Pond - Screen Time & Pomodoro

Name: Pond - Screen Time & Pomodoro
Rating: 4.6 (843 reviews)
Author: PIXO Incorporation

By: PIXO Incorporation

App Blocker & Website Control

Features & Capabilities

Pond - Your Digital Sanctuary

A mindful on-device app blocker and screen-time tracker designed to reclaim your time without guilt. It centers around a Daily Balance Score, Mindful Blocking, and Your Lotus Garden—a calm, visual signal of time well spent that grows with your practice.

Block distractions during focus sessions, set daily limits, schedule recurring sessions, and monitor your digital life—while your privacy stays firmly on your device, with no tracking or data collection. Pond helps you build healthier phone habits and a calmer digital day.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Privacy & Security Task Management Design

By:

PIXO Incorporation

Rating:

4.60

(843) 1 new ratings

Version:

2.0.8 Last updated: 2026-06-15

Version code:

886722641

Creation date:

2014-04-08

Compatible devices:

Size:

350.13MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-01

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 63,666 ▲ 147

Other rankings

#60 in present keyword 30 ▲ #91 in self control keyword 44 ▼ 7

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

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Developed by:

PIXO Incorporation

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pond-screen-time-pomodoro/id830466924

Website:

https://project-pond.magicpatterns.app/

User Reviews

Reviewers largely condemn the shift from Focus Keeper to Pond, citing loss of simplicity and the timer's purpose. The top issues are privacy-driven data-permission requests, the move to paid features, and a bloated, multi-tool interface that distracts from study. While early versions were praised as ad-free, minimal, and easy to use, many now feel the app no longer serves as a straightforward Pomodoro timer and is more of a screen-time management app. These core changes drive the negative sentiment across multiple reviews.

Pros

Simple, easy-to-use Pomodoro timer that starts quickly with a clean interface.
Minimalist, distraction-free design that keeps the focus on study sessions.
Originally free and ad-free with no ongoing subscriptions.
Reliable timer with core features like adjustable session lengths and pauses.
Alerts (including watch notifications) help stay on task without pulling attention away.

Cons

The app was replaced with Pond, a bloated redesign that ruins the original simple Pomodoro experience.
Now it asks for access to screen-time data and other permissions, raising privacy concerns.
A paywall/subscription was introduced, reducing what was previously free.
The interface feels bloated with extra features, moving away from a focused timer.
Loss of the core Pomodoro functionality in favor of screen-time management.

Recent reviews

Once great app for simple time keeping and focus now turned into an overreaching subscription based bs. The dev team can pound sand.

by Co*****, 2026-06-24

Like others, I was surprised to see a once-great timer app completely change into something else with no warning. Originally it was the Focus Keeper app, and now it’s a garbage app that wants your data.

by Ma*****, 2026-05-28

I like the idea of this app and the features, but it would be nice if it worked a bit better. The active notifications banner stays wide so I can’t see the clock or battery indicator whenever a block period is going. The block scheduling also just doesn’t work reliably. I just had to play with the settings on a block to get the app to notice that it was scheduled and actually activate it. It’s also weird to market a nice simple, bug-free pomodoro timer app (which attracted lots of appropriately great reviews) and then suddenly replace it on everyone’s devices with this really heavy, kind of invasive app with paid features. I actually like what “Pond” is going for but… kinda skeevy tbh. And buggy.