Comparison

pomodoro focus timer vs Complete & Conquer

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

Head to head
About

pomodoro focus timer

Enhance focus and build productive habits with customizable timers and distraction blocking. Track progress with streaks, set daily goals, and compete with friends on leaderboards. Optimize your work and study sessions for maximum efficiency.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro and focus timers
  • Distraction blocking with Focus Shield
  • Streak tracking and daily goal setting
  • Leaderboards for friendly competition
  • Time blocking and smart reminders
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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Focus. Without distractions. Pomi helps you build consistent focus by turning your time into real progress—not just timers and reminders. Set a daily goal, track streaks, block distractions, and stay accountable with leaderboards based on completed focus time. POMODORO & FOCUS TIMERS Pomodoro – Classic 25/5 with 4 rounds Pomodoro 52/17 – 52 min focus, 17 min break Pomodoro 90/20 – Longer deep work blocks Animedoro – 50 min focus, 20 min break Deep Work – 120-minute uninterrupted session Single timer – Any length you need Custom – Your own focus/break combos STREAKS & DAILY GOALS Hit your daily focus goal to grow your streak Streak freezes – Protect your streak on busy or sick days Bonus freezes at 100-day milestones Home screen widget – See streak status (active, at-risk, broken, freezes) at a glance Purchase extra streaks when you run out FOCUS SHIELD Block distracting apps during focus sessions Choose which apps or categories to limit Works with Screen Time so only completed sessions count -Paid feature LEADERBOARDS Compete with friends using real, verified focus time Only completed sessions count—no fake progress Game Center integration for weekly and all-time ranks SMART REMINDERS & NOTIFICATIONS Streak reminders so you don’t lose your streak Planned session reminders Daily focus reminders to stay on track MORE TOOLS Focus tags – Different timers per subject or task (work, study, reading, etc.) Time blocking – Schedule focus sessions in advance iCloud sync – Progress, settings, and streaks across iPhone and iPad - Pro feature Sounds – Completion chimes and optional in-session audio PRO FEATURES (requires subscription) -Upgrade to Pro to unlock: -Focus Shield – Block distracting apps during focus sessions. Choose which apps or categories to limit; only completed sessions count with Screen Time. -iCloud Sync – Sync progress, settings, and streaks across iPhone and iPad so your data follows you everywhere. -Full Summary – View weekly, monthly, and yearly stats: completion rate, active days, focus breakdown, and history (day view stays free). -Unlimited focus tags – Create as many tags as you need (work, study, reading, etc.); free includes 3. -More timer types – 52/17, 90/20, Animedoro, and Custom timers in addition to Pomodoro, Single, and Deep Work. -Custom timer settings – Set your own focus and break lengths and rounds. -Unlimited time blocking – Plan as many focus sessions in advance as you want; free includes 2. -Extra colors & sounds – More tag colors and more completion and in-session sounds (e.g. nature, ambient) for your focus tags. Monthly stats – Calendar view of completed days and progress - Pro Feature FOR STUDENTS & PROFESSIONALS Whether you’re studying for exams, doing deep work, or building a focus habit, Pomi gives you timers, streaks, and structure without the clutter. Download Pomi—the pomodoro timer and focus app that turns your time into streaks and real progress. Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oHKlKt36Esh5Hdc5GsYPCK-fnhn4dvO5X4WYgNKwq0E/edit?usp=sharing Terms of Service: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1maKl7iGdolJqAZ42LT_oWYcIPpjoSCL2GcX6MlUnwPA/edit?usp=sharing

About

Complete & Conquer

This to-do list app gamifies productivity with a retro, real-time strategy theme. Earn credits for completing tasks to build a base, deploy units, and unlock new tech. Neglected tasks lead to enemy attacks, motivating users to stay on track.

Highlights
  • Retro gamified to-do list
  • Earn credits for task completion
  • Build and defend a pixel-art base
  • Unlock tech tree and new hardware
  • Native iOS and macOS support
  • Scheduling, reminders, and priorities
Features
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If you're anything like me, you're an elder millennial who misses a simpler time. Mountain Dew, late nights, and the freedom to ignore anything that resembled responsibility. These days you might need a little push to get things done (I sure do). So I built one. Complete & Conquer is a native iOS and macOS to-do app with a retro, gamified twist, built on the nostalgia of the real-time strategy games we grew up on. Every task you finish earns credits. Spend them to put up buildings and deploy units, climb the tech tree to unlock new hardware, and watch a little pixel-art base grow straight out of your real-life productivity. There's a catch. There's always a catch. Ignore your tasks for too long and the enemy takes notice. Let things pile up and your base comes under attack, and the only way to push them back is to start finishing things again. Turns out crossing a boring errand off the list feels a lot better when it also means commanding an army. A few things worth knowing: • It's free, and the core always will be. Using Complete & Conquer as a to-do list and habit tracker will never cost a thing. No paywall on getting your life together. • It's a real task manager underneath, with scheduling, reminders, and priorities. It just happens to be fun to open. • The loop is simple and weirdly motivating: finish tasks, earn credits, build cool stuff, defend your base. • Native on both iPhone and Mac. A word about money, because I owe you one. When I launched this app I said the to-do core would stay free, and I meant it. Recurring objectives, unlimited tasks, the full base game through Tier 2, plus a small Home Screen widget and Lock Screen widgets — none of it costs anything, and none of it ever will. No paywall on getting your life together. But I'm one guy, not a venture-backed productivity empire, and the lights don't keep themselves on. So: Commander Pro, entirely optional, for commanders who want the deluxe treatment. What Pro adds: • iCloud sync — your base, tasks, and progress on both iPhone and Mac • Tier 3 endgame — advanced tech, the Orca, an elite-tier base • GSD Intel — a field-intelligence briefing with completion analytics, streaks, and a raid log • An interactive checklist widget and the rich medium widget — check off objectives without opening the app • Dynamic Island quick-deploy — see today's progress, page through objectives, and secure them right from the island • Raid tuning — Relaxed to Intense, plus quiet hours • The Mac menu bar companion (existing users keep it free — you were here first) It's $4.99 a month, $29.99 a year with a 7-day free trial, or $49.99 once for lifetime, at an early-supporter price that goes up later. One purchase covers both iPhone and Mac, because charging you twice for the same app felt like a raid on YOUR base. And if you never spend a dime? Genuinely fine. Complete your tasks, defend your base, tell a friend. That was always the deal. Full disclosure: I'm building this app instead of doing my own to-do list, so there's a steady stream of new features on the way. Whether that reflects well on the app or poorly on me remains to be seen. EULA for subscriptions: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

pomodoro focus timer4 screens
Complete & Conquer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Complete & Conquer at none against pomodoro focus timer's 7. Complete & Conquer also leads on device support (4 vs 2). pomodoro focus timer's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 focus timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Complete & Conquer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for pomodoro focus timer against 5.0 for Complete & Conquer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

pomodoro focus timer ships an update weekly, Complete & Conquer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
pomodoro focus timer versus Complete & Conquer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterpomodoro focus timerComplete & Conquer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size336 MB19 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAndrew AustinANTHOLOGY GROUP LLC

Customer experience

pomodoro focus timer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Complete & Conquer

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

pomodoro focus timer

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Pro Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription$3.997 Days
  • Annual Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time4
  • Streak Freeze 1 Pack$0.99
  • Streak Freeze 2 Pack$1.49
  • Streak Freeze 3 Pack$1.99
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  • Lifetime Pro Access$9.99
None

Complete & Conquer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is pomodoro focus timer free?
pomodoro focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Complete & Conquer free?
Complete & Conquer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, pomodoro focus timer or Complete & Conquer?
pomodoro focus timer and Complete & Conquer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do pomodoro focus timer or Complete & Conquer have ads?
Neither pomodoro focus timer nor Complete & Conquer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, pomodoro focus timer or Complete & Conquer?
pomodoro focus timer ships an update weekly, and Complete & Conquer monthly. Most recently, pomodoro focus timer was updated on September 6, 2026 and Complete & Conquer on September 14, 2026.

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