Work/Break vs Vesper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Work/Break
This productivity tool helps users maintain focus by automatically cycling between dedicated work and break periods. It's designed to keep you in a productive flow state without manual timer adjustments.
- Automatic work/break switching
- Flow state maintenance
- Focus enhancement
- Simple timer functionality
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Stay in the flow with a timer that automatically switches between work/break.
Vesper
This app helps users, particularly women, reduce mindless scrolling and regain calm with their phones. It offers gentle pauses before opening distracting apps and allows for scheduled quiet windows to promote focus and intentional usage.
- Screen time protection for distracting apps
- Morning and Night Quiet Windows
- Earn 'Glow' for keeping promises
- Two-minute breathing ritual
- Intentional app access
- Calm reward moments
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Vesper helps you turn the urge to scroll into a reason to move. Choose the distracting apps you want to protect with Apple Screen Time. When you reach for them, Vesper creates a calm pause and guides you toward a verified live walk before granting a bounded opening. When the opening ends, your selected apps return to protection automatically. See your verified daily steps and walking goal on Home, start a live walking session, and follow your progress as you move. If walking is not available, Box Breathing offers a limited fallback. Vesper is designed for women who want less automatic scrolling, more movement, and a softer way to protect their attention—without shame, punishment, or productivity pressure. Features: • Screen Time protection for selected distracting apps • Verified live walking for bounded intentional access • Daily iOS Health step progress and walking goals • Clear protection status and next actions on Home • Automatic re-protection after each opening • Limited Box Breathing fallback • Calm celebrations and a warm star companion Your attention belongs to you. Stop scrolling. Step into her. Vesper offers free onboarding. Additional features require a lifetime purchase or subscription. Terms of use: https://xcompass.ai/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vesper at 100% against Work/Break's 33%. Vesper also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Work/Break's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). 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
Both are free to download. Vesper sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 7 days. Work/Break asks for nothing beyond the download.
Work/Break ships an update every 7 months, Vesper every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Work/Break | Vesper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lars Svennbeck | xCompass, LLC |
Customer experience
Work/Break
Vesper
In-app purchases
Work/Break
No in-app purchases
Vesper
- Vesper Weekly$12.997 Days
- Vesper Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Believer$99.99
