Comparison

Pomodoro vs FocusPiece

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro

Features
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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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FocusPiece

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FocusPiece – Where Focus Becomes Art Concentration has become rare. FocusPiece makes it visible. Set the timer, put your phone down and sink into your work. While you stay focused, a hidden masterpiece emerges from the mist, piece by piece. At the end of every session you hold a fully revealed work of art that you have earned. No points. No aggressive streaks. No guilt. Just a calm, beautiful space for deep concentration. HOW IT WORKS • Choose your time: 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes of undisturbed focus. • Stay in the picture: as long as you remain in the app, the hidden painting sharpens with every minute. Leave, and the reveal gently pauses. • Collect masterpieces: every completed session unlocks a work and places it in your personal gallery. A GALLERY YOU EARN Your collection does not fill up by chance, but through real concentration. Every unlocked work carries the date, the length of your session and the story behind the original. Browse van Gogh's "Almond Blossom", Hokusai's "Great Wave", Monet's "Sunrise", Friedrich's "Wanderer" and many more classics of art history: public-domain masterpieces, curated for quiet moments. ON YOUR WRIST AS WELL With Apple Watch you start, pause and follow a session without reaching for your iPhone. On the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island your progress stays in view. DELIBERATELY MINIMAL FocusPiece was designed around a single principle: nothing that distracts. Warm paper white, a calm terracotta accent, clear typography. No loud notifications, no endless statistics, no mechanics designed to hook you. The app steps back so your focus and the art can step forward. FEATURES AT A GLANCE • Focus timer with a freely selectable duration • Progressive art reveal in real time, tied to your concentration • Apple Watch: start, pause and follow a session from your wrist • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Personal gallery with every unlocked work • Challenges that unlock further works • One overview in the gallery: focus time collected, rounds and works revealed • Detail views with title, artist, year and collection context • Set a work as your lock screen • Optional ambient sounds, such as rain • Gentle completion chime and subtle haptic feedback • "Soft start" for a calm beginning to every session • Light mode that lets the artworks shine • Works entirely without an account; your data stays on your device WHO IS IT FOR? For everyone who wants to work more deeply: students studying for finals, creatives in flow, developers and writers, anyone who works with the Pomodoro technique, and everyone looking for a more beautiful, quieter alternative to noisy productivity apps. Concentration is a gift you give yourself. FocusPiece turns it into something you can see.

Screenshots

Pomodoro4 screens
FocusPiece4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FocusPiece at fortnightly against Pomodoro's monthly. Pomodoro's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 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 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FocusPiece sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro ships an update monthly, FocusPiece fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Pomodoro versus FocusPiece: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoroFocusPiece
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJulien JennequinChristoph Hesse

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pomodoro

Subscriptions2
  • Plan mensuel3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Plan annuel3 Days trial$29.991 Year
3 purchases

FocusPiece

One-time3
  • Impressions$0.99
  • Nocturnes$0.99
  • Dutch Golden Age$0.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro free?
Pomodoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusPiece free?
FocusPiece is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro or FocusPiece have ads?
Neither Pomodoro nor FocusPiece shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro or FocusPiece?
Pomodoro ships an update monthly, and FocusPiece fortnightly. Most recently, Pomodoro was updated on October 24, 2026 and FocusPiece on October 25, 2026.

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