Comparison

Pomodoro Timer vs Habit Grid

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Timer

Features
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PulseFocus: Master Your Time Stop doomscrolling. Start achieving. PulseFocus is the ultimate productivity companion designed to help you enter the "flow state" instantly. Whether you are studying for exams, coding a masterpiece, or just trying to get through your daily task list, PulseFocus gives you the tools to reclaim your attention. Combine a beautiful, customizable focus timer with powerful app blocking to eliminate distractions at the source. KEY FEATURES Eliminate Distractions (App Blocking) Struggling to stay off social media? PulseFocus integrates directly with Screen Time API to automatically block distracting apps while your timer is running. Select specific apps to block during sessions. Basic (Free): Block a standard list of apps for all sessions. Smart Blocking (Pro): Customize blocked apps per category (e.g., block Instagram during "Study" but block Slack during "Deep Work"). Beautiful Focus Timer A clean, minimalist timer that breathes with you. Pulse Visuals: A subtle, calming animation keeps you grounded without being distracting. Custom Presets: Create your perfect rhythmβ€”standard Pomodoro (25/5), longer deep work sessions (50/10), or anything in between. Live Activities: See your remaining time right on your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island. Visualize Your Progress You can't improve what you don't measure. PulseFocus tracks every second of your productivity. Detailed Charts: View your focus data by Day, Week, Month, or Year. Streaks: Build momentum with daily streak tracking. Tag Breakdown: See exactly where your time goes (Work, Study, Creative, Fitness). Organize Your Life Create custom tags with unique icons. Assign every session to a category to keep your stats meaningful. GO PRO WITH PULSEFOCUS+ Unlock the full potential of your productivity engine: Advanced Category Blocking: Set unique blocklists for specific tags. Unlimited Sessions: No limits on how many times you focus per day. Unlimited Tags: Create as many categories as you need. Premium Presets: Save multiple timer configurations for different workflows. Extended Statistics: Access your full history and data insights. PRIVACY FIRST PulseFocus respects your privacy. Your focus data stays on your device, and we never collect or sell your personal information. App blocking is handled securely via Apple's Screen Time API. Reclaim your attention today. Download PulseFocus and get in the zone. By using this app you agree to Apple's Standard End User License Agreement available at: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Habit Grid

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Habit Grid turns showing up into something you can see. Every habit gets its own contribution grid β€” one square per day, filling in as you go. A week of effort is a sentence. A year is a picture you can't argue with. TRACK WHAT ACTUALLY MATCHES THE HABIT β€’ Yes / No β€” exercise, journaling, anything that's simply done or not β€’ Number β€” 30 pages, 8 glasses, 50 push-ups. Going past your target still counts β€’ Duration β€” a built-in timer for meditation, study or practice LOG IT IN ONE TAP Today shows exactly what's scheduled, with the right control on every card: a tick, a "+10", or a timer. Swipe one way to complete, the other to take a rest day. Nothing waits on a network, because there isn't one β€” every tap lands instantly, and every accidental one can be undone. STREAKS THAT UNDERSTAND REST Schedule a habit for weekdays and the weekend never counts against you. Take a day off on purpose β€” ill, travelling, genuinely resting β€” and it's marked as skipped and removed from your statistics entirely, instead of breaking a streak you'd earned. Habit density shows how consistent you've really been on the days that were meant to happen. ON YOUR WRIST The Apple Watch app shows everything due today and logs it in one tap, with eight weeks of your grid on every habit. Complications put today's progress, or a single habit's streak, on your watch face. It keeps working when your phone is out of range and catches up when it's back. WITHOUT OPENING THE APP Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your grid, today's progress and your streaks β€” and log a habit in one tap. Put the habit you log most on the Action Button or in Control Center, and it's one press from anywhere. Ask Siri to log it, or start from Spotlight. And a running timer sits on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with Finish and +5 minutes right under your thumb. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No sign-in. No server. No analytics or advertising SDKs of any kind β€” there are no third-party libraries in this app at all. Your habits live on your device and work entirely offline. The only network request Habit Grid can make is to the App Store, when you buy something. FREE β€’ Two active habits, with full tracking, streaks and history β€’ The Classic Green grid β€’ Daily reminders HABIT GRID PRO β€’ Unlimited habits β€’ Ten more hand-tuned grid palettes β€’ Home Screen, Lock Screen and interactive widgets β€’ Face ID lock β€’ CSV and JSON export, and backup restore β€’ Long-range trends and per-habit performance Archiving a habit keeps its grid, streaks and history β€” and archived habits never count towards the free limit. Keeping your past costs nothing. Built entirely with Apple's own frameworks, for iPhone and Apple Watch. LANGUAGES English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil) and Chinese (Simplified) Privacy Policy: https://olumayhor99.github.io/habit-grid-privacy/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Habit Grid4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Habit Grid at 3 against Pomodoro Timer's 1. Habit Grid also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.1). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomodoro Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Habit Grid sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Pomodoro Timer versus Habit Grid: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TimerHabit Grid
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS26.118.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size12 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperARMINAS SALTENISAdemola Mayowa Olatunji

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
3 purchases

Habit Grid

Subscriptions2
  • Habit Grid Pro$1.991 Month
  • Habitgrid pro$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • habitgrid lifetime$6.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Habit Grid free?
Habit Grid is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro Timer or Habit Grid have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Timer nor Habit Grid shows ads.

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