Comparison

Grove Focus vs Pomodoro Timer ADHD

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

Head to head
About

Grove Focus

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Grove Focus is a guilt-free productivity timer that grows a beautiful garden as you stay focused β€” and never punishes you when life gets in the way. GROW YOUR GROVE Every completed focus session plants a unique tree in your personal garden. Trees vary by season, session type, and duration β€” your grove becomes a living record of your productivity journey, rendered with procedural graphics that make every tree one of a kind. FOCUS YOUR WAY β€’ Choose from 15, 25, 45, or 60-minute sessions β€” or dial in any duration from 5 to 120 minutes β€’ Four session types: Work, Study, Creative, and Meditate β€’ Guilt-free pausing β€” up to 3 short breaks per session without losing progress β€’ Real-time countdown circle with a growing tree animation while you focus NO PUNISHMENT, ONLY GROWTH Failed sessions leave no trace. There are no dead trees, no broken streaks, no guilt. Grove Focus believes that setbacks are part of the process β€” your garden only grows, never shrinks. Streaks extend only when you succeed. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS β€’ View all your trees in a seasonal garden grid β€’ Focus time, current streak, and tree count at a glance β€’ Seasonal themes β€” spring, summer, autumn, and winter change the look of your grove β€’ Stats automatically refresh whenever you add a new session CLEAN & NATIVE Grove Focus is built with SwiftUI and SwiftData β€” it's fast, private, and feels native to iOS 17. No accounts, no subscriptions, no cloud required. Your data lives on your device. HONEST PRICING One-time $1.99. That's it. No in-app purchases, no premium tiers, no "Grove Focus Pro." Everything is included. β€” Grove Focus is made by Black Automations, a solo developer focused on building simple, honest apps for iOS.

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Pomodoro Timer ADHD

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Sprout is a Pomodoro timer and focus timer that grows a plant while you work. Start a Pomodoro session, put your phone down, and a plant grows from sprout to full bloom. Stop early and you keep it. A calm productivity app, study timer, ADHD focus timer and app blocker in one. Built for students, remote workers, people with ADHD and anyone who wants to stay focused, stop procrastination and cut screen time. No coins. No events. No pop-ups. Just a Pomodoro timer, a plant and your focus. POMODORO TIMER & FOCUS TIMER β€’ Pomodoro timer presets: 15, 25, 45, 60 and 90 minutes, or any focus session from 10 minutes to 3 hours of deep work β€’ One screen to start: pick a Pomodoro length, pick a plant, tap "Plant & focus" β€’ See exactly what will grow before you start the focus timer β€’ Study timer, work timer, reading timer: tag every Pomodoro as Study, Work, Read or your own tags β€’ The Pomodoro technique made visual: 25 minutes of focus reaches a bud, 50 minutes blooms, 90 minutes is full bloom STAY FOCUSED, GROW A GARDEN β€’ Every finished focus session lands in your garden, a visual record of your productivity β€’ 20 plants to collect: sunflower, tulip, basil, cactus, rose, fern, succulent, lavender, orchid, strawberry, lemon tree, monstera, hydrangea, bonsai, Venus flytrap, mushrooms, pumpkin, cherry blossom, Japanese maple and olive tree β€’ Plants are unlocked with focus time. The best focus habit tracker is the garden you grew yourself ADHD-FRIENDLY FOCUS TIMER β€’ Made for ADHD: stopped early? You keep what grew. No dead trees, no guilt, no punishment β€’ Gentle, non-punitive motivation that helps with ADHD, procrastination, phone addiction and doom scrolling β€’ Short Pomodoro sessions (15 or 25 minutes) are perfect for ADHD focus and getting started when starting is the hard part β€’ Optional strict mode: leave the app during a focus session and the plant wilts. Real stakes, if you want them APP BLOCKER: BLOCK DISTRACTING APPS β€’ Block distracting apps and websites for the length of every Pomodoro, enforced by iOS Screen Time β€’ The app blocker stops doom scrolling, reduces screen time and keeps you off your phone while you study or work β€’ Privacy first: Sprout never sees which apps you block FOCUS STATS, HABIT TRACKER & HEATMAP β€’ Track focused time today, this week and all time β€’ Focus trend: today vs. the same time yesterday and the day before β€’ GitHub-style focus heatmap: see every day you focused over the last months at a glance β€’ Tag breakdown: how much of your focus time went to Study, Work or Read β€’ Your most productive hour, productivity streak and a daily focus goal ring. A soft target, no nagging notifications MADE FOR β€’ Students: study timer for exams, homework, revision, reading and studying with the Pomodoro technique β€’ Remote work and deep work: Pomodoro technique, time blocking, flow state, time management β€’ ADHD focus: simple, kind, no clutter. A focus timer that works with your brain, not against it β€’ Writers, developers, designers and anyone building a concentration habit, one plant at a time PRIVATE & OFFLINE β€’ No account, no sync, no tracking, no ads. Your focus data stays on your phone β€’ Works offline: your Pomodoro timer runs even without a connection β€’ Dark mode included β€’ Available in English, German, French and Simplified Chinese SPROUT PLUS Try Sprout free for 7 days, then a small monthly subscription. Or pay once for lifetime access. One plan, everything included: focus timer, app blocker, garden plot, stats. No ads, ever. Sprout is built by one solo developer with ADHD, not a studio. No ad budget, no growth team. If it helps you focus, a rating is the single biggest thing that helps other people find it. Feedback and feature ideas are always welcome on X: @casparbuilds Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://focusville.web.app/sprout/privacy

Screenshots

Grove Focus4 screens
Pomodoro Timer ADHD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grove Focus at none against Pomodoro Timer ADHD's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomodoro Timer ADHD sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Grove Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Grove Focus versus Pomodoro Timer ADHD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrove FocusPomodoro Timer ADHD
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size1 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlack AutomationsCaspar Baumeister

In-app purchases

None

Grove Focus

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Pomodoro Timer ADHD

Subscriptions1
  • Sprout Plus Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Sprout Plus Lifetime$17.99

Questions

Is Grove Focus free?
Grove Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pomodoro Timer ADHD free?
Pomodoro Timer ADHD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grove Focus or Pomodoro Timer ADHD have ads?
Neither Grove Focus nor Pomodoro Timer ADHD shows ads.

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