Be Focused Pro vs Pomodoro & Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Be Focused Pro
This app helps you stay focused and productive by breaking down tasks into timed intervals with short breaks. It offers task management, customizable timers, progress tracking, and cross-device synchronization. Achieve your goals with structured work sessions.
- Task creation and management
- Customizable work and break intervals
- Progress tracking and reports
- Cross-device synchronization
- Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
- Apple Watch support
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Staying on task seems is a real challenge for our screen-bound generation. The Be Focused lets you get things done by breaking up individual tasks among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It’s a surprisingly effective way to retain motivation and focus. Create tasks, configure breaks and track your progress throughout the day, week or custom period. Use Be Focused on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac — everything stays perfectly in sync. Task Management • Create and manage tasks • Add notes and due dates to tasks • Organize tasks with tags and filters • Paste task lists from other apps Timer Control • Start, pause, or skip intervals • Auto-start the next interval (optionally) • Plan intervals needed for task completion and track accuracy • Manage completed intervals Timer Customization • Set durations for work sessions, short and long breaks • Define number of intervals before a long break • Set a daily goal for completed intervals • Assign different timer settings to individual tasks Reports • View detailed reports to monitor your progress • Export your data in CSV format Sounds and Notifications • Chronometer ticking sound with adjustable frequency • Variety of alarm sounds • Interactive notifications • Adjustable volume for alarms and chronometer Integration • Sync across all your devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac) * • Integration with Focus Matrix to manage tasks using urgent/important principle ** • Integration with Shortcuts app to automate workflow Quick Access • Widgets for Lock Screen and Home Screen • Live activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Control to start or stop the timer from the Lock Screen, Controls Center, or Action Button Automation • Integration with Shortcuts app (control tasks and timers via Shortcuts app) • Automate Shortcuts execution on events in Be Focused app Device Support • Apple Watch support • Also available for Mac • Dark and Light mode support * Sync with Mac requires Be Focused Pro for macOS, sold separately. ** Integration with Focus Matrix requires the Pro version of Focus Matrix, sold separately.
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.
- Nature-inspired focus timer
- Avoid distractions
- Enhance concentration
- Clean and simple interface
- Regular updates based on feedback
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pomodoro & Focus Timer at Free against Be Focused Pro's $19.99. Pomodoro & Focus Timer also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). Be Focused Pro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Pomodoro & Focus Timer is free to download; Be Focused Pro costs $19.99 up front. Pomodoro & Focus Timer sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Be Focused Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Be Focused Pro holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Be Focused Pro has 3K ratings behind it against 87, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Be Focused Pro's written reviews are positive against 47% of Pomodoro & Focus Timer's.
Be Focused Pro ships an update every 5 months, Pomodoro & Focus Timer every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Be Focused Pro | Pomodoro & Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (3K ratings) — better | 4.3 (87 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 46.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3K — better | 87 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denys Ievenko | Beaucode Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt) |
Customer experience
Be Focused Pro
Pomodoro & Focus Timer
User reviews
Be Focused Pro
From 3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Helps stay focused
- 👍 Simple and easy to use
- 🚀 Keeps me on track
- 👍 Great for productivity
- 🚀 Customizable timers
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sync issues between devices
- 🐛 Notifications not working as expected
- 🐛 Timers not always accurate
- 🐛 Buggy and unreliable
- 🐛 Resets progress randomly
Pomodoro & Focus Timer
From 87 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Beautiful design and aesthetics
- 🎶 Calming background music/sounds
- 🧘♀️ Helps with focus and productivity
- 👍 Simple and easy to use (for some)
- ✅ Well-made and functional (for some)
Room to improve
- 💸 Overpriced subscription/purchase fee
- 🚫 No free trial or unusable free version
- 💳 Forced subscription/payment upfront
- ❓ Confusing onboarding process
- 😠 Annoying forced selling/pop-ups
Bugs and requests
Be Focused Pro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Sync issues causing data loss
- Timers not working correctly
- Notifications not triggering on silent mode
- Inconsistent behavior when switching devices
Requested features
6 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to set custom timers per task
- Option to skip or pause breaks
- Integration with Apple Watch complications
- Better reporting and analytics
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- Ability to import tasks from other apps
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
Be Focused Pro
No in-app purchases
Pomodoro & Focus Timer
- 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
- Lifetime Premium Productivity$24.99
- Focus Lifetime Access$49.99
- Lifetime Premium Productivity$99.99
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