Comparison

Pomodoro Timer vs Focusly

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

Focusly

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Focusly is a calm visual focus timer and Pomodoro timer for studying, reading, deep work, and the tasks that deserve your full attention. Choose one task, start a session, and watch the screen fill with color as focused time grows. Focusly keeps the structure clear while your attention stays on the work. FOCUS WITH INTENTION - Start unlimited 15- or 25-minute focus sessions for free - Keep the selected task visible in portrait and landscape - Pause, resume, or close a session while saving focused time - Follow the countdown with widgets, Live Activities, and Dynamic Island - Continue an ambient sound while the screen is locked TURN PLANS INTO PROGRESS - Keep up to 2 active tasks free; completed tasks do not count toward the limit - Add categories, notes, due dates, and session estimates - Connect focus sessions to tasks and see session progress - Review finished work in the Completed list UNDERSTAND YOUR RHYTHM - Review daily and weekly focused time, sessions, and streaks - See recent focus history and activity at a glance MAKE FOCUS SOUND LIKE YOU - Use Rainy Library or a silent timer for free - Preview the complete sound library and two-layer sound mixer FOCUSLY PRO - Unlock 45- and 60-minute presets and custom timers from 5 to 180 minutes - Create unlimited active tasks - Receive session completion notifications - Unlock four additional ambient sounds - Mix two sound layers, adjust each volume, and save named mixes - Explore 30-day insights and period comparisons - Choose from five exclusive alternate app icons Focusly Pro is available as a monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase with no subscription. The yearly plan includes a 7-day free trial for eligible new subscribers. Localized price and offer eligibility appear before purchase. Manage or cancel subscriptions through your Apple Account. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Focusly works without an account. Tasks, sessions, preferences, and focus history remain on your device. Focusly has no ads and does not track you across apps or websites. Apple processes payments, and RevenueCat processes anonymous purchase history to validate subscriptions, prevent fraud, provide Pro access, and measure subscription performance. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focusly-support.ndsgnnn.chatgpt.site/privacy

Screenshots

Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Focusly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pomodoro Timer at every 2 days against Focusly's every 8 days. Pomodoro Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 18.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomodoro Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Focusly sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 2 days, Focusly every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pomodoro Timer versus Focusly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TimerFocusly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTigran MuradyanNurmuxammad Jobborov

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

Focusly

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
4 purchases

Focusly

Subscriptions2
  • Focusly Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Focusly Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Focusly Pro Lifetime$17.99
  • Focusly Pro Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focusly free?
Focusly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro Timer or Focusly have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Timer nor Focusly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Timer or Focusly?
Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 2 days, and Focusly every 8 days. Most recently, Pomodoro Timer was updated on November 5, 2026 and Focusly on November 6, 2026.

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