Comparison

Pomodoro vs Rewire

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro

This app offers a distraction-free Pomodoro timer to enhance focus. It features customizable durations for work and breaks, automatic cycles, and live activity updates. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience with flexible settings and visual themes.

Highlights
  • Flexible Pomodoro and break durations
  • Automatic work/break cycles
  • Live Activities and Lock Screen updates
  • Home Screen widgets
  • Customizable color themes
  • Gentle sound cues and haptic feedback
Features
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No ads. Free forever. A clean, distraction-free Pomodoro timer designed to help you focus without getting in your way. Why you’ll love it • No ads, no paywalls — focus without interruptions. • Free forever — all features included. Core features • Flexible durations Pomodoro: 15–60 min Break: 1–10 min Long Break: 5–30 min • Automatic cycles Long Break every N Pomodoros (choose 2–8). The cycle repeats automatically until you stop it. • Simple, safe controls Start / Pause / Stop / Restart with confirmation to prevent accidental resets. • Live Activities Track the current session and remaining time directly on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while the timer is running. • Home Screen widgets Keep your focus visible at a glance without opening the app. • Ongoing notifications See your active session and remaining time while the timer is running. • Sound cues A gentle ting after Pomodoro and Break sessions, plus a short alarm when Long Break starts. • Color themes Choose from 20 carefully curated backgrounds. Changes apply instantly. • Haptic feedback Subtle, precise vibrations for satisfying adjustments (device-dependent). How it works Example (Every 2): Pomodoro → Break → Pomodoro → Break → Long Break → repeat Example (Every 4): Pomodoro → Break ×4 → Long Break → repeat The cycle continues until you press Stop. Notes • Enable notifications to receive session alerts and Live Activity updates. • Live Activities and widgets are active only while the timer is running. • Haptic feedback may vary depending on device settings. Focus better with a Pomodoro timer that’s simple, powerful, ad-free, and free — forever.

About

Rewire

This app helps you reclaim your time and focus by blocking distracting applications. It offers personalized plans designed for ADHD brains and anyone struggling with screen time, rewarding goal completion to build momentum.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Personalized focus plans
  • Build progress streaks
  • Goal completion rewards
  • Learn about ADHD and focus
  • Private by design
Features
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Your dopamine is being farmed. Your focus harvested. Your time depleted. Take back your life. Rewire is a screen time blocker built around one idea: your phone should serve your goals, not steal from them. Block the apps that drain you, and Rewire replaces them with a daily plan pointed at what you actually want — built with ADHD brains in mind, and made for anyone fighting for their focus. WHO REWIRE IS FOR You have ADHD (or suspect you do) and generic productivity apps have never fit how your brain works You want dopamine recovery — your baseline back, so normal life feels rewarding again You can focus — sometimes — but one "quick check" turns into an hour you don't remember spending Your screen time number embarrasses you and you're done pretending it doesn't You have real goals — a body, a business, a degree — losing daily to the scroll If any of those is you, Rewire does it all. And if it's the ADHD and focus part — that's exactly who we built this for. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS Pick what pulls you under — Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, all of it — and shield it during your focus blocks. Shield up, scroll off. GET A PLAN BUILT FOR YOUR BRAIN A short quiz matches you to one of five evidence-based plans built on how attention, dopamine, and activation energy actually work — not neurotypical productivity advice with your name on it. Your goals become scheduled time blocks on a real calendar. BUILD STREAKS THAT STICK Show up, and your streak grows — unlocking new colors as it climbs. Watch your month fill in. Momentum you can see is momentum you keep. CHECK OFF GOALS, FEEL THE WIN Complete a block, check it off, feel the hit — animations, haptics, the works. Your brain gets its reward from your goals again, instead of someone's feed. LEARN HOW YOUR BRAIN WORKS A built-in library on ADHD, dopamine, and focus — the interest-based nervous system, the activation barrier, the 14-day recalibration — drawn from leading clinicians and researchers. Understand the machine you're driving. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Rewire uses Apple's Screen Time API — monitoring and blocking run on your device. Your attention was the product. Not anymore. You don't need to be perfect. You need to be present. Take back your time. Take back your life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pomodoro4 screens
Rewire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Rewire at 5.0 against Pomodoro's 3.9. Rewire also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). Pomodoro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price 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. Rewire sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Pomodoro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rewire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pomodoro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Rewire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro ships an update every 3 weeks, Rewire every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Pomodoro versus Rewire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoroRewire
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMurodjon SattorovNichetechnologiesllc

Customer experience

Pomodoro

All ratings20 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

Rewire

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pomodoro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rewire

Subscriptions2
  • Rewire Pro Weekly: Unlimited Focus$3.997 Days
  • Rewire Pro: Unlimited Focus7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomodoro free?
Pomodoro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rewire free?
Rewire is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro or Rewire?
Rewire is rated higher. Pomodoro averages 3.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Rewire averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pomodoro or Rewire have ads?
Pomodoro shows ads; Rewire does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro or Rewire?
Pomodoro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Rewire every 4 days. Most recently, Pomodoro was updated on October 22, 2026 and Rewire on October 31, 2026.

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