Comparison

Pomodoro vs LongRoad

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

LongRoad

Features
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Turn every Pomodoro into a road trip. LongRoad is a focus timer that drives you down Route 66. Start a 25- or 50-minute focus session and your 1950s car rolls down the next stretch of America's most famous highway, from Chicago to Santa Monica: 2,448 miles and 93 towns. Finish the session and you arrive in a new town with a vintage postcard to keep. Then take a short break at a roadside diner, motel or gas station before the next leg. WHY IT WORKS • The classic Pomodoro rhythm: focus, then a short built-in break • A goal that keeps you coming back: every session moves you further down the road • A calm, beautiful pixel-art world seen from the driver's seat FOCUS TIMER • 25- or 50-minute focus legs with built-in breaks • Live Activity and Lock Screen timer, plus widgets • Gentle reminders when a leg or a break ends • Pause anytime: the car pulls over and waits for you THE ROAD • Drive all of Route 66: 93 towns, 2,448 miles, Illinois to California • Collect a "Greetings from…" postcard in every town • Watch your passport and route map fill up as you study • Dawn, midday, sunset or night, rain or shine: pick your sky, or let the road decide SOUND FOR DEEP WORK • Built-in lofi radio stations • Mix the music, engine, road and rain to your taste • Music only, road only, or silence No account. No ads. Just you and the open road. LONG ROAD PASS Your first focus session (one leg, 25 or 50 minutes) is free, with everything switched on: the radio, the sky, the passport and the Live Activity. After that, starting new focus sessions requires a Long Road Pass subscription. Plans and prices are shown in the app before you buy, and you can see them any time in the Glove Box (Settings). The yearly plan includes a free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://longroadapp.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://longroadapp.netlify.app/privacy

Screenshots

Pomodoro4 screens
LongRoad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LongRoad at none against Pomodoro's shown. LongRoad also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Pomodoro's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price 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. Pomodoro sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and LongRoad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro ships an update monthly, LongRoad every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pomodoro versus LongRoad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoroLongRoad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size106 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDelightApps Corp.Muhammed Gultekin

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

LongRoad

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
2 purchases

LongRoad

Subscriptions2
  • Long Road Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Long Road Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomodoro free?
Pomodoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LongRoad free?
LongRoad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro or LongRoad have ads?
Pomodoro shows ads; LongRoad does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro or LongRoad?
Pomodoro ships an update monthly, and LongRoad every 2 days. Most recently, Pomodoro was updated on November 3, 2026 and LongRoad on October 31, 2026.

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