Comparison

Kaizen vs Pomodorri

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

Head to head
About

Kaizen

This app helps you stay focused by blocking distracting apps and websites. It also includes a habit tracker, task manager, and live focus rooms for collaborative study sessions. Customize timers and themes for a personalized productivity experience.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • App and website blocking
  • Habit tracking with forgiving streaks
  • Live focus rooms for co-studying
  • Task management with priorities
  • Themed backgrounds and focus music
Features
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Kaizen is a focus timer that blocks your distracting apps, tracks your habits, and lets you study alongside others in live focus rooms. Start a session and the apps you picked stay blocked until your break. Free to use, with no ads. Premium features are marked below. POMODORO TIMER & STOPWATCH • Presets: Classic (25/5/15), Quick (15/3/10), Extended (50/10/30), Long Focus (90/15/30), or your own • Focus 5 to 180 minutes, short breaks 1 to 60, long breaks 5 to 120 • Stopwatch: count up with no fixed end and finish when you're ready • Auto-start runs sessions back to back while Kaizen is open, up to your long break • Keeps time in the background and notifies you when a session or break ends • Fullscreen mode that shows only the timer • Tag each session (Work, Study, and more) to see where your focus goes APP BLOCKER Kaizen uses Apple's Screen Time to block the apps and websites you choose, even with Kaizen closed: • During focus sessions, until your break • Block now: until you turn it off • Schedules: block a set of apps at the same times every week • An optional "Open anyway" button: you set how often, how long to wait, and for how long • Free: up to 3 apps or websites and 1 schedule • Premium: up to 50 apps and 8 schedules, Strict mode (stays blocked when you pause) and Locked mode (no ending a session or schedule early, with one emergency end a week) Your choices stay on your device. Kaizen can't see which apps you picked. HABIT TRACKER • Check-off habits, or timed habits your focus sessions count toward • Schedules: daily, specific weekdays, or a number of times per week • Forgiving streaks: a skipped day doesn't break them • A consistency score and trend chart for every habit • Backdate any past day and keep your full history • Reminders that follow each habit's schedule • Up to 5 active habits free, unlimited with Premium FOCUS ROOMS Stay on task next to other people, without a video call: • Join any room free, or host a private one and invite up to 3 friends with a link • See who's focusing, on a break, or paused, with live timers • No camera or microphone, just your avatar and quiet company • Premium: host public or bigger rooms (up to 50 people), and share the task you're working on Many people with ADHD use this kind of body doubling to get started and keep going. TASKS • Jot a task down in one line now, plan the details later • An unlimited inbox, so capturing a thought never hits a limit • Priorities, due dates, subtasks, time estimates, and reminders • Pick a task before a session and your focus time counts toward it • Today, Tomorrow, and Overdue badges keep deadlines in view • Up to 7 planned tasks free, unlimited with Premium THEMES & FOCUS MUSIC • 70+ backgrounds across Lofi, Nature, City, Cozy, Space, and Minimal, including animated ones • Lo-fi, ambient, nature, white noise, and classical tracks, saved for offline listening • Mute music on your breaks • Premium: every theme, the full music library, and your own photo as the background STATISTICS & STREAKS • Daily, weekly, and monthly focus totals • Charts for focus over time, by hour, by weekday, by tag, and by session type • Session history showing which tasks and habits each session counted toward • Re-tag or delete any past session • A daily focus streak • Premium: yearly and all-time statistics MADE FOR • Students studying for their exams • Remote workers and freelancers who need time for deep work • People with ADHD who focus better with structure and company • Anyone who reaches for their phone when they should be focusing WORKS EVERYWHERE Use Kaizen on iPhone, iPad, your computer, or the web. Your tasks, habits, and stats sync across all of them. Start a focus session, block your distracting apps, and see how much more you get done. Terms of Use (EULA): https://my-kaizen.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://my-kaizen.com/privacy Terms & Conditions: https://my-kaizen.com/terms Questions? Reach us at support@my-kaizen.com

About

Pomodorri

Features
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Focus when you can. Break when you need to. That's it. Pomodorri is a focus timer built for how you actually work. No streaks to maintain. No penalties for stopping. Just a timer that fits your day. How it works Set a focus duration, hit start, and get to work. When time's up, take a break. Repeat. It's the Pomodoro technique, simple and proven. Create focuses for everything Work, study, exercise, reading, creative projects. Create a separate focus for each with its own duration, break length, and daily target. Smart breaks that actually help Short breaks and long breaks are built in. Enable "Enforce Break" to hide the skip button so you actually rest instead of powering through. 25 beautiful themes From minimal Paper to vibrant Ocean Teal. Light, dark, high contrast, and muted options. Pick a look that matches your mood. Flexible by design Sessions from 5 to 180 minutes. 5-minute sprint before a meeting? 90-minute deep work block? It adapts to you. Sync across devices Sign in to sync your focuses, settings, and history across iOS and web. Or stay local, no account required. Features - Focus timer with short and long breaks - Multiple focus areas with custom settings - 25 themes (light, dark, vibrant, muted) - Enforce Break: hide the skip button - Session targets and progress dots - Autostart next session - Background timer with notification controls - Cross-device sync (iOS and web) - No ads, ever Pomodorri Pro Unlock all 25 themes, premium fonts, advanced analytics, PDF reports, and more. Free 7-day trial. Start focusing today. No account needed. No ads. No pressure.

Screenshots

Kaizen4 screens
Pomodorri4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pomodorri at daily against Kaizen's every 2 weeks. 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. Kaizen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Pomodorri sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kaizen ships an update every 2 weeks, Pomodorri daily. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Kaizen versus Pomodorri: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKaizenPomodorri
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMK DevelopmentYurii Yanochyk

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kaizen

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (monthly)14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium (yearly)14 Days trial$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Pomodorri

Subscriptions2
  • Pomodorri Pro (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • Pomodorri Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pomodorri Pro (Lifetime)$14.99

Questions

Is Kaizen free?
Kaizen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomodorri free?
Pomodorri is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kaizen or Pomodorri have ads?
Neither Kaizen nor Pomodorri shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kaizen or Pomodorri?
Kaizen ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pomodorri daily. Most recently, Kaizen was updated on October 28, 2026 and Pomodorri on October 25, 2026.

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