Comparison

Focus Timer vs Pomonote

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

Head to head
About

Focus Timer

Features
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Every session from now on is a step toward a more mindful life. Focus Timer is a simple way to see where your time actually goes. Make a handful of categories for anything you want to measure, good or bad: Work, Reading, Studying, Meditation… or Gaming and Scrolling, if you're up for it. Then start a timer with a default track and break time whenever you start one of them. That's the whole habit. After a few days the numbers start talking, and most people are surprised by what they hear. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Pick a category, tap Start. β€’ Pause when life gets in the way. Pauses are saved too, so your history stays honest. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES β€’ Your day as a timeline, in each category's colour. Pinch to zoom in, all the way down to the minute. β€’ Every past day and week is there too. β€’ Filter by category to see just your Work, or just your Gaming. ON YOUR WRIST β€’ The Apple Watch app runs sessions on its own. Turn off your iPhone, leave it in another room, and keep tracking from your wrist. β€’ Start on your iPhone, pause on your Watch. They stay in sync. JUST TELL SIRI β€’ "Start Work in Focus Timer." Any category works, no setup needed. β€’ Pause, resume, stop, take a break, or ask for today's summary without touching a thing. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY β€’ Everything syncs between your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch through your own iCloud. β€’ Export your whole history to CSV or SQL anytime, with a README that explains every column. Hand it to your spreadsheet, your analytics app or your AI and ask things like "Which hour of the day do I get the most tracked time, and is it different on weekends?" β€’ Import it back whenever you like. β€’ No accounts, no ads, no tracking. We never see your data. OUR PROMISE Create a handful of categories and keep tracking your sessions through the week. This one simple change will save you hours of your life, every week. We know from our testing that this works for most people, but certainly not everyone. If the experiment doesn't save you real time after a few days, please feel free to delete the app.

About

Pomonote

Features
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Pomonote is a simple Pomodoro timer with a signature sky-blue gradient. Build a rhythm of focus and breaks, and let it track your daily progress automatically. Features - Auto-switching focus / break / long break timer (adjustable by the minute) - Completed pomodoros are logged per day - review them in the calendar and statistics - See the remaining time on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island (Live Activities) - iCloud sync: share your records between iPhone and iPad - 30 notification sounds - tap to preview before choosing - Siri & Shortcuts: just say "Start a pomodoro in Pomonote" - Watch one short video to hide ads for the rest of the day - One-time purchase to remove ads forever Pomonote keeps things simple: open the app, press start, and focus.

Screenshots

Focus Timer4 screens
Pomonote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focus Timer at none against Pomonote's shown. Focus Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 2). Pomonote's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.4). On price and in-app purchases 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. Focus Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Pomonote sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, Pomonote every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Focus Timer versus Pomonote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TimerPomonote
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.416.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size11 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCododev Technology Inc.Syunya Saruwatari

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Focus Timer

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Full Version$7.99
1 purchases

Pomonote

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99

Questions

Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomonote free?
Pomonote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Timer or Pomonote have ads?
Pomonote shows ads; Focus Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer or Pomonote?
Focus Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pomonote every 5 days. Most recently, Focus Timer was updated on November 10, 2026 and Pomonote on November 6, 2026.

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