Comparison

Flow vs Monolith

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

Head to head
About

Flow

Enhance your concentration and productivity with a scientifically proven method. This app divides your workflow into focused work intervals and scheduled breaks, helping you reduce stress and stay motivated. Ideal for work, study, or any task requiring deep focus.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with work intervals and breaks
  • App and web blocking
  • Statistics tracking
  • Commitment mode
  • Inspirational quotes
  • Home & Lock Screen Widgets
Features
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Join hundreds of thousands of happy users who enjoy this simple way to stay focused and productive. Use Flow to get things done. Flow is a tiny but mighty app that helps you work on a task, study for school or simply stay focused without being distracted for a certain amount of time. Flow divides your workflow into sections with defined breaks, making it easy to stay focused. This method has been scientifically proven to be an effective way to increase your concentration and motivation while reducing your stress levels. The use of a Pomodoro timer can be a huge boost to your productivity. Use Flow to ... ... concentrate ... work on a task ... study for school ... code all night ... work from home Benefits of this technique • Improved focus and motivation • Increased productivity • Less stress and better health • Better management of interruptions Features • Pomodoro timer with work intervals and breaks • Statistics to keep track of your completed sessions • Notifications to remind you of short breaks • App and web blocking to combat distractions • Commitment mode for self-control • Inspirational quotes for motivation • Metronome for deep focus • Multiple duration options • Custom session title • Apple Calendar sync • Apple Health sync • iCloud sync of stats • Home & Lock Screen Widgets • Support for Live Activities & Dynamic Island YOU MATTER TO US We want to make Flow even better! Please give us your honest feedback in order to help us fix bugs and improve the app. We will regularly update Flow based on your feedback. Thank you! ABOUT US Yugen is a small independent developer studio based in Frankfurt, Germany. Our team is devoted to making great apps that we want to use ourselves. We strive to create products that help people in their everyday life with intuitive user experiences and minimalistic design. QUESTIONS? If you have any questions or problems, feel free to email us. We provide awesome support and love to help! www.flow.app support@flow.app Twitter: flow__app Facebook: flowapp.info Instagram: flowapp.info FLOW PRO Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period through your Apple account. For more information, see our Terms of Use at https://www.flow.app/legal and Apple's Terms of Use (EULA) at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.

About

Monolith

Features
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Every study session you finish raises a block. The tower grows, stays there, and in three months it tells your whole story in a single image. Monolith is a focus timer with no forests, no mascots and no rewards for things you didn't do. HOW IT WORKS • Pick 15, 25, 45 or 60 minutes, and the subject. • While the clock runs, the block's mold hangs above your tower and fills with that subject's light. You watch progress, not a number. • At zero the block drops, crowns the tower and stays for good. THE RULE Leave the app mid-session and that session doesn't build: it leaves a visible gap, the outline of a block that never happened. No red punishment, no lecture. There's a 20-second grace, because a notification isn't a distraction. YOUR CITY Every month is a tower, and months stack into a skyline you read at a glance: which subject ate your hours, which weeks you missed, how far you've come. SHARING A vertical frame with your city, your hours and your subjects. What you see on screen is exactly the image that gets exported. ACTUALLY FREE Studying and building is never charged. Monolith Pro unlocks five materials for your monolith, sessions of any length you want, unlimited subjects, full history and high-resolution sharing. No accounts, no sign-up: your study data lives on your iPhone. SUBSCRIPTION Monolith Pro is offered as a weekly, monthly or yearly auto-renewing subscription. The price is shown in the app in your currency before you confirm. Payment is charged to your Apple account on confirmation, and the subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can manage or cancel it in iOS Settings → your account → Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://monolith-nine-beta.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://monolith-nine-beta.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

Flow4 screens
Monolith4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Flow at 5 against Monolith's 2. Monolith's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Flow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Monolith sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flow ships an update every 4 weeks, Monolith every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Flow versus Monolith: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowMonolith
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews86.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYugen GmbHBenjamin Gonzalez

Bugs and requests

Flow

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Live activity feature not working consistently
  • Timer not recording sessions accurately
  • App blocking functionality not working as expected
  • Crashes and freezes on certain macOS versions

Requested features

6 requests
  • Allow custom work and break durations
  • Add option to pause and resume flow sessions
  • Implement real-time sync across devices
  • Provide more detailed productivity tracking and reporting
  • Include an Apple Watch app with complication support
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  • Add ability to block notifications from certain apps during flows

Monolith

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flow

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Plan7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly Plan14 Days trial$17.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Access$39.99
3 purchases

Monolith

Subscriptions3
  • Monolith Pro (Weekly)$2.997 Days
  • Monolith Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Monolith Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Flow free?
Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Monolith free?
Monolith is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flow or Monolith have ads?
Neither Flow nor Monolith shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flow or Monolith?
Flow ships an update every 4 weeks, and Monolith every 3 weeks. Most recently, Flow was updated on October 13, 2026 and Monolith on October 2, 2026.

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