Flowtime vs Clean Pomodoro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flowtime
This app helps you understand your focus by using a full-screen timer. Simply tap when your mind drifts and tap again to re-engage. It provides insights into your truly focused time to help you naturally improve your study habits.
- Full-screen focus timer
- Tap to track focus drift
- Insight into true focus time
- Improve study habits naturally
- Reduce distractions without guilt
- See progress clearly
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Flowtime - Focus Timer Flowtime helps you understand your focus, not fight it. Start a full-screen timer and study as you normally would. When your mind drifts, tap the screen. When you’re ready to re-engage, tap once more. At the end of each session, Flowtime shows you how much time you were truly focused, helping you build awareness and improve naturally over time. No pressure. No rigid rules. Just honest insight into how you study. Perfect for students who want to: • Study with intention • Reduce distractions without guilt • Improve their focus • See their progress clearly Focus is a skill. Flowtime helps you train it.
Clean Pomodoro
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Clean Pomodoro is a focus timer built on a 60-year-old idea that still works: 25 minutes of deep work, a 5-minute break, repeat. After four rounds, take a longer rest. No clutter, no account, no noise — just you and the next 25 minutes. WHY IT WORKS Starting is the hardest part. A 25-minute timer makes it easy: the urge to check your phone fades, time stops feeling abstract, and your day becomes a count of pomodoros you actually finished. A TIMER FOR EVERY PART OF YOUR DAY Reading, Workout, Deep Work, Revision — create a separate timer for each, and give it its own: • Theme and color • Photo backdrop or mountain preset • Ambient sound to settle into • Voice cue when a session starts and ends CLIMB YOUR EVEREST Every pomodoro moves you up the mountain. Unlock Base Camp, Camp I through IV, and finally the Summit at 8,849m as your focused hours add up. A GitHub-style heatmap turns your streak into a wall of green you won't want to break. TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Contribution heatmap of every focused day • Daily and total focus time • Current and longest streaks • Achievements for deep-work hours and consistency BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY • Clean, distraction-free design • Light and dark themes • Works fully offline — no sign-up required • Local reminders so you never forget to start Whether you're studying for an exam, fighting procrastination, doing deep work, or just building a daily habit, Clean Pomodoro keeps it simple: focus, break, repeat — and watch the mountain rise. Download Clean Pomodoro and start your climb today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Flowtime at none against Clean Pomodoro's shown. Clean Pomodoro's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Flowtime ships an update every 2 weeks, Clean Pomodoro every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flowtime | Clean Pomodoro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Neil Ramey | Bimal Khatri |
In-app purchases
Flowtime
No in-app purchases
Clean Pomodoro
No in-app purchases









