Comparison

Deep Focus vs Tomato

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

Head to head
About

Deep Focus

Features
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Deep Focus - Deep Work Timer is a focus timer app built for deep work and flow. Use it as a study timer, work timer, or coding timer to quickly record how long you stayed focused. Your sessions are saved by project, so you can track progress over time and review your productivity with clear stats and a heatmap. Start the focus timer once, and your focus time tracking and time management habits begin to build naturally. The reason to use a focus timer is simple. When you can see how much flow time you achieved today, which projects took most of your time, and whether you are staying consistent (streak), it becomes much easier to plan your next session. [Key Features] 1. Deep Work Focus Timer (Focus Timer) • Simple controls: start, pause, resume, finish • Optional session notes after finishing: record what you worked on • Keep screen on option to prevent the display from turning off during focus • Session recovery when returning from background or restarting the app (within 12 hours) 2. Project-Based Time Tracking (Time Tracker, Work Time Tracking) • Add, edit, and delete projects • Track total deep work time per project and manage status (active/completed) • See at a glance where your focus time goes 3. Statistics and Visualization (Productivity Tracker) • Overall summary: total focus time, number of sessions, average focus time, longest streak • Period stats: today, weekly, monthly, yearly • Recent activity list to quickly review today’s deep work sessions 4. Goals and Streak (Build a Deep Work Habit) • Set a daily goal (30 minutes to 8 hours) • Real-time progress toward your goal • Stay consistent with a streak system that makes progress visible 5. Heatmap (Focus Calendar) • GitHub-style heatmap to view your last 12 weeks of flow and deep work • Color intensity increases as your focus time grows, making improvement easy to see

About

Tomato

Features
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Tomato is a Pomodoro timer that helps you move smoothly between focus and rest. Follow a simple cycle of focus sessions, short breaks, and long breaks as you work through your day one session at a time. You can start with the classic Pomodoro rhythm, or adjust each session length from 1 to 120 minutes to match the way you work. Add a note to your current session, and Tomato will save it with your history so you can easily look back on what you focused on. Recent notes are available again when you need to start a recurring task quickly. Tomato keeps the experience simple with dedicated Timer, History, and Settings tabs. The app’s accent color changes with your current session type, and Live Activity support lets you check your progress from the Lock Screen when enabled. If you want a calmer way to separate focus time from break time, Tomato helps you build a rhythm you can return to every day.

Screenshots

Deep Focus4 screens
Tomato3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Tomato at none against Deep Focus's shown. Deep Focus's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences · 2 level
Deep Focus versus Tomato: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep FocusTomato
PriceFreeFree
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSeulki EomEui-Gyom Kim

In-app purchases

None

Deep Focus

No in-app purchases

None

Tomato

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deep Focus free?
Deep Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomato free?
Tomato is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Deep Focus or Tomato have ads?
Deep Focus shows ads; Tomato does not.

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