Comparison

Pomodoro vs Hearmark

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro

Enhance your focus and productivity with a timer that breaks work into intervals. This app helps you manage tasks using the Pomodoro technique, offering customizable timers, relaxing sounds, and progress tracking. It supports various Apple devices and works offline.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro technique timer
  • Customizable intervals
  • Relaxing sound player
  • iOS widgets and Apple Watch support
  • Task management
  • Progress tracking
  • White noise integration
Features
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The Best Pomodoro Application. Work with this app to improve your productivity by breaking up after each working period. Features - Timer list - Relaxing sound player - iOS14 Widgets Support - Apple Watch Complications - White noises are played with timer - Customizable timer style & background image - Customizable settings for your working interval and short, long break interval - Offline mode - Dark mode - Manager your task using Pomodoro technique - Focus with white noise sounds - Track your progress - Background scheduling and notification - Support Working on backgrounds - Voice Feedback after finishing work and break - Universal app for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch Feedback email - jason@delightroom.com Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

Hearmark

Features
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Hearmark lets you dictate and timestamp notes while simultaneously listening to an audio file. Great for critical listening tasks. This app came out of a personal need - I’ve always used car rides for critical listening, whether it’s working on a new track or album. In the past I got into the habit of just trying to remember things I wanted to fix, or even worse: trying to type out notes on my phone while driving, not to mention having to try to explain where in the song or album my note was supposed to be in reference to. Thus Hearmark was born. Now when I’m on the road, I can dictate my notes while listening, with time references, and all I have to do is press one giant button - much safer than typing, much more effective than trying to remember all the ideas that come up. Hearmark transcribes your notes into a single markdown file, listed as markdown tasks, separated by filename and with timestamps. I chose this output format specifically for ingesting notes into my own workflow, which relies on the markdown-based Obsidian app. How you decide to ingest the text Hearmark creates is up to you. My method of choice is to store the markdown file on iCloud, and then have a symbolically linked version of the file directly in my Obsidian vault.

Screenshots

Pomodoro4 screens
Hearmark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Pomodoro at Free against Hearmark's $9.99. Pomodoro also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Hearmark's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Pomodoro is free to download; Hearmark costs $9.99 up front. Pomodoro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Hearmark asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pomodoro versus Hearmark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoroHearmark
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDelightApps Corp.Dzasterlab, LLC

Bugs and requests

Pomodoro

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Timer stops counting when switching apps
  • Notifications not working consistently
  • Premium features not functioning as expected
  • App crashing or freezing on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to sync timers across devices
  • More customization options for backgrounds and sounds
  • Improved statistics and reporting
  • Better support and communication from developers

Hearmark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Pomodoro

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Club$0.991 Month
  • Pomodoro - premium$1.991 Month
One-time3
  • Tip$0.99
  • Premium$7.99
  • Lifetime premium$9.99
None

Hearmark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pomodoro free?
Pomodoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hearmark free?
Hearmark costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pomodoro or Hearmark have ads?
Pomodoro shows ads; Hearmark does not.

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