Comparison

Tomatoro vs Focus in Time

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

Head to head
About

Tomatoro

Features
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Tomatoro is a focus timer built around the Pomodoro Technique โ€” designed for people who take their deep work seriously. Whether you're studying, coding, writing, or just trying to stay off your phone, Tomatoro keeps you in the zone with smart timers, beautiful environments, and zero subscriptions. --- STAY FOCUSED, YOUR WAY โ€ข Classic Pomodoro: 25-minute focus blocks with short and long breaks โ€ข Deep Focus mode: Extended sessions for serious, uninterrupted work โ€ข Creative Flow: Flexible sessions designed for writing and creative projects โ€ข Commitment Mode: Blocks pause, skip, and stop while a session is active โ€” no excuses --- LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN โ€ข Live Activities with Dynamic Island support โ€” see your timer without unlocking your phone โ€ข Lock screen widgets that update in real time โ€ข StandBy support: beautiful full-screen timer on your bedside table โ€ข Apple Watch companion: start, stop, and check your sessions from your wrist --- PREMIUM FEATURES (ONE-TIME PURCHASE) โ€ข Focus Environments: Immersive visual themes โ€” Zen Garden, Rainy Library, Retro Office โ€ข Concentration Sounds: 6 ambient soundscapes โ€” Rain, Ocean Waves, Forest Rain, River, and more โ€ข Advanced Statistics: Weekly charts, streaks, and detailed session history โ€ข Alternative App Icons: Choose the look that fits your style โ€ข Timer Profiles: Pre-configured setups for Deep Work, Light Study, and Creative Flow โ€ข StandBy Themes: Match your nightstand aesthetic No subscription. Pay once, own it forever. --- BUILT FOR FOCUS NERDS Tomatoro tracks your sessions, breaks, and daily streaks so you always know how productive you've been. The app speaks English and Spanish โ€” switch languages without leaving the app. Compatible with iPhone and Apple Watch. Requires iOS 16.6 or later.

About

Focus in Time

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Focus in Time is a focus timer for people who want to spend their attention on things that matter โ€” and see, week after week, where it actually went. Built natively for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Everything syncs through your own iCloud account in real time. There is no Bemo Labs server, no user account, no advertising, and no third-party SDK in the app. FOCUS THE WAY YOU WORK โ€ข Classic focus / short break / long break cycles, with customisable durations โ€ข "Single focus" mode that disables breaks for short, deep blocks โ€ข Run timers from your wrist with the full Apple Watch app โ€ข Smart notifications when a session ends โ€” silent on Do Not Disturb CATEGORIES THAT MATCH YOUR LIFE Create a separate category for each thing you focus on โ€” Reading, Workout, Language, Deep Work, anything. Each category has its own focus and break durations, colour and icon. The Timer shows the current category at a glance; the Watch app lets you switch between them in two taps. WEEKLY PLAN Lay out your week on a clean grid. Drop in recurring focus blocks for each day and category. The app sends you a gentle reminder when a planned block is about to start, so you don't have to keep the schedule in your head. DETAILED STATISTICS โ€ข Daily, weekly, monthly and yearly views โ€ข Total focus time, daily average, current streak โ€ข Twelve-month trend chart with horizontal scroll โ€ข Heatmap of your last few months at a glance โ€ข Per-category breakdown with a donut chart โ€ข Hour-of-day and day-of-week distributions โ€ข Schedule compliance โ€” how much of your planned focus you actually did โ€ข Comparison with the previous period GOALS Set a daily and a monthly focus target. The app tracks your progress against both, with clear visual progress bars right inside the Statistics screen. PDF REPORT EXPORT One tap exports a clean, print-ready PDF of your stats for any period โ€” for journaling, for a coach, or just for your own records. APPLE WATCH, INDEPENDENT The Watch app is fully independent. Start a session straight from your wrist; the timer keeps running even with the phone on the other side of the room, thanks to extended runtime sessions. There's a watch face complication, too. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS Everything you create โ€” categories, plans, completed sessions, goals โ€” is stored on your device and synced through Apple's CloudKit to your own iCloud private database. We don't run a server. We can't read your timer history. There is no analytics SDK in the app, no advertising network, no third-party tracker. Delete the app and the local copy is gone; delete the iCloud copy in Settings โ†’ iCloud and that's gone too. 22 LANGUAGES OUT OF THE BOX English, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil & Portugal), Russian, Spanish (Spain & Latin America), Thai, and Vietnamese โ€” all included. Switch the language inside the app at any time without restarting. Focus in Time is made by Bemo Labs, an independent studio based in Istanbul. We don't have a backend, we don't have your data, and we'd love to hear from you: hello@bemolabs.com

Screenshots

Tomatoro4 screens
Focus in Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus in Time at none against Tomatoro's 4. Focus in Time also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Tomatoro's advantage is iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Tomatoro sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Focus in Time asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
Tomatoro versus Focus in Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTomatoroFocus in Time
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS16.6 โ€” better18.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size97 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRene DurazoOnder Genc

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tomatoro

One-time4
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Tomatoro Pro$4.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
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  • Large Tip$9.99
None

Focus in Time

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tomatoro free?
Tomatoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus in Time free?
Focus in Time is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tomatoro or Focus in Time have ads?
Neither Tomatoro nor Focus in Time shows ads.

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