Comparison

Dopodoro vs Pomodoro Rounds

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

Head to head
About

Dopodoro

Features
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A focus timer built for ADHD brains: the one that actually gets you started. The hardest part isn't focusing. It's starting. Dopodoro is built around that: pick one thing, take five minutes, and never get punished for an off day. The AI runs entirely on your phone, and your data is never sent to us. No Apple Intelligence on your device? Every helper still works, with simple built-in versions. GET STARTED (the hard part, solved) - Pick one for me: tell it your energy; the AI chooses one task, with a reason. No more staring at a list. - Break it down: turn an overwhelming task into small, startable steps. - Just 5 minutes: when 25 feels impossible, five is a doorway. One tap and you're in. - Brain dump: type or speak a mess of thoughts; get back a clean task list. - Park a thought: capture a stray idea mid-session without breaking focus. A CALM, CAPABLE TIMER Five focus presets, from a classic 25 to a 90-minute deep-work block (Classic, Long Focus, DeskTime, Sprint, Ultradian). A timer you don't have to babysit: close the app, restart your phone, forget it exists. It keeps perfect time anyway, and it rings through Silent and Focus modes. NOW ON MAC Dopodoro is a native Mac app too, with a menu bar timer, keyboard shortcuts and a task inspector. Your tasks, history and settings sync over iCloud, so a plan you make on your phone is waiting at your desk. Turn on "Mirror the session across devices" in Settings to see a running session on your other devices and take it over. NOW ON IPAD Dopodoro runs full size, in any orientation, with a sidebar instead of the tab bar. Keyboard shortcuts and pointer support come with it. ON APPLE WATCH Your session at a glance: the ring, time remaining, when it ends, and how many focuses you've done today. Start and pause from your wrist. MAKE IT YOURS Light, dark, or system, plus ten colour themes. All ten are free. Your categories carry their own colour everywhere, from today's timeline to your stats. SOUNDSCAPES A real focus environment: brown, pink, and white noise, rain, ocean, café, and more, plus binaural and isochronic tones. Listen with or without a timer, set a sleep timer, or mix under your own audio. (Some people find these help concentration.) MOMENTUM YOU CAN SEE Every finished session ends with a spark and joins your focus history: a clear daily chart, an hour-by-weekday heatmap that shows when you focus best, and streaks counted as active days, so a gap never breaks anything. Your full history and export are free. No leaderboards, no guilt for empty days. EVERYWHERE IN THE SYSTEM On iPhone: a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, Home Screen widgets to start, pause, skip, and extend, Siri, Shortcuts, Spotlight, Control Center, and an optional Focus mode + app blocking to protect your sessions. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts. No servers of ours. No ads. No third-party tracking. The AI runs on your device with Apple Intelligence; your data is never sent to us or any third party. If you use iCloud, it syncs privately across your own Apple devices. DOPODORO+ (optional) Everything you need is free: the whole timer, unlimited tasks and projects, your full focus history and export, all ten themes, the everyday AI helpers, and a starter soundscape set. Plus adds depth for people who want to support a solo developer: the full 40-sound library and custom soundscape generator, your own saved blends and focus profiles, a custom colour of your own and themes that follow the season, the advanced AI helpers (weekly review, energy prediction, and more), your calendar on your timeline with two-way sync, and custom views. $4.99/month or $29.99/year (first month free), or $69.99 once for lifetime. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. Built by one indie developer. No VC, no investors, no growth team. If it helps you start, leave a review. That's how indie apps survive. Privacy Policy: https://dopodoro.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://dopodoro.com/terms

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Pomodoro Rounds

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A simple, beautiful pomodoro timer that helps you focus. Start a 25-minute focus session, take a short break, repeat. After four sessions, enjoy a longer break. 100% FREE. NO CATCH. Every feature is included. No subscriptions, no ads, no account, no upsells — forever. WORKS EVEN WHEN YOUR PHONE IS LOCKED Lock your phone, switch apps, or let the screen sleep — your timer keeps perfect time, and a gentle chime lets you know when each session ends. MADE TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • Everything on one screen — start, pause, skip, reset • Custom focus and break lengths • Auto-start breaks and focus sessions (your choice) • Session dots show your progress toward the long break • Soft chime and vibration, both optional • Keep-screen-awake option TRACK WITHOUT GUILT • Today's pomodoros and focus minutes • 7-day chart and daily streak • Skipping or pausing never punishes you PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your data never leaves your phone. No account, no analytics, no tracking. Nothing to sign up for, nothing to cancel. New to the pomodoro technique? Work in focused 25-minute sessions separated by 5-minute breaks; after four sessions, take a longer break. Simple, proven, effective.

Screenshots

Dopodoro4 screens
Pomodoro Rounds4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro Rounds at none against Dopodoro's 3. Pomodoro Rounds also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.1). Dopodoro's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Dopodoro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Pomodoro Rounds asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Dopodoro versus Pomodoro Rounds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDopodoroPomodoro Rounds
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJEFFREY PARKER KENT JRMuhammad Hasan Zafar

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Dopodoro

Subscriptions2
  • Dopodoro+ Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Dopodoro+ Annual1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Dopodoro+ Lifetime$69.99
None

Pomodoro Rounds

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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