Comparison

Pomi vs Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

Pomi

Features
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Pomi turns the classic pomodoro timer into something you can actually watch grow: every completed focus session becomes a permanent building in your own city. HOW IT WORKS • Run 25-minute focus sessions with short and long breaks • Customize durations, cycle counts, and auto-start behavior • Watch your new building rise in real time under the timer as you focus • Finish the session and the building becomes permanent, windows lit • Quit early and construction halts — real stakes, real motivation GROW YOUR CITY Every completed session is a building. Over time your village becomes a town, a city, a metropolis. Spend coins on landmarks like a clock tower, stadium, or ferris wheel. TRACK YOUR TASKS Name what you're working on, estimate pomodoros, link your active task to the timer — completed sessions log automatically. FOCUS SOUNDS Rain, waves, white and pink noise — all generated on-device, no internet required. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Daily goals, streaks, a weekly chart, and total focus time at a glance. STRICT MODE Turn off pausing entirely — only a deliberate confirmation lets you quit. PRIVACY-RESPECTING No account, no ads, no tracking. Pomi never sends your data anywhere — it all stays on your device. 12 LANGUAGES Available in English, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic and Hindi, with automatic device-language detection. Pomi offers the same experience on iPhone and iPad.

About

Focus Timer

Features
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Focus for 25 minutes — and a building rises in your city. Focus Timer is a calm Pomodoro timer with a reason to stay off your phone: every session you finish becomes one building in a little isometric city that's yours to explore. Quick sessions raise cottages; long deep-work sessions raise townhouses and apartment blocks. Keep showing up and your city grows whole districts — leafy neighborhoods, a market square, parks, and one day, a clock tower. • One finished session = one building, forever — tap any building to see the day, the minutes, and what you were working on • Longer sessions build bigger buildings • A real little city: roads, gardens, districts, landmarks — pinch, pan, explore • Classic Pomodoro breaks, gentle and optional • Pick your length: presets, or a simple stepper up to an hour • Streaks and lifetime focus stats • No account, no ads getting in the way of the work — everything stays on your device Free for 7 days, then a single one-time unlock. No subscription, ever. Part of Appopolis — a little city of small, focused apps.

Screenshots

Pomi4 screens
Focus Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomi at none against Focus Timer's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pomi asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
Pomi versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomiFocus Timer
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFaize Nur OZGONRAGHAV MODGIL

In-app purchases

None

Pomi

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Timer

One-time1
  • Unlock Forever$4.49

Questions

Is Pomi free?
Pomi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomi or Focus Timer have ads?
Neither Pomi nor Focus Timer shows ads.

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