Comparison

Cuckoo Timer vs Pomodoro Hero

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 Hero

This app helps you manage your time and improve focus by breaking down work into focused intervals with short breaks. It offers customizable timers, project tracking, and motivational features to boost productivity.

Highlights
  • Customizable timer lengths
  • Project-specific settings
  • Progress statistics and charts
  • Habit suggestions for breaks
  • Motivational trophy system
  • Dark mode and themes
  • Cloud backup and restore
Features
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Welcome to Pomodoro Hero ! The Pomodoro Technique is a time management system that encourages people to work with the time they have—rather than against it This is about focus Using this method, you break your workday into 25-minute chunks separated by five-minute breaks. These intervals are referred to as pomodoros. What do you do in a 5 minute Pomodoro break? One important thing to remember is that this short break is meant to be a break. The key here is you should spend the time doing something completely different than what you had been doing. You can have a short walk,meditate, drink water, stretch, clean etc.." Benefits This technique is an effective way to achieve a balance between quantity and quality, and all you have to do is focus for 25 minutes at a time How to use Pomodoro Hero? 1. Determine the project to complete 2. Start the Pomodoro Timer (by default is set to 25 minutes but you can adjust in settings) 3. Concentrate on finishing the task to be completed until the Productivity Timer sounds 4. When the timer sounds you can have a break (by default is set to 5 minutes but you can adjust in settings) 5. During the break try to accomplish the recommended habits 6. When the short or long break timer sounds, begin at step 1 again. POMODORO HERO FEATURES TIMER -Customizable pomodoro/breaks lengths -Notification at the end of a Pomodoro -Habit suggestions for short and long breaks -Skip a break after the end of a Pomodoro -Define interval for long breaks -Customisable sounds for the alerts -Half-way alarm - Get notified when you are just in the middle of the pomodoro -Almost-complete alarm - Get notified when you are about to finish a pomodoro -Sound Ticking PROJECTS - Create as many projects you want - Define weekly goals per project - See statistics per project - Customizable pomodoro/breaks lengths per project STATISTICS Pomodoro Hero will keep track of your completed sessions so you can analyse these later in an easy way with our built-in charts HABITS As already mentioned above breaks are meant to be a time for relaxation or even better to create new healthy habits.. so during breaks Pomodoro Hero will suggest good habits to do during the 5-minutes break. You can create your own habits from the settings panel. TROPHIES Keeping motivated is a very important thing in the road to productivity so we have implemented a trophy system which will keep track of your progress within the app. Are you ready to unlock all the achievements? THEMES Dark mode is set by default but you can disable from Settings. BACKUP Are you changing your phone and want to keep your historical data? No problem. Take advantage of the backup feature and store it locally or in the cloud. Pomodoro ™ and Pomodoro Technique ® are registered trademarks of Francesco Cirillo. This app is not affiliated with Francesco Cirillo. This app contains subscription : - You can subscribe for premium account with unlimited access to all premium features, new monthly content and no ads - Subscription is from $1.99 USD monthly and $7.99 USD yearly - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period at the cost of the chosen package - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Links to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy can be found below http://titanware.es/wp/terms-of-use.html http://titanware.es/wp/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Cuckoo Timer4 screens
Pomodoro Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

Cuckoo Timer and Pomodoro Hero both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Cuckoo Timer's written reviews are positive against 25% of Pomodoro Hero's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Hero sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Cuckoo Timer against 4.7 for Pomodoro Hero. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 319 and 115 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Cuckoo Timer's written reviews are positive against 25% of Pomodoro Hero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cuckoo Timer versus Pomodoro Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCuckoo TimerPomodoro Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (319 ratings)4.7 (115 ratings)
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings319 — better115
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangzhou Xiaorichang Technology Co., Ltd.TITANWARE SL

Customer experience

Cuckoo Timer

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

Pomodoro Hero

All ratings115 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative37.5%

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 Hero

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 Hero

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • Anual Subscription3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Go Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Cuckoo Timer free?
Cuckoo Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomodoro Hero free?
Pomodoro Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cuckoo Timer or Pomodoro Hero?
Cuckoo Timer and Pomodoro Hero are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 319 and 115 ratings respectively.
Do Cuckoo Timer or Pomodoro Hero have ads?
Neither Cuckoo Timer nor Pomodoro Hero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cuckoo Timer or Pomodoro Hero?
Cuckoo Timer ships an update every 4 days, and Pomodoro Hero weekly. Most recently, Cuckoo Timer was updated on October 12, 2026 and Pomodoro Hero on October 6, 2026.

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