Comparison

Pomodoro vs Study Timer & Focus Planner

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

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Pomodoro

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PomoDex — Pomodoro Focus Timer Turn your focus sessions into a Pokémon adventure. PomoDex is a gamified Pomodoro timer designed to make studying, working, and staying focused more rewarding. Complete focused sessions, build your collection, and discover Pokémon as you make progress. FOCUS WITH POMODORO Use quick presets to start a focus session in seconds, or customize your own Pomodoro timer to match your routine. Whether you're studying, working, reading, coding, or tackling a personal project, choose the focus duration that works best for you. TURN FOCUS INTO REWARDS Every completed focus session helps you progress through your Pokémon collection. Stay consistent, keep focusing, and discover new Pokémon along the way. QUICK OR CUSTOM Start instantly with ready-to-use Pomodoro presets, or create your own timer settings. Build the perfect focus routine for short tasks, deep work, study sessions, and everything in between. BUILD YOUR POKÉMON COLLECTION Discover Pokémon across 9 generations and grow your collection as you stay productive. Each Pokémon has its own dedicated detail page, letting you explore your discoveries as your Dex grows. A POKÉ BALL INSPIRED EXPERIENCE From the interface to the visual details, PomoDex brings a Poké Ball inspired design to your everyday focus sessions. Productivity doesn't have to feel boring. Focus. Complete your session. Catch your next Pokémon. PomoDex Features • Gamified Pomodoro focus timer • Quick Pomodoro presets • Custom focus timer settings • Pokémon collection system • Pokémon from 9 generations • Detailed Pokémon profiles • Poké Ball inspired interface • Built for studying, work and productivity Start your next focus session and see what you can catch. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Unofficial app

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Study Timer & Focus Planner

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One thing at a time, with a clock on it. Set the length of your focus block, choose what you are working on, and let every completed block count toward it. THE COUNTDOWN A single ring shows the phase you are in and how many blocks remain before your next long break. Start, pause, reset, or skip ahead with one tap. Switch on auto-start and the next phase begins by itself, so a whole cycle runs without you touching the screen. INTERVALS YOU SET Nothing is fixed to the textbook numbers. A focus phase can run anywhere from 1 to 90 minutes, short breaks up to 30, long breaks up to 60, and you decide how many focus blocks come before the long break arrives. Short bursts on restless days, long stretches when the work deserves them. A LIST THAT KEEPS SCORE Write down what you need to get through and estimate how many blocks each item will take. Select one, and every completed phase is tallied against it, so a progress bar fills as you go instead of a vague sense that you were busy. Tick items off when they are done. SEE YOUR HISTORY Totals for today, for the past week, and for all time, plus a seven-day bar chart of focused minutes. Your current run of consecutive days and your best run are tracked day by day, so a skipped afternoon is visible and easy to put right tomorrow. SOUND, ALERTS, AND FEEL A soft tick can run underneath a focus phase to mark that the clock is live, and a chime signals the end of one. Completion notifications reach you even when the app is in the background. Haptic feedback confirms the transitions you care about. Every one of these is a switch you control. FIVE COLOR THEMES Coral, Graphite, Pine, Iris, or Ember. The accent color carries through the ring, the tab bar, and the charts, so the app looks the way you want to look at it for hours. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY Your blocks, your list, and your history are stored on your device. There is no account to create, no feed, and no banners between you and the countdown. Study Timer & Focus Planner requires Premium to run a focus block. Premium opens the complete app: full control over focus, short break and long break lengths and how many blocks come before the long break; the task list with per-item block estimates and progress bars; the statistics screen with today, this week and all-time totals, the seven-day chart of focused minutes and your current and best streak; and all five color themes, Coral, Graphite, Pine, Iris and Ember. Plans: a weekly subscription, a yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of that period. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy policy: https://pnkl26.web.app/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://pnkl26.web.app/terms-of-service

Screenshots

Pomodoro4 screens
Study Timer & Focus Planner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Study Timer & Focus Planner at none against Pomodoro's 2. Pomodoro's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Study Timer & Focus Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro ships an update monthly, Study Timer & Focus Planner every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pomodoro versus Study Timer & Focus Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoroStudy Timer & Focus Planner
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien JennequinLinh Phan Nhat Khanh

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pomodoro

Subscriptions2
  • Plan mensuel3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Plan annuel3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Study Timer & Focus Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pomodoro free?
Pomodoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Study Timer & Focus Planner free?
Study Timer & Focus Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pomodoro or Study Timer & Focus Planner have ads?
Neither Pomodoro nor Study Timer & Focus Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro or Study Timer & Focus Planner?
Pomodoro ships an update monthly, and Study Timer & Focus Planner every 4 months. Most recently, Pomodoro was updated on October 24, 2026 and Study Timer & Focus Planner on October 28, 2026.

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