Comparison

PDF Reflow vs TomatoFlex

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

Head to head
About

PDF Reflow

This app reflows PDFs and Word documents into a comfortable, vertical reading format for mobile devices. It uses AI to analyze page layouts, ensuring text, graphics, and tables are presented clearly without zooming or scrolling.

Highlights
  • AI-powered page analysis
  • Vertical reading flow
  • Adjustable text size
  • Text selection and highlighting
  • Search within documents
  • Dark mode
Features
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Reading PDFs on your phone shouldn’t feel like work. PDF Reflow transforms PDFs and Word documents into a clean, phone-friendly reading experience. No more tiny text, constant pinching, horizontal scrolling, or multi-column pages that don’t fit your screen. The latest version uses AI-powered page analysis to better understand each document’s layout, including text, graphics, figures, tables, and mathematical formulas. It then reorganizes the content into a natural vertical flow while preserving the document’s structure and visual context. PDF Reflow is ideal for: • Research papers • Reports and manuals • Articles • Word documents • Technical and scientific PDFs • Documents with figures, tables, colors, and formulas Features include: • AI-powered page and layout analysis • Comfortable, screen-width reading • Text selection and highlighting • Search within documents • Adjustable text size up to 300% • Automatic Table of Contents • Dark mode for PDFs • Built-in document picker If you read PDFs on your phone and are tired of fighting the original page layout, PDF Reflow is made for you. Questions or feedback? laurent@appblit.com

About

TomatoFlex

This app helps you manage your time using the Pomodoro technique. It offers customizable work and break intervals, cross-device synchronization, and detailed statistics to track your focus and productivity. It's designed for flexibility, allowing you to adjust to real-world work scenarios.

Highlights
  • Customizable work/break intervals
  • Cross-device synchronization (Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad, Mac)
  • Detailed productivity statistics
  • Apple Watch complications and iOS widgets
  • Shortcuts integration
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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TomatoFlex is a productivity app based on the pomodoro time management technique - focusing on simplicity. It comes with a standalone Apple Watch, iPhone, iPad and Mac app, synchronised when used together. Features: - 3 different Apple Watch complication types, supporting all watch faces - 5 different types of iOS widgets - Work/break settings from 1 minute to 90 minutes - Apple Watch alarm and actionable iOS notifications - Seamless synronisation of your session and statistics across all the supported devices - Smart statistics which automatically groups sets and detects breaks - Unlimited statistics history which you can export to csv - Hourly productive breakdown and daily focus time tracking - Stop, Pause and partial pomodoro completion - Skip break when you are in flow - Recents tracking for quick switch between intervals - Add or delete pomodoro completions if you forgot to start tracking - iCloud saving of statistics to never lose your history - iPad multitasking - Light and dark theme - Shortcuts integration More details for black belt pomodoro ninjas: It is flexible because it does not force you into intervals with second precision. It just notifies you about the interval end and you decide when do you want to continue with the next interval. This is more realistic in a real world scenario as you might need an extra minute or so to complete your current work before you want to go for a break. It is a similar experience as a traditional analog pomodoro timer. Our statistics module can figure out what counts as a set or break, so you still get the same insight and discipline for your focused work. If you have any question don't hesitate to reach us at [company@talkingchickenfriend.com](mailto:company@talkingchickenfriend.com) "The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. The technique uses a timer to break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. Each interval is known as a pomodoro, from the Italian word for 'tomato', after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer that Cirillo used as a university student." - [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique)

Screenshots

PDF Reflow4 screens
TomatoFlex4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TomatoFlex at 4.2 against PDF Reflow's 3.6. TomatoFlex also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 44%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). PDF Reflow's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. PDF Reflow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TomatoFlex sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TomatoFlex holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of PDF Reflow's written reviews are positive against 86% of TomatoFlex's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PDF Reflow ships an update every 4 days, TomatoFlex every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PDF Reflow versus TomatoFlex: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPDF ReflowTomatoFlex
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (28 ratings)4.2 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB34 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAppBlit LLCTalking Chicken Friend

Customer experience

PDF Reflow

All ratings28 ratings
Positive60.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative44.4%

TomatoFlex

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PDF Reflow

One-time1
  • PDF Reflow PRO$7.99
4 purchases

TomatoFlex

One-time4
  • Espresso$0.99
  • Americano$1.99
  • Cappuccino$3.99
Show 1 more
  • Large Latte$6.99

Questions

Is PDF Reflow free?
PDF Reflow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TomatoFlex free?
TomatoFlex is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PDF Reflow or TomatoFlex?
TomatoFlex is rated higher. PDF Reflow averages 3.6 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while TomatoFlex averages 4.2 from 12 ratings.
Do PDF Reflow or TomatoFlex have ads?
Neither PDF Reflow nor TomatoFlex shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PDF Reflow or TomatoFlex?
PDF Reflow ships an update every 4 days, and TomatoFlex every 2 months. Most recently, PDF Reflow was updated on November 3, 2026 and TomatoFlex on November 7, 2026.

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