# Pomodoro 365 review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Pomodoro timer with video backgrounds, music and task tracking Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Pomodoro 365 is a web Pomodoro timer paired with video backgrounds, a music library and a task list with projects and labels. Analytics and streaks track focus time. It can be installed to a device as an app without an app store. - **Category:** Focus Apps - **Made by:** Pomodoro 365 - **Website:** https://pomodoro365.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay on Starter: tasks, bigger libraries and unlimited history need a paid plan. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Pomodoro 365 has a free plan, and paid plans start at $2.4 per month, billed annually ($5 billed monthly). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Starter: core Pomodoro timer, 20+ music tracks, 20+ video backgrounds, basic insights, 2 months of session history and 1 playlist. - **Free trial:** 14-day premium trial on the Starter plan. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Starter | $0 | Core timer, 20+ tracks, 20+ video backgrounds, basic analytics and a limited content library. | | Professional | $2.4 per month, billed annually ($5 billed monthly) | 2000+ music tracks, full video library, 100+ nature sounds, advanced analytics, task management, reports and no watermark. The page says billed yearly saves 52%. | | Lifetime Pro | $99 one-time | Everything in Professional with lifetime access, shown as a limited-time offer. | Read from https://pomodoro365.com/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pomodoro 365 before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save 52% with annual billing** (Annual discount): The pricing page shows $2.4 per month on annual billing against $5 per month billed monthly, and labels it a 52% saving. Source: https://pomodoro365.com/pricing - **Lifetime Pro for $99** (Lifetime license): A single payment for lifetime access, marked a limited-time offer on the pricing page. Source: https://pomodoro365.com/pricing ## Key features - **Pomodoro timer:** 25-minute focus sessions with adjustable focus, short break and long break lengths. - **Video backgrounds:** Nature, ambient and lofi scenes behind the timer; the full library is paid. - **Music and sounds:** Playlists of lofi, jazz, classical and ambient tracks plus nature sounds. Free accounts get a limited set and 1 playlist. - **Task management:** Tasks with projects, labels, priorities and calendar integration, listed under Professional. - **Analytics and streaks:** Focus patterns, completed sessions, daily streaks and totals. Free keeps 2 months of history. - **Installable app:** Add it to a device as an app without a store. ## Good for - People who study or work better with a scene and music running - Users who want task tracking attached to their timer ## Worth knowing - The larger music, video and sound libraries, task management and unlimited history need a paid plan. - Subscribing requires signing in first. - Web only: the install option is a browser-installed app, not a store app. - The lifetime plan is labeled a limited-time offer. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Pomodoro 365 is a web timer with a free Starter plan and paid plans at $2.4 a month billed annually. Larger music and video libraries, tasks and unlimited history need a paid plan, and it only runs in a browser. - **Value for money: B.** Professional is $2.4 a month billed annually ($5 monthly), inside the cheaper quarter of focus apps, which starts at $2.99. Lifetime Pro is $99. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Starter is free with the core timer, 20+ tracks, 20+ video backgrounds, basic insights and 2 months of history, plus a 14-day premium trial. - **Features: B.** Timer, video backgrounds, sounds, tasks, analytics and streaks. Tasks and the larger libraries are paid, but the core job is covered. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You sign in first, then choose music, backgrounds and settings. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only; the install option is a browser-installed app, not a store app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pomodoro 365'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 - Pomodoro 365's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 35 of the 83 other focus apps we grade, and level with 13. - It stands best on features (B, above 62 of 83) and worst on ease of use (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $2.40 a month, against a middle price of $2.96 for the category: 17 of the 49 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 16 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/focus ## Keep it, or make your own? **Your call.** A focus timer at its plainest counts down 25 minutes and keeps a log. You could make the core of Pomodoro 365 for yourself: Pomodoro timer, tasks and time tracking. What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. At $28.80 a year it costs less than the weekend it would take to replace, which is the argument for keeping it. - You could make: Pomodoro timer, tasks and time tracking: an app builder makes these well. - You could make: It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too. - You could not: A library of sound you would have to license. - You could not: The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job. 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, Focus music, Tasks, Time tracking, One-time purchase ## Alternatives - [Pomofocus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pomofocus): Browser-based Pomodoro timer with a task list and reports. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pomodoro-365-vs-pomofocus) - [Pomodoro Timer Online](https://toolgpa.com/tools/pomodoro-timer-online): Free browser Pomodoro timer with lofi music and a task list. 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