Comparison

Focus vs Pomo

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

Head to head
About

Focus

Features
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Stay focused, achieve more. Focus is the premium Pomodoro experience designed to help you reclaim your focus and master your time. Whether you're studying, working, or building habits — Focus helps you work smarter, not harder. POMODORO TIMER • Classic 25/5 intervals or fully customizable durations • Visual countdown with beautiful circular progress • Auto-progression from work to break sessions • Long breaks every 4 pomodoros to prevent burnout SMART TASK MANAGEMENT • Create tasks with priorities (Urgent, High, Medium, Low) • Organize with projects and color-coded tags • Link tasks to focus sessions for seamless workflow • Track completion and celebrate your progress CALENDAR VIEW • See your tasks and sessions on a visual calendar • Plan your week with horizontal date navigation • Never miss a deadline with organized scheduling ANALYTICS & REPORTS • Visualize your peak productivity hours • Track daily, weekly, and monthly focus time • Beautiful charts show your progress over time • Understand your patterns and optimize your workflow AMBIENT SOUNDS • 12 high-quality white noise and ambient sounds • Birds, rain, cafe, ocean waves, and more • Mix sounds for the perfect focus environment • Helps maintain deep concentration PREMIUM EXPERIENCE • Clean, minimal interface with no distractions • Light and dark mode with system detection • Smooth animations and haptic feedback • Cloud sync across all your devices (Premium) Download Focus today and transform how you work. Focus is built for students, professionals, writers, developers, and anyone who wants to master their time and achieve their goals. Auto-renewable subscription payment will be charged to the iTunes account at confirmation of purchase of Pomodoro Pro. Unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged at the cost of the subscription plan you chose: $4.99 - Monthly plan $39.99 - Annual plan You can manage and cancel the auto-renew subscription at any time from the account settings on iTunes (post-purchase), but we are unable to issue refunds for any pay periods that have already been billed. Terms of Use: https://pomodoro-website-iota.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://pomodoro-website-iota.vercel.app/privacy

About

Pomo

This app helps users overcome procrastination by breaking tasks into focused work sessions and short breaks. It offers distraction blocking, streak tracking, and achievements, with accessibility features for all users. Native iOS integrations provide timer visibility on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island.

Highlights
  • Focused work sessions with breaks
  • Distraction blocking
  • Streak tracking
  • Achievements
  • Customizable session lengths
  • VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island timer
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Pomo helps you start. That's the hardest part. No onboarding. No account. No endless settings. Just open and go. Built for ADHD brains and anyone who struggles to begin — Pomo breaks work into focused sessions with short breaks. Simple rhythm that actually sticks. FOCUS, BREAK, REPEAT Work in sessions. Rest between them. No thinking required. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS Pick the apps that pull you away. During a session, they stay silent. YOUR STREAK, YOUR RULES See how many days you've worked. Weekends don't break it. SMALL WINS ALONG THE WAY Unlock achievements as you go. PACE IT YOUR WAY 25 minutes or 52. Short breaks or long. Your rhythm. NO SETUP NEEDED No account. No sign-up. Open and start. ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE If you're blind or low-vision, Pomo works with VoiceOver — the timer, controls, and progress are read aloud. If you use larger text on iPhone, Pomo follows your settings (Dynamic Type). If you have low contrast sensitivity, all screens meet WCAG AA standards. WORKS WITH NATIVE iOS TECHNOLOGIES See the timer on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island — you don't have to open the app to check how much time is left. Pomo also supports Siri. Terms of Use: https://getpomo.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://getpomo.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Focus4 screens
Pomo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Focus at 3 against Pomo's 1. Focus also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Pomo 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 · 7 level
Focus versus Pomo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocusPomo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAbhishek BiswasYURY RYZHANKOU

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Focus

Subscriptions2
  • Focus$4.991 Month
  • Focus$39.991 Year
3 purchases

Pomo

Subscriptions2
  • Pomo Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pomo Premium Yearly$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pomo Lifetime Access$15.99

Questions

Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomo free?
Pomo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus or Pomo have ads?
Neither Focus nor Pomo shows ads.

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