# Pomatez review (2026): is it any good? > Free open-source Pomodoro desktop app with a built-in task list Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Pomatez is a Pomodoro timer for Windows, macOS and Linux. The rules are adjustable, and it adds a simple to-do list, full-screen breaks and a strict mode that blocks pausing or skipping. The code is on GitHub under the MIT license. - **Category:** Focus Apps - **Made by:** Roldan Montilla Jr - **Website:** https://zidoro.github.io/pomatez - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a phone or web version; it is desktop only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Pomatez is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free to download from GitHub and the Snap Store; the project's pages list no paid version. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Pomatez | $0 | The full desktop app for Windows, macOS and Linux. | Read from https://zidoro.github.io/pomatez on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pomatez before buying. ## Key features - **Customizable rules:** Change the default Pomodoro configuration, including work and break lengths. - **Built-in task list:** Keep a simple list of to-dos and mark items done. - **Full-screen breaks:** Break time can take over the whole screen. The site says multiple monitors are not supported yet. - **Strict mode:** Stops you pausing, skipping or resetting a timer once it has started. - **Special breaks:** Set fixed times for breaks such as lunch without changing the Pomodoro configuration. - **Desktop controls:** Always on top, minimize or close to tray, progress in the tray, compact mode, dark theme and keyboard shortcuts. ## Good for - Desktop users who want a configurable timer with a task list and no account - People who want to force themselves to take breaks ## Worth knowing - Desktop only: no web, iOS or Android version, though the site lists a mobile version as coming. - Keyboard shortcuts cannot be customized yet, per the site's roadmap. - Productivity reports and a saved task history are roadmap items, not current features. - Full-screen breaks do not cover multiple monitors. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Pomatez is a free, open-source desktop timer with its own rules, a task list and full-screen breaks. It runs only on Windows, Mac and Linux, and reports and saved task history are still roadmap items. - **Value for money: A.** Free to download from GitHub and the Snap Store, with no paid version listed. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright, with no account and no cap; the project's pages list no paid plan. - **Features: C.** Customizable rules, a task list, full-screen breaks, strict mode and special breaks. Productivity reports and saved task history are roadmap items, and full-screen breaks skip extra monitors. - **Ease of use: B.** No store rating on record. Install it and start a round, with nothing to configure first. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Windows, Mac and Linux only. No web, iOS or Android version, though the site lists mobile as coming. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pomatez's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among focus apps - Pomatez's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 60 of the 83 other focus apps we grade, and level with 15. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 64 of 83) and worst on features (C, above 5). - Pomatez has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/focus ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Pomatez is free, so making your own would save you nothing. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 60 of the 83 other focus apps we grade. - You could make: Pomodoro timer and tasks: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Pomodoro timer, Tasks, Open source ## Alternatives - [Tomighty](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tomighty): Free Pomodoro timer for the browser, Windows and Mac. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pomatez-vs-tomighty) - [TomatoBar](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tomatobar): Free open-source Pomodoro timer for the Mac menu bar. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pomatez-vs-tomatobar) - [Focus Timer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gnome-pomodoro): Free Pomodoro timer for Linux, formerly GNOME Pomodoro. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gnome-pomodoro-vs-pomatez) - [Pomofocus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pomofocus): Browser-based Pomodoro timer with a task list and reports. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pomatez-vs-pomofocus) - [Engross](https://toolgpa.com/tools/engross): Pomodoro timer with to-do list and planner for phones. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/engross-vs-pomatez) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://zidoro.github.io/pomatez - https://github.com/zidoro/pomatez Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/pomatez Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).