Pomodoro vs Orli
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Pomodoro technique timer
- Customizable intervals
- Relaxing sound player
- iOS widgets and Apple Watch support
- Task management
- Progress tracking
- White noise integration
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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
Orli
This app creates a dedicated focus environment by blocking distracting applications, playing ambient sounds, and capturing stray thoughts. It offers customizable timers and task management tools to help users concentrate and be more productive.
- Pomodoro & Flow focus modes
- Customizable app blocking
- Focus sounds (binaural beats, brown noise)
- Thought capture
- Lock screen timer (Live Activity)
- Apple Watch integration
- Three-pool task organization
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You don't need more willpower. You need a better setup. Most focus apps give you a timer and guilt. Orli gives you a complete focus environment. Press start, and everything transforms — distracting apps blocked, focus sounds playing, wandering thoughts captured, timer visible on your lock screen and wrist. When the setup is right, focus follows naturally. FOCUS SESSION FEATURES: - Pomodoro & Flow modes — 25-minute sprints or continuous deep work - App blocking — choose what to block or what to allow - Binaural beats & brown noise — scientifically-backed focus sounds - Thought parking — capture wandering ideas without breaking your session - Exit commitment — gentle friction that keeps you going - Live Activity — your timer stays visible on your lock screen, always - Apple Watch — full session control from your wrist SMART TASK MANAGEMENT: - Three-pool organization — Now, Next, Someday - Quick capture — add tasks without losing focus Orli Plus unlocks app blocking, premium focus sounds, advanced analytics, and full session customization. Focus shouldn't be a fight. Set up your environment. The rest follows. Privacy Policy: https://orliplanner.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Orli at none against Pomodoro's shown. Orli also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Pomodoro's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 2). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. Pomodoro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Orli sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Orli holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro has 11K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Pomodoro ships an update monthly, Orli every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pomodoro | Orli |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (11K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DelightApps Corp. | Ahmed Sayed Mokhtar Mohamed |
Customer experience
Pomodoro
Orli
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
Orli
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Pomodoro
- Premium Club$0.991 Month
- Pomodoro - premium$1.991 Month
- Tip$0.99
- Premium$7.99
- Lifetime premium$9.99
Orli
- Orli Plus - Weekly$3.997 Days
- Orli Plus - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Orli Plus - Annual7 Days trial$29.991 Year
