Potamato vs Onsen Tamago
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Potamato
Enhance your productivity with a focus timer offering interval and continuous work sessions. Features include parallel timers, smart notifications, and a distraction-free interface to help you build better focus habits.
- Interval Mode with customizable breaks
- Continuous Focus for deep work
- Parallel Timers for multiple sessions
- Gravity Detection to encourage breaks
- Clean, minimal, and distraction-free interface
- Smart Notifications for background reminders
- Dark Mode support
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Potamato is a beautifully designed focus timer app that helps you stay productive with two powerful modes: Interval Technique and Continuous Focus. Key Features: ■ Interval Mode - Work in focused 25-minute sessions with customizable breaks ■ Continuous Focus - Set any duration for uninterrupted deep work sessions ■ Parallel Timers - Run multiple focus sessions simultaneously ■ Gravity Detection - Automatically reminds you to put your phone down ■ Clean & Minimal - Beautiful, distraction-free interface ■ Dark Mode - Comfortable viewing in any lighting condition ■ Smart Notifications - Reliable reminders even when the app is in background ■ Whether you're studying, working, or need to focus on important tasks, Potamato helps you build better focus habits and stay on track.
Onsen Tamago
This app encourages focused work sessions by gamifying phone usage. Users engage in a virtual onsen experience that progresses as they stay off their device for set periods. It aims to improve concentration and well-being through mindful breaks.
- Gamified focus timer
- Virtual onsen experience
- Encourages phone-free time
- Promotes well-being
- Progressive onsen growth
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Put your phone away and bath your mind in this Onsen. It takes 25 minutes to enjoy the full health benefit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Onsen Tamago at Free against Potamato's $0.99. Onsen Tamago also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). Potamato's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Onsen Tamago is free to download; Potamato costs $0.99 up front. Potamato sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Onsen Tamago asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Potamato against 5.0 for Onsen Tamago. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Potamato ships an update fortnightly, Onsen Tamago every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Potamato | Onsen Tamago |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 229 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 天成 黄 | Troubadour Game Studio LLC |
Customer experience
Potamato
Onsen Tamago
In-app purchases
Potamato
- Buy developer a coffee$0.99
Onsen Tamago
No in-app purchases
