Focus Keeper vs Tomato Timer

Focus Keeper is a Pomodoro timer and productivity service for planning work sessions, organizing tasks and following focus patterns. Its web timer shows 25-minute focus periods, 5-minute short breaks and 25-minute long breaks. Users can combine the timer with a task list; work sessions are logged automatically, then displayed in charts showing focus time and work patterns. The service also describes identifying focus patterns and tracking habits. Sessions and tasks are saved automatically, with history accessible on any device. Focus Keeper is web-based and available on iOS and Android, and the homepage offers a free signup option. Premium features may involve a subscription. Users can cancel at any time and keep premium access through the current billing period, but are not refunded for that cycle. The privacy policy says account and usage data may include name, email, password, task details, session durations, settings, IP address and browser activity. It says reasonable measures are used to protect personal information but absolute security cannot be guaranteed.

Tomato Timer is a focus timer for the browser and macOS, with a task list alongside timed work sessions. Its pattern alternates focused work with short breaks, then takes a longer break after four rounds. The browser timer includes a todo list for connecting sessions to tasks and lets users set custom focus durations; it runs without a download or signup. Browser data stays locally on the device. The native Mac app places its countdown in the menu bar and includes a todo list. It works offline, storing todos and timer history locally; the app's privacy policy says task, timer, and settings data are encrypted and not sent to external servers or third parties. The Mac app requires macOS 12.2 or later and supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. The web timer is free. The macOS app costs $3.99, paid once, with no subscription. Listed platforms are Linux, macOS, web, and Windows.