Comparison

Pomodoro Focus Timer vs Daily Planner

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Focus Timer

This app helps you focus by breaking down your day into timed work sprints and short breaks. It offers a visual countdown, multiple timers, and detailed activity statistics to boost productivity and manage distractions.

Highlights
  • Classic pomodoro timer with custom intervals
  • Multiple timers running side by side
  • Built-in stopwatch and countdown timer
  • Full-screen visual timer display
  • Advanced activity stats and time tracking
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly focus reports
Features
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The Focus Timer That Actually Keeps You Going Struggling to start? Easily distracted? PomoTimer turns any session into a clean, visual countdown that pulls you into deep work and keeps you there. WHY POMOTIMER WORKS Built on the proven pomodoro timer method, PomoTimer breaks your day into focused work sprints and short breaks. Less burnout, more done. Whether you're studying for finals, grinding through a work project, or managing ADHD focus, the rhythm carries you. FOCUS TIMER MADE SIMPLE One tap to start a session. Choose your work and break lengths or use the classic 25/5 split. The visual timer fills the screen so you always know how much time is left without checking the clock. MULTIPLE TIMERS, ONE APP Run several timers at the same time. Stack a focus timer for studying, a stopwatch for a workout set, and a countdown for laundry. Switch between them in a tap. No more juggling apps. STOPWATCH, TIMER & POMODORO IN ONE Three tools you actually use, built into one clean interface. Time your runs, cook dinner, run a study sprint, or track a presentation rehearsal. PomoTimer covers all of it. ADVANCED ACTIVITY STATS This is your insight timer. See exactly where your time goes with detailed daily, weekly, and monthly breakdowns. Track focus streaks, total deep work hours, average session length, and which tasks ate your day. Real numbers, real patterns, real progress. BUILT FOR STUDY & ADHD Designed with students and ADHD brains in mind. The visual timer reduces time blindness. Short sprints lower the cost to start. Stats give the dopamine of seeing your wins stack up. A study timer that meets you where you are. BOOST YOUR PRODUCTIVITY Stop measuring productivity by how busy you feel. Measure it by focused hours logged. PomoTimer turns vague effort into clear data so you can adjust, improve, and protect your best work time. PERFECT FOR Students prepping for exams. Writers, coders, and creators chasing flow. Remote workers fighting distraction. Anyone managing ADHD or executive function. Athletes timing intervals. Cooks, parents, and multitaskers running parallel tasks. HOW IT WORKS Pick a session length. Hit start. Focus until the timer ends. Take your break. Repeat. Check your stats at the end of the day to see how much deep work you actually banked. KEY FEATURES Classic pomodoro timer with custom intervals Multiple timers running side by side Built-in stopwatch and countdown timer Full-screen visual timer display Advanced activity stats and time tracking Daily, weekly, and monthly focus reports Session history and streak tracking Clean, distraction-free design From your first 25 minutes to a 4-hour deep work block, PomoTimer is the focus friend that shows up every time. Download PomoTimer and start banking real focus hours today. You may purchase an auto-renewing subscription through an In-App Purchase. Auto-renewable subscription Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase Privacy & Policy: https://plainraw.com/raw/7b4ef9f41e8b Terms of Service: https://www.plainraw.com/markdown/cf005b51976d

About

Daily Planner

Effortlessly create your daily schedule by converting text, photos, and shared content into events and tasks. This app intelligently extracts details like dates, times, and locations, allowing for easy review and editing before saving. Organize your day with clear views of events, tasks, and available time.

Highlights
  • Natural language event creation
  • Photo and file import for planning
  • Intelligent date, time, and location detection
  • Integrated calendar, day, and task views
  • Focus sessions for task management
  • Optional Apple Calendar and Reminders integration
  • Widgets, Share Extension, Siri, and Shortcuts support
Features
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Plan your day without retyping events and tasks. JustDay turns natural language, photos, files and shared content into a clear plan you can review before saving. CAPTURE PLANS FAST Write or dictate what is coming up. Photograph a notice, import a document or share selected content from other apps with JustDay. It detects dates, times, durations, places, notes and recurring plans, then prepares an event or task. Every suggestion remains editable. SEE YOUR WHOLE DAY View events, open tasks and available time together. Ask Just Guide about your schedule, upcoming tasks or open time slots. Build a day plan and use focus sessions to stay with the next step. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO PLAN • Calendar, day and task views for iPhone and iPad • Birthdays, recurring events, routines and day templates • Multiple profiles and customizable calendar styles • Local notifications and task alarms on supported systems • Widgets, a Share Extension, Siri and Shortcuts • Optional import and export with Apple Calendar and Reminders • Optional iCloud sync and exportable backups PRIVATE BY DESIGN JustDay requires no separate account, contains no advertising and uses no tracking or analytics SDKs. Your planning data stays on your devices by default; iCloud sync is enabled only when you choose it. Selected photos and documents are analyzed locally. Voice recognition that you start may be processed by Apple according to your system settings. Note: Some features require permission, iCloud, a newer system version or an Apple Intelligence-compatible device. Availability may vary by device, language and region.

Screenshots

Pomodoro Focus Timer4 screens
Daily Planner3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Daily Planner at none against Pomodoro Focus Timer's 2. Daily Planner also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Pomodoro Focus Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Daily Planner asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pomodoro Focus Timer against 5.0 for Daily Planner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Daily Planner weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Pomodoro Focus Timer versus Daily Planner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro Focus TimerDaily Planner
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperValerian KokhreidzeThilo Feierabend

Customer experience

Pomodoro Focus Timer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Daily Planner

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pomodoro Focus Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pro (monthly)$8.991 Month
  • Pro (annual)$39.991 Year
None

Daily Planner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pomodoro Focus Timer free?
Pomodoro Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Daily Planner free?
Daily Planner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro Focus Timer or Daily Planner?
Pomodoro Focus Timer and Daily Planner are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pomodoro Focus Timer or Daily Planner have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Focus Timer nor Daily Planner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Focus Timer or Daily Planner?
Pomodoro Focus Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Daily Planner weekly. Most recently, Pomodoro Focus Timer was updated on October 3, 2026 and Daily Planner on October 21, 2026.

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