Pomodoro Timer vs FocusTrain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pomodoro Timer
Transform study sessions into global journeys. Earn flights to new cities with every 25-minute focus block, building a unique travel record. Offers a gamified approach to productivity with customizable goals and break notifications.
- 25-minute focus blocks
- Virtual flights to new cities
- Passport of visited destinations
- Live Activity on lock screen
- Streak and stats widgets
- Break notifications
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Flight Focus turns your study sessions into journeys around the world. Every 25 minutes of focused work powers a flight to a new city on a beautiful 3D globe. Build streaks. Collect a passport of visited destinations. See your weekly focus hours stacked into a real, tangible record of progress. This isn't another generic Pomodoro timer. It's a Pomodoro timer where every session takes you somewhere. THE FLIGHT MECHANIC • 25 minutes of focus = one flight • Your journey routes city to city across a 3D globe • Live Activity on your lock screen tracks the current flight • Streak small, medium, and Insights large iOS widgets • Break notifications when each flight lands VISIT THE WORLD • Pick a home city to start from • Each session adds a new destination to your Passport • Insights screen shows your weekly hours and most-visited regions • Build a real travel record from real focused work DESIGNED FOR DEEP WORK • 25-minute focus blocks (the proven Pomodoro interval) • 5-minute breaks between flights • Daily focus goal you set during onboarding • Notifications that respect your concentration PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • No account required • No ads, no account needed • Location is optional and used only for your home city • Everything stays on your device WITH FLIGHT FOCUS PRO • Long-haul flights: every country, every city • Insights: your weekly focus hours and top destinations • Every Earth style and color theme for the globe • Cabin-window videos during your breaks • Home Screen widgets with your streak and stats Start your first flight today. Focus that takes you places. SUBSCRIPTION & PRICING • Flight Focus Pro Monthly: billed monthly (auto-renewable) • Flight Focus Pro Annual: billed yearly (auto-renewable) • Flight Focus Pro Lifetime: one-time purchase Prices are shown in the app before you buy and may vary by country or region. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://polar-blanket-f7a.notion.site/Flight-Focus-Privacy-Policy-357767e65704816090aad82b195f45f1 Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Support: https://polar-blanket-f7a.notion.site/Flight-Focus-Support-357767e6570481a89d96fa227c5e8b60
FocusTrain
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Focus like you're going somewhere. FocusTrain turns every focus session into a real train journey across Europe. Choose how long you want to work, pick a destination your train can actually reach in that time, and depart. While you focus, your train rolls down real tracks toward a real station. Stay on board until you arrive. THE RIDE • Real routes. Stations and tracks come from the actual European rail network. Fifty minutes of deep work is the ride to Basel, not a number on a kitchen timer. • The Quiet Carriage. Stow your distracting apps in the luggage rack for the ride. They lock while the train moves, unlock at every station break, and open again when you arrive. Built on Apple's Screen Time. You choose the apps, and you can always end the ride. • Station breaks. Longer sessions stop at real stations along the route. Stretch, breathe, then the doors close and you roll on toward your destination. • Train ambience. A soft interior rumble rides with you, quiets down at the stops, and keeps playing when you lock your phone. • Tickets you keep. Every completed journey prints a ticket into your wallet. End a ride early and the ticket rips in half. Ripped tickets aren't kept. That's the point. SUBSCRIPTION FocusTrain requires an active Focus Train Pro subscription. Every journey, the Quiet Carriage, and your ticket wallet are included. • Yearly: $49.99/year, after a 7-day free trial for new riders • Monthly: $12.99/month Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://n.rocapine.com/Terms-62586d14be1a4148a92fca350098d2dc Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://n.rocapine.com/Privacy-9966e57032da4ff7afccf7166c4288f1
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pomodoro Timer at none against FocusTrain's shown. Pomodoro Timer also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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
Both are free to download. Pomodoro Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and FocusTrain sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Pomodoro Timer | FocusTrain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryan Creary | Jason Mayo |
In-app purchases
Pomodoro Timer
- Flight Focus Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Flight Focus Pro Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Flight Focus Pro Lifetime$49.99
FocusTrain
- Focus Train (Monthly)$12.991 Month
- Focus Train (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year









