Comparison

Pomomento vs Akora

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

Head to head
About

Pomomento

This app helps you build focus through customizable timed sessions. It offers multiple focus modes, including a unique momentum-building approach, and allows you to block distracting apps. Track your progress and earn rest as you concentrate.

Highlights
  • Momentum Mode for gradual focus increase
  • Classic Pomodoro and Flowtime modes
  • Customizable focus profiles
  • Automatic rest tracking
  • Distracting app blocking
  • Lock Screen and Live Activities integration
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Pomomento helps you build focus, one session at a time. Most timer apps give you a countdown and call it a day. Pomomento is different. It's built around a simple idea: start small, build momentum, and let your focus grow naturally. MOMENTUM MODE. Pomomento's signature mode starts with a short session and gradually increases your focus duration as you build momentum. Instead of jumping straight into a 45-minute block, you start with 10 minutes, then 15, then 20. Each session builds on the last. It's how real focus works. THREE WAYS TO FOCUS. Choose the method that fits your workflow: - Momentum: Start small and build up incrementally - Classic Pomodoro: Traditional timed sessions with structured breaks - Flowtime: Open-ended focus with gentle reminders FOCUS PROFILES. Create custom profiles for different types of work. Set up "Deep Work" for long coding sessions, "Study" for exam prep, or "Reading" for lighter focus. Each profile saves your preferred mode, duration, and color. Switch between them in a tap. EARN REST AS YOU FOCUS. Pomomento tracks your rest automatically. The longer you focus, the more rest you earn. You never have to set a break timer. Just focus, and your rest balance grows in the background. Take a break whenever you're ready, and Pomomento shows you exactly how much you've banked. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS. See your total focus time, session count, and profile breakdown across days, weeks, months, or years. Find the balance between focus and rest that works for you. BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS. Turn on app blocking during a session to stay in the zone. No willpower required. Distracting apps are locked until your session ends. LIVE ACTIVITIES & LOCK SCREEN. Your timer stays visible on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while you focus. Glance at your progress without opening the app. DESIGNED TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY. Pomomento is minimal by design. No clutter, no ads, no account required. It works offline, syncs across your devices with iCloud, and respects your privacy. Whether you're studying for exams, doing deep work, or just trying to stay focused, Pomomento gives you the tools without the noise. Terms of Use: https://pomomento.app/terms-of-use EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Akora

Features
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Akora turns focus into something you can feel — flexible, premium, and calm. Most Pomodoro apps force one rigid 25-minute box. Akora lets you choose the rhythm that fits you and the task. Flexible focus modes Pomodoro (25/5) 52/17 deep work Flowtime — counts up, you decide when to stop Custom — set your own minutes Overtime is optional: when the bell rings, the timer can simply keep counting up. Breaks on your terms Start a break whenever you like — 1, 5, 10 minutes, or a length you choose. Pausing never costs you your tree. Name and tag your sessions Label each session (Math, Reading, Design…) and give it a tag — Study, Work, Reading, Sport, Social, Rest, Sleep, or one of your own. "Where does your time go?" answers that with a real breakdown instead of a guess. Premium full-screen visuals A golden analog clock on black, a real flowing hourglass, a glowing ring, or a clean digital display — swipe to switch. Add one of 10 full-screen backgrounds: aquarium, koi pond, underwater, ocean, waterfall, forest, rainy window, fireplace, starry night, clouds. Free, royalty-free sound 13 real ambient recordings that loop seamlessly — no audible cut when they repeat. Play ambience and music together, each with its own volume: Rain, fireplace, birds, forest, tick-tock, sea waves, wind, crickets, a stream, cafe hum, brown / white / pink noise Classical piano (Satie) and lo-fi — public domain / royalty-free Grow your Akora Forest Every finished session plants a tree — sprouts, saplings, tall trees, and fireflies at night. Stop early and nothing dies. No guilt, just growth. My Garden Your forest is a place, not a list. Arrange it yourself: 10 tree types, 6 ground surfaces, 6 leaf colours, 5 weather moods, and decorations — a bench, flowers, a fox, a lantern, a pond, a rock. Every focused minute earns 1 coin; spend coins in the shop and expand the garden as it fills up. Streaks, quests and badges A daily check-in, rotating daily quests, a monthly challenge, and 12 badges — from your first session to 100 hours and 100 trees, night owl to early bird. My Library Add the books you are reading, update the page you reached, and watch a lifetime page count build up. Finished books keep their own shelf. Gentle progress Day, week, month and year views, focus by hour of the day, streaks, a calendar you can tap, and a timeline of every session. If you work late, set the hour your day starts so a 2 a.m. session still counts as yesterday. An optional evening reminder helps you keep the streak alive. Deep Focus Turn it on, and leaving the app mid-session plants a pale tree instead of a full one — honest, but never punishing. Akora can also switch on Do Not Disturb while you focus and switch it off when you finish. Optional account, optional cloud backup Akora works fully offline and needs no account. If you want your forest and your statistics to survive a new phone, sign in with email, Google or Apple and back them up — or export a backup as plain text. You can delete your account and its backup from inside the app at any time. 24 languages, right-to-left support, and fully offline. Your data stays on your device. No account required. Optional Premium removes ads. Free, with ads Akora is free to use. Your first day after installing is completely ad-free. After that, a short ad may appear when a focus session ends, when a break ends, or if you leave a session early. Ads never interrupt you while you are focusing. Akora Premium — optional, removes all ads • Akora Premium: US$0.99 per month (price may vary by region) • Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase • The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • You can manage or cancel your subscription any time in your App Store account settings Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://akis-odak-app.web.app/gizlilik

Screenshots

Pomomento4 screens
Akora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pomomento at none against Akora's shown. Pomomento also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). Akora's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Pomomento sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Akora sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomomento ships an update every 5 days, Akora every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Pomomento versus Akora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomomentoAkora
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGil HakemiTUGBA GOKCEK

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pomomento

Subscriptions4
  • Pomomento Premium - Weekly7 Days trial2 variants$0.997 Days
  • Pomomento Premium - Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pomomento Premium - Annual1 Month trial$14.991 Year
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  • Pomomento Premium - Annual3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pomomento Premium - Lifetime$99.99
1 purchases

Akora

Subscriptions1
  • Akora Premium$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Pomomento free?
Pomomento is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Akora free?
Akora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomomento or Akora have ads?
Akora shows ads; Pomomento does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomomento or Akora?
Pomomento ships an update every 5 days, and Akora every 2 weeks. Most recently, Pomomento was updated on October 24, 2026 and Akora on October 9, 2026.

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