privault also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Pomodoro Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Privault sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pomodoro Timer ships an update fortnightly, Privault every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pomodoro Timer | Privault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sebastian Roehl | ATULYA BHARAT |
In-app purchases
Pomodoro Timer
- 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
- FocusKit Pro (Lifetime)$17.99
- FocusKit Pro (Lifetime)$39.99
Privault
- Monthly Full Access$0.991 Month
- Yearly Full Access$8.991 Year
- Lifetime Full Access$24.99
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