Comparison

Pomodoro+ Focus Timer vs Chronos

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro+ Focus Timer

Features
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Pomodoro+ is the all-in-one productivity app that tracks, analyzes, and visualizes your focus time. Go beyond a simple timer β€” see your focus habits at a glance with calendar views and an analytics dashboard. β–  POMODORO TIMER β€’ Auto-transition between focus, short break, and long break β€’ Customize focus (5–60 min), break times, and sessions before long break β€’ 3 progress indicator styles (Default, Clockwise, Wave) β€’ Lock Screen Live Activity to monitor your timer at all times β–  TRACK SESSIONS WITH CALENDAR β€’ View focus history in day, week, and month calendar views β€’ Color-coded sessions by focus mode for intuitive visualization β€’ Distinguish completed vs. dropped sessions β€’ Infinite scrolling to explore past records freely β–  ANALYTICS DASHBOARD β€’ Stats by today, this week, this month, and all time β€’ Hourly focus heatmap to discover your peak productivity hours β€’ Weekly trend charts and cumulative focus charts β€’ Focus mode distribution pie chart β€’ Daily goal achievement rate, focus streaks, and average session length β–  CUSTOM FOCUS MODES β€’ Create categories like Study, Exercise, Work, and more β€’ Personalize with 24+ colors β€’ Set unique Pomodoro durations per mode β–  DAILY GOALS & STREAKS β€’ Set a daily focus time goal β€’ Visualize goal progress with a ring chart β€’ Track consecutive focus days to build lasting habits β–  CLOUD SYNC (Premium) β€’ Sign in with Apple or Google β€’ Sync sessions, settings, and focus modes across devices β€’ Ad-free experience β–  MORE FEATURES β€’ iOS Widgets & Live Activities β€’ 12/24-hour time format β€’ Configurable start day of the week β€’ Multi-language support Perfect for students, professionals, and freelancers β€” anyone who needs to stay focused. Start today! --- Premium Subscription Info: β€’ Monthly, yearly and lifetime options available β€’ Payment is charged to your iTunes account β€’ Subscription auto-renews unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period β€’ Manage subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal in iTunes Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/17301253 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Chronos

Features
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Chronos organizes your work by process, not by loose lists. A process is the series of stages your tasks move through: Contact, Proposal, Close. You define it once and reuse it across every task you want. Each task knows which stage it's in and how long it's been there. WHAT YOU CAN DO Create processes with as many stages as you need, in any order. Add substeps inside each stage for finer detail. Mark stages and substeps as parallel or sequential. You can mix both in the same process. Move a task forward step by step: each tap completes what's next and jumps blocks when the stage is done. Track which days you worked on each task. Add dated comments as you go. See how long each stage and substep took. SORTING Sort your list by age, by process and stage, or by process, stage and age. Tasks group under their process when you need it, and you can tag them to separate by client, urgency or team. COMPLETED TASKS When you close a task it leaves the list and gets archived with its full history: when it was created, when it closed, how long it stayed open, the days you worked on it, the time per stage and every comment. WIDGETS Four home screen widgets: worked today, worked today by process, all pending tasks, and each process with its open tasks. APPEARANCE Four themes: two light ones on a cream base and two dark. They apply to the widgets too. SYNC Your processes and tasks sync between iPhone and iPad with iCloud. Everything works offline and catches up when you're back. NOTIFICATIONS Pick the weekdays and time you want to be reminded, per task. FREE AND PRO Free: up to 4 tasks and 3 processes, with every feature available. Pro: unlimited tasks and processes. Monthly or yearly subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pomodoro+ Focus Timer4 screens
Chronos3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Chronos at none against Pomodoro+ Focus Timer's shown. Pomodoro+ Focus Timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomodoro+ Focus Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Chronos sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro+ Focus Timer ships an update weekly, Chronos every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Pomodoro+ Focus Timer versus Chronos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro+ Focus TimerChronos
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly β€” betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size76 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua & Company Inc.Hector Pedro Toledo

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pomodoro+ Focus Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly subscription7 Days trial$15.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime purchase$49.99
2 purchases

Chronos

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomodoro+ Focus Timer free?
Pomodoro+ Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronos free?
Chronos is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro+ Focus Timer or Chronos have ads?
Pomodoro+ Focus Timer shows ads; Chronos does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro+ Focus Timer or Chronos?
Pomodoro+ Focus Timer ships an update weekly, and Chronos every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pomodoro+ Focus Timer was updated on October 1, 2026 and Chronos on October 12, 2026.

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