Comparison

BreakTime vs Meyasumi

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

Head to head
About

BreakTime

This app helps you manage your work breaks to boost productivity and prevent eye strain. Easily start breaks with a tap and receive notifications when they end. It offers customizable durations and useful widgets.

Highlights
  • Start breaks with a tap
  • Predefined break durations
  • Break notifications
  • Custom break duration
  • Live activities
  • Widgets for lock and home screens
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Work break timer - BreakTime is designed to help you keep track of your breaks throughout the day. With its simple and intuitive interface you can start a break with just a tap and be notified when a break with predefined duration has ended. Taking regular breaks while working is very important and Work break timer - BreakTime is a great tool to effectively manage your time, boost your productivity and avoid eye strain. Features: - Unlimited breaks (requires Premium upgrade) - Delete individual breaks - Breaks statistics for the last 7 days in the free version and 60 days with Premium upgrade - Custom break duration - Break notifications - Live activities - Lock screen and home screen widgets - Dark mode support - Work break timer - BreakTime works on iPhone and iPad Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Meyasumi

Features
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When you are deep in work on a computer or a phone, it is easy to forget to stop. Eye Rest is a simple reminder of the 20-20-20 rule. [What the 20-20-20 rule is] Every 20 minutes, look at something about 20 feet (roughly 6 metres) away for about 20 seconds, and let your eyes rest. It is a widely shared guideline. It is not a guarantee of any effect. If pain or discomfort in your eyes continues, please see an eye doctor rather than putting up with it. [How Eye Rest works] - Set your working hours once. There is no "start" and "finish" to press every morning - Only during those hours, every 20 minutes, it says it is time to look far away - It stays silent outside your hours and at night - Tap the reminder and a 20-second screen opens - You can see how many rests you took today (the count never goes down) [Gentle by design] - It does not rush you and does not scold you - No AI is used (it makes no judgements and no diagnoses) - Records stay inside this device only, and are never sent anywhere - No ads. Free to use Between tasks, look far away and take a breath. That is Eye Rest.

Screenshots

BreakTime4 screens
Meyasumi3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Meyasumi at none against BreakTime's 3. Meyasumi also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads and device support 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. BreakTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Meyasumi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BreakTime ships an update every 3 months, Meyasumi every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
BreakTime versus Meyasumi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakTimeMeyasumi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStoyan HristovAKIHIRO MATSUYAMA

In-app purchases

3 purchases

BreakTime

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • BreakTime Premium$12.99
None

Meyasumi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BreakTime free?
BreakTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Meyasumi free?
Meyasumi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BreakTime or Meyasumi have ads?
Neither BreakTime nor Meyasumi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BreakTime or Meyasumi?
BreakTime ships an update every 3 months, and Meyasumi every 3 weeks. Most recently, BreakTime was updated on October 8, 2026 and Meyasumi on October 12, 2026.

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