Focus Pomodoro vs Simple Rituals
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Pomodoro
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Transform the way you work and study with Focus Pomodoro, the ultimate focus timer designed to boost productivity, defeat procrastination, and build sustainable habits. Whether you are studying for exams, managing daily work projects, or seeking flow state, Focus Pomodoro brings structure and clarity to your schedule. Built around the proven Pomodoro Technique, our app helps you break big goals into manageable time blocks interleaved with refreshing break intervals. KEY FEATURES: - Customizable Work & Break Intervals: Tailor study and work sessions to your personal workflow. - Task & Project Manager: Organize tasks, tag priorities, and track progress effortlessly. - Detailed Analytics & Reports: Track daily productivity trends, focus stats, and completed sessions over time. - Minimalist & Distraction-Free UI: Designed with a clean interface to keep your mind clear and concentrated. - Ambient Background Sounds: Choose calming soundscapes to enhance deep work concentration. - Reminders & Notifications: Never miss a session start or break time. WHY USERS LOVE FOCUS POMODORO: - Easy Flow State: Start a timer in a single tap and immediately drop into deep focus. - Sustainable Habits: Regular breaks prevent burnout, keeping your energy balanced throughout the day. - Visual Progress: Watching completed task blocks grow keeps you motivated daily. Ready to reclaim your time and achieve maximum productivity? Download Focus Pomodoro today and start your journey toward effortless productivity! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Simple Rituals
This app helps you build routines without the pressure of streaks or scores. It focuses on completing the next task in your day, organized into morning, afternoon, and evening. You can postpone tasks without penalty, and a simple calendar shows your progress.
- Daily ritual organization by time windows
- Four priority levels for tasks
- Postponement option without penalty
- Simple calendar view of completed days
- Minimalist editor for rituals
- Gentle, optional reminders
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Simple Rituals does not keep score. It keeps your place. It shows one thing: the next ritual, in the part of the day you are actually in. Complete it, or postpone it, and the day moves on. A short "Then" line tells you what follows, so you always know what is next without having to look at everything at once. A morning. An afternoon. An evening. THREE WINDOWS The day is held in three parts, and each part keeps its own rituals. Morning - begins 6:00, ends 10:00 Afternoon - begins 12:00, ends 17:00 Evening - begins 19:00, ends 22:30 A ritual belongs to a window rather than to an exact minute, so a morning routine has shape without a clock to fall behind. Give it a time only if it needs one. FOUR PRIORITIES Every ritual carries one, and you choose which. Must - non-negotiable Should - want to, most days Could - if time allows Won't - intentionally parked Won't is the priority that usually goes missing: it lets an intention stay on your list while you are openly not doing it. Nothing has to be deleted in order to be paused. NO STREAKS. NO SHAME. There is no chain to protect, no perfect record to defend, no number that falls because life happened. A day counts as kept if you completed anything at all. And when something cannot happen, you postpone it - the ritual moves, it does not fail. That was a decision, not an omission. YOUR DAYS A month calendar of the days behind you, always a tap away. Each day reads plainly - Kept. A gap here. Not yet. No record. Gaps are shown, never underlined in red. A record, not a report card. WHAT A RITUAL IS MADE OF A name. A window. A priority. A time, if you want one. That is the whole editor: no tags, no notes, no timer counting you down. Every field you would have to think about is one more reason not to open the app tomorrow. GENTLE NUDGES, OR NONE AT ALL A quiet reminder as a part of your day begins. Reminders make no sound and set no badge. They are scheduled on your iPhone rather than sent from a server, and a single switch in Settings turns them off for good. START WITH ONE RITUAL YOU CHOSE No email and no password to sign up - you are anonymous by default. Setup takes a moment, and the first thing it asks is that you write one ritual in your own words. Later you can use Sign in with Apple for one reason only: so your rituals come back after a reinstall, or on a new phone. WHAT IT COSTS The morning window is free, and stays free. The afternoon and evening windows open together with a single one-time purchase - lifetime access, charged once to your Apple Account, yours to keep. It is not a subscription and it does not renew. Restore it any time from Settings. WHAT YOU WILL NOT FIND No streaks, no badges, no score, no leaderboard. You start with one ritual: the one you wrote yourself. Add the next when it earns a place. FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE DELETED A HABIT APP BEFORE Usually on the day the streak broke - eleven days kept, the twelfth missed, and the app never opened again. Or the morning the notifications began to feel like an accusation. This one is built on the opposite assumption: that you already know what matters, that some days will be gaps, and that a quiet list you actually kept is worth more than a perfect one you abandoned in March. If a change cannot be saved, the app says so rather than pretending it worked. Your data, and the anonymous account holding it, can be deleted from Settings whenever you like. Made for iPhone, in one quiet light theme: cream, forest green, and a serif that does not raise its voice. Simple Rituals supports personal reflection and everyday routine building. It is not a medical or mental health service, and does not provide diagnosis, advice, or treatment. Terms of Use: https://feelingmindful.com/apps/simple-rituals/terms Privacy Policy: https://feelingmindful.com/apps/simple-rituals/privacy Small things, done daily.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Focus Pomodoro at 3 against Simple Rituals's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Focus Pomodoro sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Simple Rituals sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Pomodoro | Simple Rituals |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amr Saied | Nicholas Prokesch |
In-app purchases
Focus Pomodoro
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$7.991 Year
Simple Rituals
- Lifetime Pro$9.99









