# Pond - Screen Time & Pomodoro

> App Blocker & Website Control

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id830466924](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id830466924)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id830466924`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** PIXO Incorporation
- **Category:** Productivity
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (847 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.0.8
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-15
- **First published:** 2014-04-08
- **Size:** 350 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-24
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/pond-screen-time-pomodoro/id830466924)
- **Website:** [https://project-pond.magicpatterns.app/](https://project-pond.magicpatterns.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://go.pixo.co/pond-privacy](https://go.pixo.co/pond-privacy)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #59,159 — Overall
- #16 — screentime tracker
- #41 — screen time tracker
- #55 — present

## Review summary

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.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id830466924)