Comparison

Pommie Lite vs Focus

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

Head to head
About

Pommie Lite

Manage your time with strict work and break periods to enhance focus and productivity. This app guides you through cycles of focused work followed by short and long breaks.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Audio and visual alerts
  • iOS notification controls
  • Planner view
  • Dynamic Text and VoiceOver support
Features
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Increase your focus and boost your productivity by managing your time into strict work and break periods. Focus on a task for 25 minutes then take a 5 minute break. Repeat this three more times, taking a longer 15 minute break before starting the cycle again. Features: • Simple, distraction-free and intuitive interface. • Audio and visual alerts when the next period starts. • Open, pause or stop the timer directly from iOS notifications. • Planner View shows when Work and Break periods will occur for the next 10 hours. • Dynamic Text and VoiceOver for the visually impaired. Upgrade to the full version of Pommie to get these extra features: • Configurable work and break durations. • Over 35 alert sounds to choose from. • Use Timer Profiles to configure timer settings for different kinds of task. • Timer Profiles appear in iOS search results. Tap a result to automatically launch the app and change the timer settings. • Siri shortcuts for controlling the timer, getting its status and selecting a Timer Profile. • Shortcuts run in the background without opening the app. A custom, animated, response view shows the current timer status. • Customise which timer status information is included in the text response displayed or spoken by Siri. • Use Pommie shortcuts in Apple's Shortcuts app to control Pommie. Background execution is supported. • Interactive iOS notifications to view and control the timer. • Home Screen Widgets to quickly view and control the timer. • iOS 16 Lock Screen Widgets to quickly view the timer. • External display support showing a custom screen-filling view of the timer. • iPad multitasking. • iPad external keyboard shortcuts to control the timer. • Handoff the timer to or from Pommie running on another iOS or Mac device. • Independent Apple Watch app, including complications, with its own timer. For more information see https://hacknicity.com/pommie The Pomodoro Technique® is a registered trademark by Francesco Cirillo. Pommie Lite is not affiliated with, associated with, or endorsed by the Pomodoro Technique® or Francesco Cirillo.

About

Focus

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Focus Timer - Pomodoro Timer Focus -> Relax -> Focus -> Relax Iterate your workflow by using Pomodoro Technique to maximize your potential. Focus Timer app helps you concentrate what you are doing. Just do it Tap play button to start focus timer. Focus on your work. Do not touch your phone while working. When timer finished, start relax timer and take a break. Iterate It. Improving Focus Timer app store your workflow history in Apple Calendar app. Check your history in Apple Calendar app and evaluate it. Set work/reset time for your preference. Features Based on Pomodoro Technique, provide work-rest Iterate timer. Play/Pause button to control Timer. Stop button to reset Timer. Tap top title textfield to edit work/rest title. Tap center count textfield to edit Minutes. After finish one iterate, Filled dot will add on the top of screen. Your workflow history will added in Apple Calendar. Edit work/rest time on Settings app.

Screenshots

Pommie Lite2 screens
Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pommie Lite at every 2 months against Focus's every 10 months. Pommie Lite also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pommie Lite ships an update every 2 months, Focus every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pommie Lite versus Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPommie LiteFocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGeoff HackworthGood Effect

In-app purchases

None

Pommie Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pommie Lite free?
Pommie Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus free?
Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pommie Lite or Focus have ads?
Neither Pommie Lite nor Focus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pommie Lite or Focus?
Pommie Lite ships an update every 2 months, and Focus every 10 months. Most recently, Pommie Lite was updated on September 22, 2026 and Focus on October 10, 2026.

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