Comparison

Tide Lite vs RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer

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

Head to head
About

Tide Lite

This app helps users improve focus and productivity using the Pomodoro Technique, combined with calming nature sounds. It breaks down work into timed intervals with short breaks, offering customizable durations and a minimalist design.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro Technique timer
  • Customizable focus and break lengths
  • Nature soundscapes (ocean, rain, forest)
  • Music fusion for white noise and music
  • Minimalist and elegant interface
  • Integration with Apple Health
Features
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Tide Lite, the best focus timer with nature sounds for creators. Tide Lite lets you get things done by breaking up individual event among discrete intervals, separated by short breaks. It helps you stay focused in work and study. With one tap, you can easily start a focus and peaceful time companied by sounds of natural environment. Combining the most popular time management method Pomodoro Technique with nature sounds, Tide Lite makes your time more productive and enjoyful. FOUCS TIMER • Base on Pomodoro Technique, for work and study • 25-minutes fully concentrated periods, separated by 5-minutes short breaks • Long Break mode. Trigger a long break every four concentrated periods • Allows customizing the length of focuses and breaks NATURE SOUNDS • Five natural scenarios: ocean, rain, forest, meditation and coffee. • Music Fusion allows white noise and music playing simultaneously • While the white noise is on, emotional wave effect brings you a more tangible status of peace • Tap the Timer Circle to turn ON/OFF the natural sounds DAILY PICTURE • From sunrise to sunset, greeting words varies based on difference times of day • From sunrise to sunset, greeting words varies based on difference times of day • Crafted typography design MINIMALIST DESIGN • Simple and elegant interface, natural and diverse colors • Carefully picked font types, crafted by MakeFont™ • Adapts Split View and Split Over of iPad • Supported iPhone 4s、iPhone 5、iPhone 6、iPhone 6s、iPad and iPad Pro * To help you get the most out of your mindfulness, the Tide Lite will write and get your mindfulness data into your Apple "Health app" with your permission. You can turn on it this on the settings page. * Pomodoro Technique is an easy-to-use time management method, which uses a timer to break down works into intervals, traditionally 25 min in length, separated by 5 min breaks. Pomodoro in Italian means tomato. * Flow is the feeling that makes you highly exciting and whole-heartedly concentrated in one thing. ———————— Drop us a message: talk@moreless.io

About

RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer

Features
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RidgeFocus helps you start faster, stay on task, and build a focus routine you can actually keep. Designed for study sessions, deep work, and ADHD-friendly structure. Core features - Pomodoro focus, short break, and long break cycles - Simple timer controls with pause, skip, and reset - Weekly goals, streaks, and daily progress stats - Themes, haptics, and notifications when sessions end Premium (one-time purchase) - Unlimited daily sessions - Custom durations and premium focus modes - Full session history with reflections - Ambient sounds, reminders, widgets, and calendar integrations - Rewards, challenges, and richer stats No account required. Works offline, with optional iCloud sync.

Screenshots

Tide Lite4 screens
RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer at Free against Tide Lite's $0.99. RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Tide Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer is free to download; Tide Lite costs $0.99 up front. RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Tide Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tide Lite ships an update every 3 months, RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tide Lite versus RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTide LiteRidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoreless, Inc.Michel Nguyen

In-app purchases

None

Tide Lite

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer

One-time1
  • Ridge Focus Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Tide Lite free?
Tide Lite costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer free?
RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tide Lite or RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer have ads?
Neither Tide Lite nor RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tide Lite or RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer?
Tide Lite ships an update every 3 months, and RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer monthly. Most recently, Tide Lite was updated on October 24, 2026 and RidgeFocus Pomodoro Timer on October 6, 2026.

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