Power Focus vs Work/Break
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Power Focus
This app helps you overcome procrastination and boost productivity by breaking down work into manageable timed sessions with scheduled breaks. Track your progress with detailed statistics and enjoy customizable timer lengths and interactive notifications.
- Customizable work session timer
- Customizable break lengths
- Daily & all-time stats
- Interactive notifications
- Apple WatchOS support
- Siri Shortcuts integration
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Beat procrastination by working in manageable amounts of time! Boost your productivity and focus on your tasks with Power Focus, the easiest to use countdown timer. [Phone features] * Customize your work session timer length * Customize your regular & long break lengths * View daily & all-time completed work session stats * Interactive notifications (Continue, Pause, or Stop current timer) * More customization choices in Options * Haptic Feedback (if your device supports it) * Use Siri Shortcuts (iOS 12) to start your timer * Dark Mode (iOS 13) support [Watch features] * Apple WatchOS support * Perform actions (Start / Pause / Resume / Stop) from either the watch or phone and continue on either device when in range * Use the digital crown to set work duration * Haptic feedback & timer transition animations * Note: watch is best used with phone to receive notifications [How it works] Use the intervals to get tasks done and give yourself a break in between tasks. Power Focus allows you to easily control the timer at your own pace. You can also customize the timer lengths for shorter work sessions, longer breaks, and more. Take a longer break after a few completed sessions. Keep track of daily and all-time completed work sessions. Get more work done by focusing on your job in manageable chunks of time. [Privacy] If you upgrade to Pro, our app does not run third party tracking to show ads. The free version may run ads to support ongoing development. [About] Power Focus is designed, built, and maintained in California. We'd love to know how we can improve your experience, so please contact us at support@fastrobo.co or tweet us @FastRobo.
Work/Break
This productivity tool helps users maintain focus by automatically cycling between dedicated work and break periods. It's designed to keep you in a productive flow state without manual timer adjustments.
- Automatic work/break switching
- Flow state maintenance
- Focus enhancement
- Simple timer functionality
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Stay in the flow with a timer that automatically switches between work/break.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Work/Break at none against Power Focus's 3. Work/Break also leads on ads (none vs shown). Power Focus's advantage is review sentiment (66% vs 33%) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. Power Focus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Work/Break asks for nothing beyond the download.
Power Focus ships an update every 4 months, Work/Break every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Power Focus | Work/Break |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (457 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.8% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 457 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fast Robo LLC | Lars Svennbeck |
Customer experience
Power Focus
Work/Break
Bugs and requests
Power Focus
Reported bugs
3 issues- Timer resets unexpectedly
- Watch app connectivity issues
- Notifications not working as expected
Requested features
4 requests- Option to disable auto-start/stop
- Customizable break durations
- Statistics and progress tracking
- Ability to remove ads
Work/Break
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Power Focus
- Tip$0.99
- Pro Upgrade$2.99
- Big Tip$4.99
Work/Break
No in-app purchases
