PomoZentraPomoZentra vs Pomofocus
Pomofocus is a clean browser Pomodoro timer with a task list, templates and session reports. PomoZentra is a timer wrapped around a dated weekly plan, and it scores how closely your focus matched that plan area by area. The honest difference: Pomofocus is the faster way to start a block, PomoZentra is the only one of the two that can tell you the week went wrong while there is still time to fix it.
Free during early access. No credit card required.
The short verdict
Read this and you can probably stop. The rest of the page is detail.
Choose PomoZentra if
- You already know how to start work and the real problem is where the week goes
- You want focus measured against a plan you set on Monday, not against a task list
- You want to see the split by work area, not one total of completed sessions
- You want partial credit for a block that moved something forward without finishing it
Choose Pomofocus if
- You want to open a tab and start a 25 minute block with no setup at all
- A simple task list plus a timer is genuinely all you need
- You do not want to commit to planning a week before the numbers mean anything
- You want a well known, long established timer with a large existing user base
At a glance
Buying criteria only. The feature-by-feature detail is further down.
Compiled from each product's own public description, last reviewed August 2026. Competitor products change often, so confirm anything that matters to your decision on Pomofocus's own site before choosing.
Why people look for something else
Not complaints about Pomofocus, which does its job well. These are the situations where a different question is being asked.
A session count cannot fail
Twelve completed sessions looks identical whether they went to the thing that mattered or to the inbox. A number that cannot tell you the week went wrong is not a number you can correct with.
The gap shows up while you can still close it
Alignment updates through the day against what you planned for each area, so a missed delivery block is visible on Wednesday rather than in a total at the end of the week.
Surplus in one area cannot cover a gap in another
Alignment is capped per area. Running five extra admin blocks never fills a missed revenue block, which is exactly the substitution a single running total hides.
What each one actually does
Grouped by outcome rather than one long checklist. "Check their site" means we could not verify it well enough to state it.
Timer
Planning
Scoring and review
Setup and learning curve
How long before the tool is worth anything.
PomoZentra
About five minutes before the first number means anything, because the plan has to exist first. After that it is one tap to start a block and one tap to answer the check. The timer and tasks work without an account; sign in free when you want the plan, alignment, reports and sync.
Pomofocus
Faster than PomoZentra to a first block. Open the page and press start. That immediacy is the genuine advantage, and it is also why there is nothing to compare the result against.
What each costs
PomoZentra
Free during early access, with no credit card and nowhere in the app to enter one. Every current feature is included. We may add optional paid features later, but pricing and plan details have not been decided, and any change will be communicated before it takes effect.
Pomofocus
We deliberately do not publish Pomofocus's prices on this page. Competitor pricing changes, and a stale figure here would misinform you at exactly the moment you are trying to decide. Check their official pricing page for current numbers, plan limits and terms.
Integrations
Whether it connects to the tools you already run.
PomoZentra
None, and no public API. Google for sign in only. Nothing is read from your calendar, inbox or task manager.
Pomofocus
Check their current documentation.
Customisation and scale
PomoZentra
Renameable work areas with your own colours, one to three weekly focus areas, editable focus and break lengths, optional output types with your own targets and weekly goal. No projects, tags or due dates.
Pomofocus
Timer lengths, themes and a task list. Check their site for what the paid plan adds.
Support
PomoZentra
One inbox, info@pomozentra.com, answered by the person who writes the code. No live chat and no guaranteed response time.
Pomofocus
Check their published support channels.
Switching, honestly
There is no migration tool, and pretending otherwise would waste your time.
- STEP 1Export your history from Pomofocus first. PomoZentra cannot import it, so if you want that record, get it out while you still have access.
- STEP 2Start fresh, which matters less than it sounds. Alignment only ever compares a week against a plan set inside PomoZentra. Imported hours would have nothing to align against, so there is little for a migration to carry.
- STEP 3Run both for a fortnight. Keep Pomofocus exactly as it is and add PomoZentra alongside. Two weeks is the minimum before the numbers say anything, and nothing forces a decision during that time.
- STEP 4Decide with your own data. If the weekly comparison is not telling you something you did not already know, stop. Export from PomoZentra as CSV or JSON at any time and delete the account from Settings.
When PomoZentra is the wrong choice
Stated plainly so you do not find out three weeks in.
Do not use it if
- You bill clients by the hour, or need invoices and rates
- You need a team: seats, assignees, shared boards or a manager view
- You need it to connect to your existing tools, or an API
- You need native mobile apps rather than a browser tab
- Your calendar is filled by somebody else, leaving nothing to plan
- You need vendor security certifications for procurement
What it is genuinely good at
One narrow thing: telling you, work area by work area, whether the week you planned on Monday is the week you actually had, while there is still time to change it.
If that is not the question keeping you up, Pomofocus is very likely the better purchase, and we would rather you made it.
Comparison questions
Is PomoZentra just another Pomodoro timer?
The timer is one part of it. The part Pomofocus does not have is a dated weekly plan by work area and a score for how closely your actual focus matched it. If you only want a timer, Pomofocus is the lighter choice.
Can I import my Pomofocus history?
No. There is no importer. Alignment compares a week against a plan set inside PomoZentra, so imported session history would have nothing to align to.
Which is quicker to start with?
Pomofocus. It needs no setup at all. PomoZentra asks you to decide the week first, which is more upfront work and the reason its number can tell you something a session count cannot.
Do I need an account?
Not to use the timer and tasks. Sign in free when you want dated weekly plans, alignment, longer reports, export and sync across devices.
Is PomoZentra free?
Yes. Every current feature is free and no card is required. There is no paid plan.
Has anyone switched from Pomofocus?
PomoZentra is early and there are no switching stories to show yet. When there are, they will be published with permission and a name attached.
Try it against your own week
No comparison page settles this. Two weeks of your own data will.
Start free
Plan a week in five minutes and run it alongside Pomofocus. No card, no account needed to try it.
Read the method
How alignment is calculated, why credit is capped per area, and what the product refuses to guess.
Read the FAQ
Forty-nine answers on setup, scoring, cost, data and the product's limits.