Comparison

Pomodoro Timer vs Momentum

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

Momentum

Features
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Turn focused time into momentum. Momentum is a beautifully simple Pomodoro timer and focus app designed for deep work, studying, routines, and distraction-free productivity. Start a focus session, build a routine, choose your sound, and stay in the flow. Focus Sessions When you need to get something done, start a focus session and get to work. Use Momentum as a Pomodoro timer with focused work and intentional breaks, or create a session that fits the way you work. Whether you're studying, writing, reading, coding, working, or tackling a personal project, Momentum helps you protect your time and make meaningful progress. Build Your Own Routines Some things are easier when you have a plan. Create routines that combine focus sessions, breaks, reading, planning, and other activities into one structured sequence. Let Momentum guide you through your ideal rhythm instead of constantly deciding what to do next. Focus Your Way Choose the approach that works for you. Start a quick focus timer when you need to get something done, settle into a longer deep-work session, or build a complete routine around your day. Momentum keeps things simple — no complicated productivity methodology and no endless task management. Music & Focus Sounds Create the right atmosphere for focused work. Connect Apple Music and focus with your favorite songs, albums, or playlists while Momentum keeps your session running. Prefer something simpler? Choose from Momentum's built-in sounds and melodies, designed to create a calm environment for deep focus. Track Your Progress Focus isn't only about one productive session. See how your focused time adds up over days and weeks. Track completed sessions, active days, focus time, streaks, and other statistics to understand your habits and build consistency. Live Activities & Dynamic Island Keep your focus session within reach. Follow your active timer from the Lock Screen or Dynamic Island, check your progress, and manage your session without constantly opening the app. Home Screen Widgets Bring Momentum to your Home Screen. Check your current session, see your progress, track your streak, or start a new focus session without opening the app. Built for Your Apple Devices Momentum is designed around the Apple experience, keeping your focus close whether you're working inside the app or managing your session from the system. A Simple System for Better Time No complicated productivity methodology. No endless task management. Just a flexible system for turning your time into focused progress. Use a Pomodoro timer when you need to get something done. Build a routine when you want structure. Play your favorite music or a Momentum sound when you need the right atmosphere. Then keep going. One session. One routine. One step forward. Build your Momentum. Terms of Use: https://momentum.engmonster.com/terms_of_use/ Privacy Policy: https://momentum.engmonster.com/privacy_policy/

Screenshots

Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Momentum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Momentum at every 5 days against Pomodoro Timer's fortnightly. Pomodoro Timer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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 Momentum sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Timer ships an update fortnightly, Momentum every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pomodoro Timer versus Momentum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TimerMomentum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (53 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings53 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.026.0
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB91 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSebastian RoehlINGLISH MONSTR, TOO

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
2 purchases

Momentum

Subscriptions2
  • Momentum Pro (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • Momentum Pro (1 Year)$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Momentum free?
Momentum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro Timer or Momentum have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Timer nor Momentum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Timer or Momentum?
Pomodoro Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Momentum every 5 days. Most recently, Pomodoro Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Momentum on October 10, 2026.

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