Comparison

Pomodoro vs Cally Calendar

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

Cally Calendar

See your upcoming meetings and their progress directly on your iPhone's Lock Screen. It intelligently switches between work and personal calendars based on your Focus modes and provides quick access to join calls.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen meeting display
  • Focus mode integration
  • Live timeline view
  • Double-booking alerts
  • One-tap call joining
  • On-device data processing
Features
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Cally puts the meeting you're in — and the ones right behind it — on your Lock Screen, so you can tell what's next without opening anything. FOLLOWS YOUR FOCUS Turn on your Work Focus and Cally shows your work calendars. Switch to Personal and it follows. You choose which calendars belong to which Focus once, and iOS does the switching from then on. A LIVE TIMELINE, NOT A LIST The meeting you're in sits at the top with a countdown and a progress bar showing how much of it is left. Underneath, the next events are strung along a timeline, so the shape of your afternoon is obvious at a glance. DOUBLE-BOOKINGS, CALLED OUT Two meetings in the same slot are marked "2 at once" rather than quietly hidden behind each other — so you find out before you're late to one of them. WORKS WITH THE CALENDARS YOU ALREADY HAVE Google, iCloud, Exchange — if the account is in iOS Settings, Cally reads it. There is no sign-in, no account to create, and no setup beyond picking your calendars. ONE TAP INTO THE CALL Meetings with a video link get a Join button right on the Lock Screen. TOLD, NOT JUST SHOWN Cally can buzz when one meeting ends and the next is up, even while it's closed. YOUR CALENDAR STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE Cally reads your events on-device and never sends them anywhere. Cally is free and supported by ads. Requires iOS 17. Live Activities appear on iPhone.

Screenshots

Pomodoro4 screens
Cally Calendar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cally Calendar at none against Pomodoro's 5. Cally Calendar also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Pomodoro's advantage is ratings volume (11K vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Pomodoro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Cally Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cally Calendar 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro ships an update monthly, Cally Calendar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pomodoro versus Cally Calendar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoroCally Calendar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDelightApps Corp.Chathushka Rodrigo

Customer experience

Pomodoro

All ratings10,798 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews298 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.4%
Negative37.6%

Cally Calendar

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Cally Calendar

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

Cally Calendar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pomodoro free?
Pomodoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cally Calendar free?
Cally Calendar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro or Cally Calendar?
Cally Calendar is rated higher. Pomodoro averages 4.7 out of 5 from 11K ratings, while Cally Calendar averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Pomodoro or Cally Calendar have ads?
Both Pomodoro and Cally Calendar show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro or Cally Calendar?
Pomodoro ships an update monthly, and Cally Calendar every 2 days. Most recently, Pomodoro was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cally Calendar on October 25, 2026.

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