Comparison

Pomodoro Timer vs Blocked

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 concentration and manage your time effectively with a customizable timer. Track your progress, utilize ambient sounds, and enjoy a distraction-free interface to build better focus habits.

Highlights
  • Adjustable focus and rest durations
  • Session analytics and insights
  • Ambient focus sounds
  • Productivity tracker with custom tags
  • Minimal, distraction-free interface
  • Dynamic Island and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Pomidor is a calm, simple pomodoro timer for studying and deep work. Plan your day, focus in timed sessions, take real breaks, and watch the hours add up. FOCUS YOUR WAY • Set your own focus and rest lengths, or count up with Timeless mode and stop when you're done • Name your sessions and organize them with tags • The screen stays awake while you focus, and sessions can pause automatically when you leave the app • A gentle notification tells you when a session or a break is over PLAN THE DAY, THEN WORK THE PLAN • Daily Focus Planner: list today's tasks and estimate how many pomodoros each one needs • Start a focus session straight from a task and watch its progress fill in • Move unfinished tasks to the next day with one tap • Task History: look back at any day and pull a past task into today SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Calendar, charts and a full session history, filtered by tag • A heatmap of your focus days • Insights: focus score, your best focus hours, weekly trends and session quality STAY IN THE ZONE • Ambient sounds that keep playing when your phone is locked • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island keeps your timer in view • A home screen widget with your focus time, sessions and streaks MAKE IT YOURS • Themes and alternate app icons • Your sessions, tags and plan sync across iPhone and iPad with iCloud, and everything works offline Made for students, ADHD-friendly routines, writing, coding, homework and deep work: anyone who does their best work in focused sprints with real breaks. WHAT IS FREE, WHAT IS PRO Free: the focus and rest timer with your own lengths, the Live Activity, quick stats, one planned task a day, the piano ambient sound and iCloud sync. Pomidor Pro adds unlimited daily tasks with one-tap carry-over, Timeless mode, full analytics and insights, your own tags, every ambient and end sound, all themes and app icons, and the home screen widget's stats. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time lifetime purchase; the price is shown in the app before you buy. Subscription payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/pomidor-privacy-policy/24e82531-5536-4894-9bae-fdfa1228b0d9/privacy

About

Blocked

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Take back control of your screen time. Blocked is a simple and powerful app blocker designed to help you spend less time scrolling and more time focusing on what matters. Whether you're studying, working, reading or simply trying to be more present, Blocked helps remove distractions before they become habits. Features * Block Now Immediately and indefinitely block distracting apps with a single tap. * Timed Sessions Stay focused for a set period of time. * Recurring Routines Create daily or weekly schedules that automatically block distracting apps. * Custom App Groups Create reusable app groups to block * Strict & PIN Unlock Modes Choose whether a block can be ended with your PIN or remains active until it finishes. * Simple by design No clutter. No unnecessary complexity. Just the tools you need to stay focused. Great for * Studying * Work * Reading * Sleep routines * Reducing social media use * Building healthier phone habits * Increasing the amount of time you have to be productive Blocked uses Apple's Screen Time technology to block access to selected apps during your focus time. Visit our website at: https://blocked-app.com/ Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://blocked-app.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Blocked4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pomodoro Timer at Free against Blocked's $9.99. Pomodoro Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, device support 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

Pomodoro Timer is free to download; Blocked costs $9.99 up front. Pomodoro Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Blocked sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 2 days, Blocked every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pomodoro Timer versus Blocked: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TimerBlocked
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTigran MuradyanKeren Afriyie

Bugs and requests

Pomodoro Timer

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to adjust timer duration from main screen
  • Sync focus sessions to calendar
  • Integration with action button to start/pause session
  • Option to bypass session title screen

Blocked

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pomidor Pro$2.991 Month
  • Pomidor Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time4
  • One Coffee$0.99
  • Three Coffees$2.99
  • Five Coffees$4.99
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  • Lifetime Pro Access$24.99
3 purchases

Blocked

Subscriptions2
  • Blocked Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Blocked Pro Yearly$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Blocked Pro Lifetime$59.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Blocked free?
Blocked costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Pomodoro Timer or Blocked have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Timer nor Blocked shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Timer or Blocked?
Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 2 days, and Blocked every 3 weeks. Most recently, Pomodoro Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Blocked on October 31, 2026.

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