20 Seconds vs FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
20 Seconds
This app helps build new habits or break existing ones by using a 20-second countdown. It provides a progress indicator and optional sounds or music to aid in distraction and amusement during the countdown.
- 20-second habit timer
- Progress indicator
- Distracting sounds and music
- Automatic start option
- 30-day trial in Today widget
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20 Seconds is a simple app, whose only purpose is to count, you guessed it, to 20 seconds. Why, one might ask, 20 seconds? Well, there is a theory that says that 20 seconds is enough time to help you build a new habit, or help you break an existing one. To start with good habits, if you want to do something, you are much more likely to actually do it, if you start within 20 seconds from when you first thought about it. If you wait any longer, you are less likely to go through with it. Conversely, if you want to break a bad habit, waiting 20 seconds after you get the urge, will make it easier for you to avoid doing it. So, when you feel an urge to do something you want to stop doing, start the 20 Seconds app and let it count down. See how you feel about that urge after 20 seconds have passed. While counting down, the app will show a progress indicator, (with or without a random shape), play music or play ticking sounds to distract and amuse you a little bit. It can start counting automatically as soon as you start the app. It also has a 30 day trail of usage in the today widget.
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer
This app utilizes the Pomodoro Technique to enhance focus and productivity for work and study. It offers a minimalist design with features like real-time iCloud sync, customizable timers, and detailed productivity insights.
- Minimalist Pomodoro timer
- Real-time iCloud Sync
- Productivity charts and insights
- App Whitelist
- Customizable Pomodoro cycles
- Widgets and Live Activities
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FocusPomo is a Pomodoro-based time management app with a minimal and beautiful design, powerful features, and a rewarding sense of progress. Our mission is to improve and protect your attention. That’s why we don’t simply pile on features, and we don’t use addictive game-like rewards. FocusPomo is built to help you focus on one thing at a time. ## When you may need FocusPomo 1. You work hard, but still don’t feel real progress 2. Your study or work efficiency feels low 3. You get distracted easily and want to reduce procrastination 4. Important things keep getting delayed 5. You want to become more disciplined 6. You want different parts of your life to gradually get better 7. You have many things you want to do, but keep making slow progress ## FocusPomo Core Features 1. Real-time sync across all platforms. Sync through iCloud across Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, so your focus data always stays up to date. 2. A simple and easy-to-use focus timer. No flashy design, no complicated distractions. Everything is designed for a better focus experience. 3. Cute little tomatoes that make focus feel rewarding. Every completed Pomodoro gives you a cute little tomato. Your tomatoes accumulate each week, making effort more visible without turning focus into a distracting game. Tomatoes also support motion response and haptic feedback (motion response is currently supported on iOS only). 4. Powerful focus statistics. View focus trends, Pomodoro insights, and detailed data across different tasks and time ranges. 5. Calendar timeline. Reflection helps you improve. View your focus time distribution by one day, two-day comparison, or one week. 6. Optimized for iPad and Mac large screens. View more useful information and enjoy a focus experience designed for larger screens. 7. Mac support. View timer status, focus task, and today’s focus data from the menu bar. Start, pause, or end focus sessions without opening the app. 8. Apple Watch App that works independently. No iPhone needed. Start a timer, create or edit focus tasks, and manage focus directly on Apple Watch. ## FocusPomo Design Philosophy 1. Focus. We don’t build an all-in-one product. We focus on time management and help make your effort truly pay off. 2. Simplicity. Simplicity is not the goal. It is the result. Every feature and detail is carefully researched, considered, and refined. 3. Warmth. FocusPomo hopes to become a small quiet space for you, staying with you through your effort, focus, and growth. ## More Features * App blacklist to block distracting apps * Home Screen widgets, Lock Screen widgets, and interactive widgets * Live Activities and Dynamic Island * Landscape StandBy mode for focus sessions * Custom countdown timer * Stopwatch mode with pause support * Different focus tags can have different focus durations * Apple Health sync * Manually add focus time * Custom Pomodoro cycles, long breaks, and short breaks * Custom focus tags * Extend focus sessions * Alarm reminders * Focus trends by task and time range * Calendar timeline by 1 day, 2 days, or 1 week * Optimized for iPad and Mac large screens * The current Lifetime plan includes all future updates, including Watch and Mac * And many more features ## 6000+ reviews from users around the world, 59000+ five-star ratings “No bloat, no unnecessary features fighting for attention — just clean timers that keep me locked in.” “Collecting Pomodoros makes it a fun and unique experience.” “Simple but deep” “Helps me stay on track working from home.” “One of the very few apps I’ve kept in my phone… Definitely worth the penny.” Terms of Use: https://frill-butternut-b24.notion.site/FocusPomo-d3b536d0871b4492953dc03c8b39307b Privacy Policy: https://frill-butternut-b24.notion.site/FocusPomo-34c50acafe164386a327cd2cf2d0aafe
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer at every 2 weeks against 20 Seconds's every 3 months. FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer also leads on ratings volume (7.9K vs 19) and review sentiment (89% vs 67%). 20 Seconds's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. 20 Seconds sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer has 7.9K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of 20 Seconds's written reviews are positive against 89% of FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer's.
20 Seconds ships an update every 3 months, FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 20 Seconds | FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (19 ratings) | 4.8 (7.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 88.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 7.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nishco Ltd | FocusPomo Apps |
Customer experience
20 Seconds
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer
Bugs and requests
20 Seconds
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer
Reported bugs
2 issues- Tomatoes disappearing from the screen
- App whitelist feature not working consistently
Requested features
7 requests- Ability to pause/resume timers
- Option to customize tomato colors/types
- Louder/more noticeable timer notifications
- Retain tomato data across weeks
- Add tasks/to-do list integration
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- Sync with Apple Watch
- Different ambient sound options
In-app purchases
20 Seconds
- Premium Version$0.99
- A Kind Tip$0.99
FocusPomo · Pomodoro Timer
- FocusPomo Plus Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
- FocusPomo Plus Half Yearly$5.996 Months
- FocusPomo Plus Yearly$12.991 Year
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- FocusPomo Plus Yearly7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- FocusPomo Plus Yearly Family$17.991 Year
- FocusPomo Plus Yearly Family7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Plus Yearly (Family Sharing)7 Days trial$49.001 Year
- FocusPomo Plus Lifetime (-1y)$14.99
- FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$14.99
- FocusPomo Plus 永久会员(减一个月)$15.99
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- FocusPomo Plus 永久會員$19.99
- FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$19.99
- FocusPomo Plus Lifetime (-1m)$19.99
- FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$24.99
- Lifetime Discount for Yearly$24.99
- FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$29.99
- FocusPomo Lifetime Family$59.99
- FocusPomo Plus Lifetime$99.99
Questions
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