Comparison

Pomodoro Diary vs 小自律

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Diary

This app combines a focus timer, habit tracker, and time journal to help you build routines and track your progress. It offers customizable sessions, goal setting, and a daily timeline of your activities. Sync your data across devices and export it for review.

Highlights
  • Customizable focus timer sessions
  • Habit tracking with goal setting
  • One-line time diary entries
  • Daily timeline of activities
  • Cross-device cloud sync
  • Data export to CSV/JSON
  • Home screen and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Focus for a while, check in, jot down a line. Day by day it adds up, and it's all there when you look back. Pomodoro Diary puts a focus timer, a habit tracker and a time diary in one calm place. 【FOCUS TIMER】 • 25-minute Pomodoro sessions, a custom length, a count-up timer, or an untimed check-in • Take a break, then roll into the next session • Keep the screen on while you focus • Completion sound and vibration • Free white noise: light music and mountain birds 【HABITS AND TO-DOS】 • Repeat daily, weekly, on chosen weekdays, monthly, once, or long-term • Set goals by count or by minutes • Break bigger tasks into subtasks • Missed a check-in? Long-press the date to add it • Archive a habit and keep its full history • The free plan includes up to 5 habits 【MOMENTS: YOUR TIME DIARY】 • When you finish, an optional prompt lets you write a one-line note • Browse every session and check-in on a day-by-day timeline • The "From your diary" card on the home screen brings back this day last year, or a random page 【STATISTICS】 • A free overview of completions, focus time, active days and your daily average 【WIDGETS】 • Home-screen widget with today's list • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island while you focus 【FREE CLOUD SYNC】 • Sign in with Apple, Google or email, and your data syncs automatically between your phone and the web app at pomodorodiary.com • Reinstall or switch phones, sign in again, and everything comes back • Export all your data as a spreadsheet (CSV), JSON or the raw database, and import from a local export file • Dark mode and 15 interface languages 【POMODORO DIARY PRO】 Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Pro adds: • Unlimited habits • Full statistics: streaks, month-over-month, peak focus hours, time distribution, yearly heatmap and trends • Export Moments as an image • Daily automatic backup, plus backup to your own WebDAV • Designer themes • More white noise (rainstorm, night beach, tropical rain) and more completion sounds • Custom vibration • Let a new day start after 2 AM, for late nights Use it for studying, deep work, workouts, reading, writing, or any routine you want to keep. Pro subscription: Pro is offered as Monthly (auto-renews monthly), Yearly (auto-renews yearly), and Lifetime (one-time purchase, does not renew). Prices are shown in the app before purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically within 24 hours before the end of the current period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.pomodorodiary.com/en/privacy

About

小自律

This tool helps you build positive habits and stay focused by minimizing distractions. It offers customizable habit tracking, reminders, and progress analysis. Enjoy a clean interface, focus aids like white noise, and automatic cloud backups.

Highlights
  • Customizable habit creation
  • Habit statistics and progress tracking
  • Daily打卡 reminders with sound options
  • Focus timer with white noise
  • Daily focus data charts
  • Automatic cloud data backup
  • Reward cards for completing habits
Features
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小自律是一款习惯养成工具,同时也是专注软件,它可以帮你暂时远离手机,抵制分心,专注当下,成为习惯达人。 -添加习惯:按时段创建不同的习惯,内设超多习惯等你来打卡,支持自定义习惯 -习惯统计:查看各个习惯打卡统计,帮助您更好的了解习惯状态 -打卡提醒:设置提醒每日打卡,多种打卡提示音选择 -卡片奖励:完成每日习惯打卡,即可领取专属定制卡片 -简约风格:界面干净简洁,习惯图标清新可爱 -专注白噪音:精选白噪音资源,帮助您更好的完成今日目标 -专注分析:形成每日专注数据图表,更加直观的体现专注时长 -数据备份:数据自动备份到云端,更换设备也不用怕 **********订阅说明*********** 您可以在程序内使用 iTunes 自动续订功能获取会员专属功能,我们提供 「周会员」每周 CNY 4(前三天免费试用) 「月会员」每月 CNY 9 确认购买后,将会从您的 iTunes 帐户中收取费用。您可以在每个周期结束至少 24 小时前取消下个周期的订阅,每个周期结束 24 小时内将会自动续订,已订阅的周期将无法取消。 -隐私政策:https://early.rhinox.cn/privacy.html -会员付费协议:https://docs.qq.com/doc/DU2pSTFJkbXVwUWdj?pub=1&dver=2.1.0 使用中有任何问题或建议,可以联系客服QQ:1404556846

Screenshots

Pomodoro Diary4 screens
小自律4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pomodoro Diary at none against 小自律's shown. Pomodoro Diary also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 15 months). 小自律's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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 Diary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and 小自律 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.49 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pomodoro Diary against 5.0 for 小自律. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Diary ships an update every 2 weeks, 小自律 every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pomodoro Diary versus 小自律: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro Diary小自律
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB69 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPOMODIARY LLCHangzhou boniu technology co. LTD

Customer experience

Pomodoro Diary

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

小自律

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pomodoro Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Pomodoro Diary Pro · Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pomodoro Diary Pro · Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • TomatoPlan Pro Forever$29.99
2 purchases

小自律

Subscriptions2
  • 小自律周会员3 Days trial$0.497 Days
  • 小自律月会员$1.491 Month

Questions

Is Pomodoro Diary free?
Pomodoro Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 小自律 free?
小自律 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro Diary or 小自律?
Pomodoro Diary and 小自律 are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pomodoro Diary or 小自律 have ads?
小自律 shows ads; Pomodoro Diary does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Diary or 小自律?
Pomodoro Diary ships an update every 2 weeks, and 小自律 every 15 months. Most recently, Pomodoro Diary was updated on November 7, 2026 and 小自律 on November 3, 2026.

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