Comparison

WriteOn vs Pomodoro & Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

WriteOn

This app helps writers manage and track their creative writing projects, from novels to short stories. Set word count and date targets, monitor daily progress, and organize chapters. Share your achievements on social media or back up your work securely.

Highlights
  • Manage multiple writing projects
  • Track daily word count and project progress
  • Organize individual chapters
  • Set target dates and word counts
  • Backup and restore projects
  • Customizable day/night modes
Features
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WriteOn lets writers use their iPhone or iPad to write their novel, short story, or other writing project and track their progress at the same time. Notebook computer too heavy to lug around? Want to write a scene or chapter while you're out and about sans computer? Have unexpected down time while waiting on someone else? Going to a write-in after work or school and don't have the room to lug your notebook computer? Writing on the go has never been easier! Whether you're writing flash fiction or a novel, on your own or as part of a challenge like NaNoWriMo or the 3-Day Novel Contest, WriteOn can handle your writing needs. Have multiple writing projects going on at the same time? No problem! Have multiple writing projects each with many chapters? Still no problem! But that's not all! WriteOn lets you track your writing progress on each project. Name your project, set a target date and a target word count and the app will calculate how many days you have left until your target date and how many words you need to write each day to meet your goal. The statistics screen tells you at a glance how much you've written, how many days you've written, how many words you wrote each day on average, and the percentage complete for your project. WriteOn also lets you see all the word count for each individual chapter for your project on the Chapters screen. See at a glance which chapter may need beefing up, or which chapter can use a bit of trimming :) Want to send a copy of your project to your friend or loved one? Go right ahead and send it via email! Tweet about your daily writing progress. Or post on Facebook with your daily word count. Keep your various social streams informed. Rub your progress in their faces even! Now, you can also try out the free version of WriteOn, WriteOn Lite, and then transfer your work from WriteOn Lite to the Pro version with a single tap. It's just easy to try out WriteOn to see if it is for you and to continue working with the additional functionality provided by the paid version of WriteOn. WriteOn also has an option which allows you to switch between customizable day and night modes. You can set the text colour and the background colour you want for each mode and switch to the appropriate one - for instance, when you're working at night while a loved one sleeps next to you. Additionally, WriteOn Pro allows you to backup all your projects via e-mail, to DropBox or any other iOS app which supports receiving data from another app. You can later restore these backups by simply tapping on the attachment on e-mail or selecting the backup file in another app and selecting the option to open the file in WriteOn. Your writing projects are always safe with WriteOn! Features: - Manage all your writing projects in one place. - Backup all projects via e-mail or a service like DropBox and later restore them again. - Be able to manage individual chapters for each writing project and know the word count for each project. - Write on iPad or iPhone and be even able to share data between multiple devices by transferring backups from device to device. - Switch between day and night modes to write under any light conditions at any time of day. - Session totals, daily word count totals, and statistics are automatically calculated. - History shows you how many words written for each writing session. - Statistics will show you the total amount you've written so far, remaining words to write, how many days you've written, your average words written per day, how many days remaining until your target due date, how many words you need to write each day to reach your writing goal, and so on. - Send a copy of your project to yourself or others via email in .txt format. - Social sharing for sharing daily word counts via email, twitter, Facebook, and other social sharing sites. - Built-in FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions). - Built-in feedback for bugs and feature requests.

About

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

This nature-inspired focus timer helps you avoid distractions and stay productive. Ideal for students and home office users, it offers a clean and simple interface to enhance concentration during study, work, writing, reading, or meditation.

Highlights
  • Nature-inspired focus timer
  • Avoid distractions
  • Enhance concentration
  • Clean and simple interface
  • Regular updates based on feedback
Features
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"The best pomodoro app I’ve used (and I have tested a lot). This one keeps it clean and simple.“ NEED TO FOCUS? But can’t stop scrolling? Use Deep, the nature-inspired focus timer to avoid distractions and stay focused! #Top productivity app for students & home office #More than 25 thousand users worldwide #Popular with 4.8 out of 5 star reviews PER­FECT FOR YOU — no mat­ter if you are: * Stu­dy­ing * Working * Wri­ting * Rea­ding * Me­di­ta­ting * ...or simply want to fo­cus bet­ter READY? LET’S GET FOCUSED! ——— Questions? Feedback? You matter to us! Please give use your honest feedback and feel free to share your ideas on how to make the app even better! Deep gets updated regularly with new features based on your feedback. Thank you! beaucodeventures@gmail.com ——— Subscription: $19.99 / 3 months Lifetime Offer available. This price is in US Dollars (USD). Pricing in other countries may vary and actual charges may be converted to your local currency depending on the country of residence. The subscription will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes Account and the subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewals can be managed or canceled via your iTunes Account settings. Special introductory offers only apply to first billing term. ——— Terms and Conditions: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ezex7mxhtd2l5qj/Terms.pdf?dl=0 Privacy Policy: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4rv3sulsxmpmdd2/PrivacyPolicy.pdf?dl=0

Screenshots

WriteOn4 screens
Pomodoro & Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pomodoro & Focus Timer at Free against WriteOn's $4.99. Pomodoro & Focus Timer also leads on rating (4.3 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (87 vs 3). WriteOn's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Pomodoro & Focus Timer is free to download; WriteOn costs $4.99 up front. Pomodoro & Focus Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. WriteOn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pomodoro & Focus Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro & Focus Timer has 87 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of WriteOn's written reviews are positive against 47% of Pomodoro & Focus Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

WriteOn ships an update monthly, Pomodoro & Focus Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
WriteOn versus Pomodoro & Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWriteOnPomodoro & Focus Timer
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.3 (87 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better46.9% of reviews
Number of ratings387 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPink Zombie Studios Inc.Beaucode Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Customer experience

WriteOn

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

All ratings87 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative51.0%

Bugs and requests

WriteOn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Onboarding info filled twice, still unusable
  • Free trial option not clickable
  • Charged immediately for free trial, no refund
  • App crashes immediately upon opening
  • Alarm and other features seem glitchy
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  • Timer is glitchy, doesn't stop correctly
  • Face down option causes timer to glitch
  • Buttons move slowly
  • Settings not saved
  • App doesn't open after purchase
  • Popup ad prevents app access
  • App crashes on first onboarding question

Requested features

15 requests
  • Add stopwatch mode
  • Option for ticking clock sound
  • Color coding for lists
  • Syncing across devices
  • Repeat option for tasks
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  • Button to go to task list after task completion
  • Option to continue current task for another session
  • More motivating 'assignment finished' sound
  • Make alarm tone more noticeable
  • Apple Watch vibration for timer end
  • Auto-start timer
  • Delete stats
  • Apple Watch start/stop functionality
  • Timer duration without 120-minute limit
  • One-time purchase option instead of subscription

In-app purchases

None

WriteOn

No in-app purchases

11 purchases

Pomodoro & Focus Timer

Subscriptions8
  • Premium Productivity3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Premium Productivity$5.991 Month
  • Premium Productivity$7.993 Months
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  • Premium Productivity$11.993 Months
  • Premium Productivity3 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Focus Premium$24.991 Year
  • Premium Productivity7 Days trial$24.991 Year
  • Premium Productivity1 Year trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • Lifetime Premium Productivity$24.99
  • Focus Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Lifetime Premium Productivity$99.99

Questions

Is WriteOn free?
WriteOn costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pomodoro & Focus Timer free?
Pomodoro & Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, WriteOn or Pomodoro & Focus Timer?
Pomodoro & Focus Timer is rated higher. WriteOn averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Pomodoro & Focus Timer averages 4.3 from 87 ratings.
Do WriteOn or Pomodoro & Focus Timer have ads?
Pomodoro & Focus Timer shows ads; WriteOn does not.
Which is updated more often, WriteOn or Pomodoro & Focus Timer?
WriteOn ships an update monthly, and Pomodoro & Focus Timer every 2 weeks. Most recently, WriteOn was updated on June 10, 2026 and Pomodoro & Focus Timer on September 23, 2026.

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