Comparison

Cuckoo Timer vs Pomodoro Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Cuckoo Timer

This app helps you manage tasks and cultivate skills by tracking time spent on each activity. It links tasks to specific skills, allowing you to visualize your progress towards mastery and achieve your 10,000-hour goals.

Highlights
  • Classical time tracking for tasks
  • Task management with skill attribution
  • Skill cultivation progress visualization
  • Daily beautiful background pictures
  • Full-screen focus mode
  • Task priority setting
  • iCloud sync
Features
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Task management combined with 10,000 hours rule. It takes 10,000 hours to become an expert in a field. We work not just for work, we complete our tasks not just for tasks themselves. In fact, what we want are SKILLS! Every task completed should end up with a better SKILL. ***What Cuckoo Can Do For You*** 1. Classical Time Tracking: Track time spent for every task you created. 2. Task Management: Shake your device to quickly add new Tasks, attribute your Task to a certain Skill that you want to cultivate. 3. Skill Cultivation: Tasks are for improving your skills. You can link multiple Tasks to one Skill, and time spent on those tasks will be summed as the total time of the Skill. So that you can see clearly how your skills grow towards 10,000 hours. ***More Features*** 1. A new beautiful background picture everyday; 2. Full-screen focus mode to focus on your work; 3. Advanced features such as task priority setting, iCloud sync. Privacy Policy & Use of Terms Link:https://cuckoo2017.wordpress.com/2017/06/23/布谷布谷隐私政策/

About

Pomodoro Timer

Enhance focus and productivity with a versatile tool that combines a Pomodoro timer with task management. Organize your day, set reminders, and track progress to build better habits and manage your time effectively.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro focus timer
  • Task and list management
  • Customizable reminders
  • Data analysis for habits
  • Voice input for notes
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Password protection
Features
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Pomodoro, a light and concise focusing software. It can help you focus on learning, make learning plans, set meeting reminders, arrange travel plans, and can also be used to record notes and organize shopping lists. Pomodoro integrates practical functions such as focus, clock-in, reminders, memos, lists, notes, notes, alarms, time management, etc., an application that meets all your needs. "Efficient Pomodoro" -Focus: focus on matters, learn efficiently, and develop habits; -Data analysis: data analysis, tracking problems, and getting rid of bad habits; -Reminders: remind on time at the set time and place; -Continuous reminder: stubborn continuous reminder, no longer miss important things; -Voice input: voice to text, bid farewell to manual input; -Classification list: simple and clear list, work and life are in order; -Intelligent time semantic analysis: intelligently analyze the text in text and voice, and intelligently create reminder time; -Today widget: No need to open the App, quickly view, complete, and create your items in the notification center; -iCloud synchronization: automatic backup, multi-terminal synchronization, data will no longer be lost; -Password protection: support digital password, Touch ID, Face ID, protect privacy most professionally; -Personal settings: you can choose themes, ringtones, button sounds, and vibration feedback according to your preferences; ------- Obtained high-quality recommended applications by well-known media "Aicheng Technology" and "Neosoft". ------- "Pomodoro Member" Pomodoro membership is a paid subscription service. You can find this feature on the [Settings] page. If you subscribe to this service, you can become a daily reminder member, and you can use all features indefinitely during the subscription period, including new features in the future. The service provides a standard service price of RMB 10 per month, RMB 58 per year, and RMB 98 for permanent members. The price may change during the promotion period. When the price adjustment occurs, the new fee will be incurred in your next subscription cycle. Or when the free trial period ends, the fee will be automatically deducted after the trial period. "Regarding subscription-related rules for this service" -The fee will be officially deducted from the iTunes account after the purchase is confirmed and the free trial period ends; -Subscription is an automatic renewal service. If you want to stop the renewal, please manually cancel the service at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing cycle; -The cost of renewal will be deducted within 24 hours before the end of the current period; -After subscribing to the service, you can enter the [Subscription] entry provided in the account settings of the App Store to manage subscription renewal and other operations; -During the free trial period, any unused days will be cleared after the user purchases the service; Terms of Use: http://doc.liangzemu.cn/tomatotodo/cn/usage_terms.html Privacy agreement: http://doc.liangzemu.cn/tomatotodo/cn/privacy_policy_ios.html

Screenshots

Cuckoo Timer4 screens
Pomodoro Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cuckoo Timer at every 4 days against Pomodoro Timer's monthly. Cuckoo Timer also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (319 vs 44). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Cuckoo Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pomodoro Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cuckoo Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cuckoo Timer has 319 ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Cuckoo Timer's written reviews are positive against 77% of Pomodoro Timer's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cuckoo Timer ships an update every 4 days, Pomodoro Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Cuckoo Timer versus Pomodoro Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuckoo TimerPomodoro Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (319 ratings) — better4.4 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews77.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings319 — better44
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangzhou Xiaorichang Technology Co., Ltd.Chongqing LiangZeMu Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Cuckoo Timer

All ratings319 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral10.4%
Negative18.5%

Pomodoro Timer

All ratings44 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative17.5%

Bugs and requests

Cuckoo Timer

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Skill recording time sync issue with manually uploaded tasks
  • Timer freezes and requires manual time entry
  • Language setting reverts to Japanese unexpectedly
  • Data loss after app update
  • Skills option disappeared after update
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  • Notification sound doesn't work when muted
  • Manually entered tasks don't appear in daily reports
  • iPad text cutoff and layout issues
  • Music interruption during timer countdown

Requested features

12 requests
  • Complete English translation for all UI elements
  • Customizable number of tasks per Pomodoro session
  • Widget support for home screen
  • Focus mode that discards time if app is switched
  • Task deadline reminder notifications
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  • Daily recurring task functionality
  • Time-block calendar view showing task allocation
  • Ability to toggle/mute notification sounds
  • Mac version of the app
  • Undo/delete functionality for completed tasks
  • iCloud sync across devices
  • Badge notifications for pending tasks

Pomodoro Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cuckoo Timer

One-time1
  • Pro Account$1.99
3 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly membership$0.991 Month
  • Annual membership3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent member$5.99

Questions

Is Cuckoo Timer free?
Cuckoo Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cuckoo Timer or Pomodoro Timer?
Cuckoo Timer is rated higher. Cuckoo Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 319 ratings, while Pomodoro Timer averages 4.4 from 44 ratings.
Do Cuckoo Timer or Pomodoro Timer have ads?
Neither Cuckoo Timer nor Pomodoro Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cuckoo Timer or Pomodoro Timer?
Cuckoo Timer ships an update every 4 days, and Pomodoro Timer monthly. Most recently, Cuckoo Timer was updated on October 12, 2026 and Pomodoro Timer on October 6, 2026.

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