Comparison

4 vs Pomodoro Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

4

Features
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Master your nervous system with the 4-7-8 breathing method. Designed beautifully and built entirely to help you find your center, this app guides you through the scientifically-backed breathing technique pioneered for deep relaxation, anxiety reduction, and achieving rapid, restful sleep. HOW IT WORKS The 4-7-8 technique acts as a natural tranquilizer for your nervous system: • Inhale quietly through your nose for 4 seconds • Hold your breath for 7 seconds • Exhale completely through your mouth for 8 seconds No confusing menus, no audio distractions—just a calming, fluid visual orb guiding your breath exactly when you need it most. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • Fall Asleep Faster: Use the app in bed to quiet racing thoughts and transition gracefully into deep sleep. • Instantly Reduce Stress: Down-regulate your nervous system during nervous moments at work, before presentations, or in traffic. • Built for Focus: A clean, distraction-free interface utilizing premium glassmorphic UI that naturally adapts to your environment. • Session Tracking: Gently tracks your usage to help you build a lifelong mindfulness habit without aggressive notifications. 100% FREE, NO STRINGS ATTACHED Mindfulness should be accessible to everyone. • NO Subscriptions • NO In-App Purchases • NO Accounts or Logins needed • NO Advertisements TOTAL PRIVACY Your peace of mind is our priority. The app operates 100% locally on your device. We do not track you, we do not require camera or mic capabilities, and we absolutely do not collect or sell your data. Find your calm today.

About

Pomodoro Focus Timer

This app combines timed work intervals with guided breathing exercises to improve focus and reduce stress. It offers distraction-free work sessions and calming 4-7-8 breathwork breaks, helping users stay sharp and avoid burnout throughout the day. Track your progress with focus charts and build consistent habits with daily reminders.

Highlights
  • Timed Pomodoro focus blocks
  • Guided 4-7-8 breathing breaks
  • Standalone breathing sessions
  • Focus progress charts
  • Daily habit reminders
  • Offline functionality
Features
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A focus timer that finally gives you real breaks. Work in timed Pomodoro blocks, then let a guided 4-7-8 breathing break slow you down — so you start the next block calm instead of wired. Most timers just count down and drop you into a scroll-hole between sprints. BreathBeat replaces the dead break with a paced breathing exercise: a calming orb leads you through inhale 4, hold 7, exhale 8, lengthening your exhale to settle a racing mind in under a minute. Focus blocks and breathing breaks alternate automatically, so you stay sharp all day without burning out. WHAT YOU GET - Deep, distraction-free work in Pomodoro focus blocks with Classic, Long Haul and Sprint presets - A guided 4-7-8 breathing break after each block that actually resets you - Standalone breathing sessions any time you feel wound up — 2, 4 or 8 breaths - Focus charts for the last 7, 14 or 30 days so you can watch momentum build - Streaks, levels and a full session history that reward showing up daily - A gentle daily reminder so the habit sticks PERFECT FOR - Students grinding through study sessions who need to stay calm under deadlines - Developers and makers doing long stretches of deep work - Anyone who ends breaks more stressed than they started - People who want focus and stress relief in one simple, offline app WHY NOT JUST USE A PLAIN POMODORO TIMER? A bare countdown recovers nothing — you spend the break tensing up or doomscrolling. BreathBeat turns every break into a real reset with paced breathing, so your energy lasts through the whole day instead of crashing by mid-afternoon. PRIVACY Everything stays on your device. No accounts, no ads, no tracking — ever. FULL ACCESS Unlock standalone breathing, every focus preset and your full stats and personal records with Premium. Choose weekly or yearly access, or pay once for lifetime. Start your first focus block and breathe your way through the break — download BreathBeat and feel the difference today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://web-levi.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://web-levi.web.app/privacy-policy Questions? tphuc.work@gmail.com

Screenshots

44 screens
Pomodoro Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 4 at none against Pomodoro Focus Timer's 3. Pomodoro Focus Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pomodoro Focus Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. 4 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
4 versus Pomodoro Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4Pomodoro Focus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.417.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperXiong ChenPhuc Pham

In-app purchases

None

4

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Pomodoro Focus Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly$2.997 Days
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro$29.99

Questions

Is 4 free?
4 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pomodoro Focus Timer free?
Pomodoro Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 4 or Pomodoro Focus Timer have ads?
Neither 4 nor Pomodoro Focus Timer shows ads.

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