Comparison

BreakTime vs Intermezzo

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

Intermezzo

Features
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Intermezzo reminds you to rest your eyes — calmly, on every screen you use. Every 20 minutes (or any interval you choose), a serene full-screen break invites you to look away, breathe, and reset. When you're back, so is your focus. WORKS EVERYWHERE, TOGETHER Start a break on your Mac and your iPhone and iPad pause with it — at the same instant. Intermezzo syncs over iCloud anywhere, and uses your local Wi-Fi for split-second alignment between devices on the same network. DESIGNED TO BE IGNORED (UNTIL IT MATTERS) No nagging countdowns. On the Mac, the time to your next break lives quietly in the menu bar; on iPhone and iPad the home screen stays calm. When it's time, a gentle chime and a breathing overlay do the rest. Postpone or skip whenever life happens. RESPECTS YOUR BATTERY AND YOUR PRIVACY No background polling — Intermezzo schedules ahead and sleeps. No accounts or tracking. Anonymous, aggregate settings analytics help us improve the app; your personal data never leaves your own iCloud and your own network. • Follows the 20-20-20 eye-care rule out of the box; fully configurable • Synchronized breaks and settings across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch • Menu-bar-only mode on the Mac • Light/dark adaptive themes: System, Calm, Midnight, Forest • Free for 10 days, then $14.99 once — no subscription. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Apple Watch.

Screenshots

BreakTime4 screens
Intermezzo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Intermezzo at 5 against BreakTime's 2. On price, update cadence, 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. BreakTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Intermezzo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BreakTime ships an update every 3 months, Intermezzo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BreakTime versus Intermezzo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakTimeIntermezzo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStoyan HristovBrandon Price

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
1 purchases

Intermezzo

One-time1
  • Unlock Intermezzo$14.99

Questions

Is BreakTime free?
BreakTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Intermezzo free?
Intermezzo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BreakTime or Intermezzo have ads?
Neither BreakTime nor Intermezzo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BreakTime or Intermezzo?
BreakTime ships an update every 3 months, and Intermezzo every 2 months. Most recently, BreakTime was updated on October 8, 2026 and Intermezzo on October 7, 2026.

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