Comparison

Lofi Pomodoro Timer vs Paws & Beans

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

Head to head
About

Lofi Pomodoro Timer

Enhance your study or work sessions with a customizable Pomodoro timer. Select background videos, music, and sound effects to create your ideal focus environment. The app automatically cycles through work and break periods.

Highlights
  • Customizable background videos
  • Background music selection
  • Sound effect options
  • Automatic work/break cycles
  • Lofi aesthetic
Features
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This is a Lofi-style Pomodoro timer app. You can select background videos, BGM, and sound effects to your liking and start the timer. You can set break times, and the Pomodoro timer and breaks start alternately automatically, making it a recommended app for studying or working. By subscribing, you can freely select background videos, BGM, etc. Monthly subscription Please check the in-app purchase section for pricing. Annual subscription Please check the in-app purchase section for pricing. Terms of Use https://www.sparkleand.store/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy https://www.sparkleand.store/vr-privacy-policy BGM and sound effects use BGMer and 効果音ラボ.

About

Paws & Beans

Features
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Some timers shout at you. This one pours you a coffee. Paws & Beans is a Pomodoro focus timer wrapped in a tiny pixel cafe. You order a brew, the timer starts, and your dog settles down beside you until it is done. No streaks lost to a missed day, no red badges, nobody telling you that you are behind. Just a warm room, a lo-fi station, and something small to look after. HOW IT WORKS Pick a brew and start working. Espresso is 15 minutes, Cappuccino 25, Nitro 50, or set your own. Prefer to work until you stop? Bottomless counts up instead of down. Finish a brew and you earn coffee beans; spend them on decor, new breeds and treats for the dog. A CAFE THAT KEEPS YOUR HOURS The room follows your clock and your weather. Morning light, afternoon sun, lamps after dark. If it is raining where you are, it rains outside the window too. Snow, storms and clear skies all find their way in. SOUND TO WORK TO Six house tracks written for the app, plus a shelf of hand-picked lo-fi radio stations. All free, all licence-paying, and no ads anywhere. A small mixer lets you balance the music against the room. YOUR DOG Taco keeps you company while you work, naps through the long sessions, and looks pleased with himself when you finish. Feed him treats you have earned. Change his breed. He is not a productivity metric; he is a dog. WHAT YOU KEEP A coffee journal of every session, one day per page 35 badges for turning up, not for grinding Eight postcards from the dog's days off Rooms and decor you buy with focus, not money PRO, IF YOU WANT IT Everything above is free. Pro adds extra rooms, a second dog, and a wardrobe, as a monthly or lifetime purchase. The timer, the music, the journal and the badges are not behind it and never will be. SIGN IN IS OPTIONAL Play without an account for as long as you like. Sign in with Apple and your cafe backs up, so a new phone gets your cafe back exactly as you left it. Made by one person. No ads, no tracking, no streak guilt. — Paws & Beans Pro is available as a monthly auto-renewing subscription (US$1.99 per month) or as Lifetime, a single one-time purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The monthly subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of that period. You can manage or cancel it any time in your Apple Account settings. Lifetime is charged once and never renews. Terms of Use (EULA): https://pawsandbeans.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pawsandbeans.app/privacy

Screenshots

Lofi Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Paws & Beans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Paws & Beans at none against Lofi Pomodoro Timer's shown. Paws & Beans also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lofi Pomodoro Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Paws & Beans 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

Lofi Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Paws & Beans every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lofi Pomodoro Timer versus Paws & Beans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLofi Pomodoro TimerPaws & Beans
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB136 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSPARKLE AND, K.K.Pharos Company

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lofi Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions2
  • MonthlySubscription$2.991 Month
  • annual subscription$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time purchase plan$4.99
2 purchases

Paws & Beans

Subscriptions1
  • Paws Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Lofi Pomodoro Timer free?
Lofi Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Paws & Beans free?
Paws & Beans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lofi Pomodoro Timer or Paws & Beans have ads?
Lofi Pomodoro Timer shows ads; Paws & Beans does not.
Which is updated more often, Lofi Pomodoro Timer or Paws & Beans?
Lofi Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Paws & Beans every 4 days. Most recently, Lofi Pomodoro Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Paws & Beans on October 29, 2026.

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