Comparison

Focus To vs Pomodoro Timer

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

Head to head
About

Focus To

This app combines a Pomodoro timer with task management to boost productivity. Organize tasks, set reminders, and track your focused work sessions with detailed reports. Syncs across all your devices for seamless management.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable lengths
  • Task and project organization
  • Recurring tasks and reminders
  • Detailed time tracking reports
  • Cross-platform synchronization
  • White noise for focus
Features
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Focus To-Do combines Pomodoro Timer with Task Management, it is a science-based app that will motivate you to stay focused and get things done. It brings Pomodoro Technique and To Do List into one place, you can capture and organize tasks into your todo lists, start focus timer and focus on work & study, set reminders for important tasks and errands, check the time spent at work. It's the ultimate app for managing Tasks, Reminders, Lists, Calendar events, Grocery lists, checklist, helping you focus on work & study and tracking your working hours. Focus To-Do syncs between your phone and computer, so you can access your lists from anywhere. How it works: 1. Pick a task you need to accomplish. 2. Set a timer for 25 minutes, keep focused and start working. 3. When the pomodoro timer rings, take a 5 minute break. Key Features: - Pomodoro Timer:Stay focused and get more things done. Pause and resume Pomodoro Customizable pomodoro/breaks lengths Notification before the end of a Pomodoro Support for short and long breaks Skip a break after the end of a Pomodoro Continuous Mode - Tasks Management: Task Organizer, Schedule Planner, Reminder, Habit Tracker, Time Tracker Tasks and projects: Organise your day with Focus To-Do and complete your to do, study, work, homework or housework you need to get done. Recurring tasks: Build lasting habits with powerful recurring due dates like "Every Monday". Reminders: Setting a Reminder ensures you never forget important things ever again, you can set up recurring due dates to remind you each and every time. Sub-tasks: Break down your task into smaller, actionable items or add a checklist . Task Priority: Highlight your day’s most important To-Do with color-coded priority levels. Estimated Pomodoro Number: Estimate the workload or set a goal. Note: Record more detailed about the task. - Report: Detailed statistics of your time distribution, tasks completed. Support the calculation of the total time of Focus Time. Gantt Chart of the Focus Time. Statistics on completed To Do. Statistics on time distribution of project. Trend chart of the completed To Do and the focus time. - All-Platform synchronization: View and manage your goals wherever you are for better goal achieving. Support seamless synchronization within iPhone、Mac、iPad、Apple Watch and other major platforms. - Various Reminding: Focus Timer finished alarm, vibration reminding. Various white noise to help you focus on work & study. - Daily/Weekly/Monthly Report View all of your tracked time in a calendar view. - Support prevention of screen lock: Check the pomodoro time left by keeping the screen on. Contact Us: support@focustodo.net, reply within 24 hours. Website: http://www.focustodo.cn Pomodoro ™ and Pomodoro Technique ® are registered trademarks of Francesco Cirillo. This app is not affiliated with Francesco Cirillo. Users have been focused on our app for 200 million hours, join us and we help you to be focused and increase your productivity, reduce procrastination and anxiety.

About

Pomodoro Timer

This app helps you improve focus and productivity using the Pomodoro technique. It offers customizable work and break intervals with a distraction-free interface to help you manage your time effectively for work or study.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro and break lengths
  • Distraction-free minimalistic design
  • Support for short and long breaks
  • Time management using the Pomodoro method
  • Helps improve concentration and reduce stress
Features
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Pomodoro Timer is a focus timer for work and study: 25 minutes of work, a short break, and a long one every four rounds. You change any of those numbers. Nothing to sign up for. The timer runs against a fixed end time, so locking the screen, switching apps or iOS closing the app in the background does not stop it. WHAT IT DOES • Pomodoro timer with your own work, short break and long break lengths • Focus modes: ready-made presets and your own, each with its own lengths and sounds • Seven ambient sounds generated live — rain, forest, waves, fireplace and more • Live Activity and Dynamic Island: the phase and the time left on your Lock Screen • Home Screen widget • Stats by day and week: sessions finished and time focused • Auto-continue with a countdown before the next phase, or straight through • A notification the moment a session ends COMMON QUESTIONS Does the timer keep running with the screen locked? Yes. It counts against a fixed end time, so locking the phone, switching apps or even iOS closing the app in the background does not stop it. Leave notifications on and you get the alert when the session ends. Do I need an account? No. There is no login and no sign-up. Does it work offline? Yes. What is free and what is Premium? The timer, the breaks, the ambient sounds and the stats are free, with ads. Premium removes the ads and unlocks every focus mode and as many custom modes as you want. You can also unlock a mode temporarily by watching a short video. Can I change the 25 minutes? Yes, and the breaks too. The classic numbers are only the default. Where do I get help? Settings has a Help screen inside the app, with the questions people actually write in about. Terms of Use: https://masaapps360.com/pomodorotimer/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://masaapps360.com/pomodorotimer/privacy/

Screenshots

Focus To4 screens
Pomodoro Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Focus To at 80% against Pomodoro Timer's 6%. Focus To also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (15K vs 5). Pomodoro Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus To sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Pomodoro Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pomodoro Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus To has 15K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Focus To's written reviews are positive against 6% of Pomodoro Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus To ships an update every 5 weeks, Pomodoro Timer every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Focus To versus Pomodoro Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus ToPomodoro Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (15K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better5.9% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShenzhen Tomato Software Technology Co., Ltd.Grima Hdez

Customer experience

Focus To

All ratings14,611 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.1%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews1,791 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative11.9%

Pomodoro Timer

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive5.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative88.2%

Bugs and requests

Focus To

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Pomodoro timer not working correctly
  • Data/progress resets randomly
  • Syncing issues between devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Calendar integration
  • Ability to pause/resume Pomodoro sessions
  • More customization options
  • Improved Apple Watch app functionality

Pomodoro Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus To

One-time3
  • Focus To-Do Premium$1.99
  • 3 Months$3.99
  • Lifetime$11.99
4 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Pomodoro PRO week sub$0.997 Days
  • Pomodoro PRO month sub$1.991 Month
  • Pomodoro PRO year sub$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pomodoro Pro Lifetime$28.99

Questions

Is Focus To free?
Focus To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus To or Pomodoro Timer?
Pomodoro Timer is rated higher. Focus To averages 4.8 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Pomodoro Timer averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Focus To or Pomodoro Timer have ads?
Pomodoro Timer shows ads; Focus To does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus To or Pomodoro Timer?
Focus To ships an update every 5 weeks, and Pomodoro Timer every 2 months. Most recently, Focus To was updated on October 14, 2026 and Pomodoro Timer on October 14, 2026.

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