Comparison

Pomodoro vs Stillkey · Focus App Blocker

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

Stillkey · Focus App Blocker

Features
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Stillkey blocks the apps and websites you choose with Apple's Screen Time and puts a small, real obstacle between you and the automatic scroll. Its Physical key rule ends a block early only with your key: a key you print, or an NFC tag you pair with this iPhone. Put the printout in another room, or keep the tag on your key ring by the door. When you truly want back in, you get up, walk to the key and scan it, or hold the tag to the top of your iPhone. Not willpower — friction you set up yourself. You decide how hard it is to get past a block. Flexible lets you pause or end it any time and is free. Intentional asks for a reason and a short pause before a few minutes of access. Physical key opens things early only with your printed key or your NFC tag. Hard Mode gives no early access until the timer ends. The printed key needs no hardware and comes with a 16-character backup code. A tag can be an NFC sticker or a key fob: Stillkey reads only its serial number, keeps a one-way fingerprint of it on this iPhone and writes nothing to the tag. This iPhone can't scan a photo of the printed key shown on its own screen; a copy on another device would work, so keep it on paper. Pick apps, whole categories and Safari websites with Apple's own picker, then start a focus session of 30, 60 or 90 minutes or any length you like. Schedules cover work hours, study, mornings and nights, and a daily limit lets a social app run for, say, 25 minutes before it stays blocked until midnight. When you start a focus session, its countdown sits on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, so you can see how long is left without unlocking your phone. The countdown is free for everyone. There is always a way out. Emergency Unlock never costs money and only takes a short wait, and you can turn off Screen Time access in iOS Settings at any time. Stillkey adds friction; it doesn't lock you out of your phone. Insights show protected time, completed sessions and deliberate opens for today and this week — calm numbers, no streaks to keep. Your selections, Screen Time usage and keys stay on your iPhone. There is no account and no advertising. Stillkey sends usage counts to its developer only if you switch that on in Settings › Privacy, and never app names, websites or anything you type. The free version includes focus sessions with up to 3 apps, categories or sites and one daily limit. Stillkey Pro — monthly, yearly or once for a lifetime — opens the upper rungs: Intentional, the physical key (printed or NFC) and Hard Mode, plus more profiles, more apps per profile, schedules and more daily limits. The yearly plan starts with a 7-day free trial if your Apple Account hasn't had one. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period or of the free trial. Manage or cancel them in your Apple account settings. Terms: https://stillkey.taleppo.com/terms · Privacy: https://stillkey.taleppo.com/privacy

Screenshots

Pomodoro4 screens
Stillkey · Focus App Blocker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro at none against Stillkey · Focus App Blocker's 3. Pomodoro also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Stillkey · Focus App Blocker's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Stillkey · Focus App Blocker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pomodoro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro ships an update every 3 weeks, Stillkey · Focus App Blocker every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pomodoro versus Stillkey · Focus App Blocker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoroStillkey · Focus App Blocker
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMurodjon SattorovTaleppo

In-app purchases

None

Pomodoro

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Stillkey · Focus App Blocker

Subscriptions2
  • Stillkey Pro · Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Stillkey Pro · Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Stillkey Pro · Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro free?
Pomodoro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stillkey · Focus App Blocker free?
Stillkey · Focus App Blocker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro or Stillkey · Focus App Blocker have ads?
Pomodoro shows ads; Stillkey · Focus App Blocker does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro or Stillkey · Focus App Blocker?
Pomodoro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Stillkey · Focus App Blocker every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pomodoro was updated on October 22, 2026 and Stillkey · Focus App Blocker on October 31, 2026.

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