Comparison

Tomato Timer vs Focify

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

Head to head
About

Tomato Timer

This app provides a customizable Pomodoro timer designed to enhance focus and productivity. It features an ADHD-friendly mode with minimal distractions and offers Live Activity widgets for seamless tracking on your device's lock screen.

Highlights
  • Customizable work and break cycles
  • ADHD-friendly low-stimulation mode
  • Step-by-step session progression
  • One-tap controls for start, pause, restart, skip
  • Progress bar for visible time tracking
  • Live Activity widgets for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
Features
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Meet Tomato Timer — a modern Pomodoro timer built to help you start, stay focused, and finish. Whether you need a study timer, a work timer, or a simple productivity timer for deep work, Tomato Timer keeps your sessions clear, calm, and easy to control. The Pomodoro Technique, simplified Pick a focus session, take a short break, repeat, then recharge with a longer break. Tomato Timer turns this proven rhythm into a clean focus timer you can trust during work, study sessions, and everyday tasks. ADHD-friendly, low-stimulation mode If animations, moving backgrounds, or visual effects pull you out of focus, enable ADHD-friendly mode: • Disable all animations • Disable background tinting • Keep the interface steady and predictable Less sensory noise → fewer interruptions → more sustained concentration. Core features • Pomodoro timer with fully customizable work & break cycles (classic 25/5, 50/10, 90/20, or your own) • Step-by-step sessions: work → break → repeat, with clear phase changes • One-tap start, pause/resume, restart, and skip (because real life is messy) • Convenient progress bar that makes time feel “visible” at a glance • Live Activity widgets for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island so your timer stays in view • Smooth, elegant modern design that stays out of your way Built for focus, not friction Tomato Timer is intentionally fast to use. Open the app, choose a cycle, start. No complicated setup, no clutter—just a productivity timer that helps you do the next small step. Use Tomato Timer as a… • Study timer for exams, language learning, homework, and reading • Focus timer for ADHD brains that prefer a clean, stable UI • Work timer for coding, writing, design, and meetings • Break timer to prevent burnout, stretch, hydrate, or reset your mind • Interval timer for any routine that benefits from clear phases Live Activities that keep you on track With Live Activity widgets, you can see your current session (work or break), remaining time, and progress without opening the app. Keeping the timer on your Lock Screen or Dynamic Island reduces “just checking my phone” distractions—so you return to the task faster. Customize your rhythm Different days need different cycles. Build what fits you: • Set focus minutes, short break minutes, and long break minutes • Choose how many cycles you want before a long break • Change your plan anytime (great for flexible schedules and ADHD variability)

About

Focify

Features
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広告、無駄な機能は一切なし。 シンプルに集中するためだけのポモドーロタイマー。 Focifyは、集中と休憩を自動で切り替え、作業リズムを整えます。 主な特徴: ・集中時間・休憩時間・サイクル数を自由にカスタマイズ ・9種類のアラート音から選択可能 ・サウンドの再生時間とバイブレーション回数を細かく調整 ・広告なし・完全無料

Screenshots

Tomato Timer4 screens
Focify4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tomato Timer at none against Focify's 1. Focify's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Focify sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tomato Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tomato Timer ships an update every 3 months, Focify every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tomato Timer versus Focify: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTomato TimerFocify
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAmeliia ShekikhachevaYOSHINORI KONNO

In-app purchases

None

Tomato Timer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Focify

One-time1
  • 開発者を応援する$0.99

Questions

Is Tomato Timer free?
Tomato Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focify free?
Focify is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tomato Timer or Focify have ads?
Neither Tomato Timer nor Focify shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tomato Timer or Focify?
Tomato Timer ships an update every 3 months, and Focify every 6 days. Most recently, Tomato Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Focify on October 25, 2026.

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