FocusPiece vs Pomodoro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FocusPiece
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FocusPiece – Where Focus Becomes Art Concentration has become rare. FocusPiece makes it visible. Set the timer, put your phone down and sink into your work. While you stay focused, a hidden masterpiece emerges from the mist, piece by piece. At the end of every session you hold a fully revealed work of art that you have earned. No points. No aggressive streaks. No guilt. Just a calm, beautiful space for deep concentration. HOW IT WORKS • Choose your time: 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes of undisturbed focus. • Stay in the picture: as long as you remain in the app, the hidden painting sharpens with every minute. Leave, and the reveal gently pauses. • Collect masterpieces: every completed session unlocks a work and places it in your personal gallery. A GALLERY YOU EARN Your collection does not fill up by chance, but through real concentration. Every unlocked work carries the date, the length of your session and the story behind the original. Browse van Gogh's "Almond Blossom", Hokusai's "Great Wave", Monet's "Sunrise", Friedrich's "Wanderer" and many more classics of art history: public-domain masterpieces, curated for quiet moments. ON YOUR WRIST AS WELL With Apple Watch you start, pause and follow a session without reaching for your iPhone. On the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island your progress stays in view. DELIBERATELY MINIMAL FocusPiece was designed around a single principle: nothing that distracts. Warm paper white, a calm terracotta accent, clear typography. No loud notifications, no endless statistics, no mechanics designed to hook you. The app steps back so your focus and the art can step forward. FEATURES AT A GLANCE • Focus timer with a freely selectable duration • Progressive art reveal in real time, tied to your concentration • Apple Watch: start, pause and follow a session from your wrist • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Personal gallery with every unlocked work • Challenges that unlock further works • One overview in the gallery: focus time collected, rounds and works revealed • Detail views with title, artist, year and collection context • Set a work as your lock screen • Optional ambient sounds, such as rain • Gentle completion chime and subtle haptic feedback • "Soft start" for a calm beginning to every session • Light mode that lets the artworks shine • Works entirely without an account; your data stays on your device WHO IS IT FOR? For everyone who wants to work more deeply: students studying for finals, creatives in flow, developers and writers, anyone who works with the Pomodoro technique, and everyone looking for a more beautiful, quieter alternative to noisy productivity apps. Concentration is a gift you give yourself. FocusPiece turns it into something you can see.
Pomodoro
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Make time for focused work, studying, and a calmer break routine. Pomodoro: Study & Focus Timer is a native iPhone app with a Lock Screen countdown, daily focus goals, and gentle celebrations when a session ends. Start a focus session, take a short or long break, and move at your own pace. Choose your session length, set a daily goal, and follow your progress with weekly activity, dedicated goal and streak details, and Full History. BUILT FOR YOUR FOCUS TIME • Study for exams and work through homework • Use a simple Pomodoro timer • Keep your focus countdown visible on the Lock Screen • Make room for deep work as a writer, remote worker, or freelancer YOUR TIMER, YOUR PACE • Focus, Short Break, and Long Break sessions • Classic, Deep, and Ultradian presets, plus custom session lengths • Pause, resume, reset, or skip a session whenever you need to • Optional Lock Screen Live Activity and local notifications • No automatic session starts: begin the next session when you’re ready SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Set a daily focus goal of 1 to 16 sessions • Check today’s completed sessions and progress toward your goal • Open Daily Goal details to explore weekly activity and daily progress • Follow your current streak and best streak • Review total focus time, sessions, and streaks in Full History MAKE IT PERSONAL • A guided first launch helps you set up your timer, daily goal, sounds, and celebrations • Choose from six gentle completion sounds and six optional animal celebrations • Timer settings and active sessions are saved between launches • Check for App Store updates in Settings GET STARTED 1. Open Pomodoro: Study & Focus Timer on your iPhone. 2. Choose Focus, Short Break, or Long Break. 3. Set your session length and tap Start. 4. Enjoy your completion sound and celebration, then start your next session when you’re ready. YOUR ACCOUNT AND SYNC New installations require sign-in with Apple or Google. Existing history can be brought into your account. • Sign in with Apple or Google to sync your Focus and Break history, daily goals, and supported settings across iPhone and Mac. • Keep working offline. Your changes sync when you reconnect. • Bring your existing history into your account when you sign in. • Link Apple and Google sign-in methods, export your data, or delete your account from Settings. REQUIREMENTS iPhone with iOS 17.0 or later Pomodoro Pro adds Focus Protection to block selected distracting apps during Focus, custom tags and Tag Insights. Screen Time permission is required for Focus Protection. Monthly and Yearly subscriptions offer eligible customers a 7 day free trial, then renew at the displayed standard price until cancelled. One introductory offer per subscription group. Lifetime is a one time purchase with no trial. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Pomodoro at every 4 days against FocusPiece's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. FocusPiece sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Pomodoro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FocusPiece ships an update fortnightly, Pomodoro every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FocusPiece | Pomodoro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Christoph Hesse | ozan batuhan kurucu |
In-app purchases
FocusPiece
- Impressions$0.99
- Nocturnes$0.99
- Dutch Golden Age$0.99
Pomodoro
- Pomodoro Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pomodoro Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Pomodoro Pro Lifetime$39.99









