Comparison

TomoNow 2 vs Tomato Timer ۬

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

Head to head
About

TomoNow 2

This app offers a unique and intuitive time management experience with a focus timer designed to enhance concentration. It includes a to-do list, detailed statistics, and cross-device synchronization. Optimized for accessibility, it's suitable for daily use by visually impaired individuals.

Highlights
  • Unique real-timer UI
  • Flexible focus timer customization
  • Integrated to-do list
  • Daily work efficiency statistics
  • Home screen and lock screen widgets
  • Apple Watch app integration
  • iCloud synchronization
Features
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Do you remember the last time you used a real timer? TomoNow 2 can make your time management more interesting. Without too much thought, it's easy to get started. - It feels different: A specially designed UI feels like a real timer. Helps you to improve your focus and avoid interruption. - Full-function focus timer: TomoNow 2's timing tools are highly flexible and easy to customize. - Accessibility: TomoNow has been optimized for accessibility and is suitable for daily usage by visually impaired people. - To-do list: Focus on the current task. Use as a "current actions list" to incorporate the TomoNow 2 into your time management workflow. You can make a plan and follow the progress. There are also useful features such as repeat and undo. - Statistics: Record your daily work efficiency. Easy to analyze and review. Include the day, week, month, and time count since you start using TomoNow 2. - Task history: Manage finished tasks, long press to repeat. - Widget: Timer and task list widget that you can put on the home screen or lock screen. - Live Activity and Dynamic Island: Show the current timer state. - Watch app: Start focus from Apple watch! Set and add a task. Work perfectly in the background. - iCloud sync: Sync task list and history between your devices. - Sound themes: Reality, Glass, Synth, and Classic sound theme. - Siri shortcut, URL scheme support, drag & drop. - TomoNow 2 is designed and developed by an indie developer. - Using open-source projects: Gidole - Open Source Modern DIN (MIT): https://github.com/larsenwork/Gidole

About

Tomato Timer ۬

This app helps you improve focus and productivity using the Pomodoro Technique. It offers customizable timers, ambient soundscapes, sub-task management, and detailed statistics to track your progress.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timers
  • Multiple ambient sound options
  • Sub-task management
  • Advanced statistics tracking
  • Default Pomodoro timer
Features
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Pomodoro is an age-old time management and effective focus-improvement technique. Our Pomodoro Timer app brings that technique right to your iPhone/iPad. Besides other traditional focus timer apps, our app actually includes the default pomodoro timer, but also allows you to create your own timers and customize the length of your focus session, short break, long break, etc. It might look like a very small app, but it isn’t one, it has options to add sub-tasks, play multiple ambient sounds at once, and track all your focus sessions using our advanced statistics manager (pro-users) Key Features > Default Pomodoro Timer: This is a default timer created which allows people to just download the app and start the pomodoro technique based timer. > Create Multiple Timers: Create multiple Pomodoros or timers for different tasks. So whether you want to improve focus during a workout or study time, create a timer, set focus time, short breaks, long breaks, and you’re done! Do this for all the activities which require high-quality focus time. > Play multiple Ambient sounds at once: Currently our app has recordings of 15 different natural sounds, you can pick multiple For instance, you can play forest, thunderstorm, and bonfire. According to research, music of the right choice can boost focus by 30%. > Add Sub-Tasks: There’s always a micro-task under your main task which you forget, that’s why we’ve added the “add sub-tasks” functionality. Basically, you can add sub-tasks for your main tasks and mark them as done on the go. > Advanced Statistics: Do you want to calculate the time you’ve spent focusing on different tasks? How much is your break time, how many hours of focus did you take on a given day, what was the “Category” which requires more of your focus time, etc.? Well, this app is what you need. What is the Pomodoro Technique? It’s an old technique that helps people to stay focused, boost productivity. How does it work? 1. Choose a task 2. Set a 25-minute timer and work on it. 3. Take a 5 minute “short” break after 25 minutes of focus. 4. Take a long break after you’ve completed 4 focus sessions. It might look like a very basic technique, people who’ve implemented this technique in their lives noticed an improvement in their focus by 20-45%. What are you waiting for? Install the app now. Privacy Policy: https://pomodoro-timer.appstraw.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://pomodoro-timer.appstraw.com/terms-conditions

Screenshots

TomoNow 24 screens
Tomato Timer ۬4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tomato Timer ۬ at Free against TomoNow 2's $3.99. Tomato Timer ۬ also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (188 vs 20). TomoNow 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

Tomato Timer ۬ is free to download; TomoNow 2 costs $3.99 up front. Tomato Timer ۬ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. TomoNow 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tomato Timer ۬ holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tomato Timer ۬ has 188 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of TomoNow 2's written reviews are positive against 80% of Tomato Timer ۬'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TomoNow 2 versus Tomato Timer ۬: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTomoNow 2Tomato Timer ۬
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (20 ratings)4.7 (188 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20188 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB64 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJinyu MengBoltQ Media

Customer experience

TomoNow 2

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive78.9%
Neutral5.3%
Negative15.8%

Tomato Timer ۬

All ratings188 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative17.8%

Bugs and requests

TomoNow 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tomato Timer ۬

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Timer pauses when using other applications
  • Phone automatically locks during the timer
  • Timer stops when the phone is locked
  • No dynamics island or Live activities
  • Widget is not interactive
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  • Voice alert customization reverts to default
  • Timer goes before I start
  • Timer runs super fast
  • Sound clips abruptly stop and start
  • Timer only counts time when screen is unlocked

Requested features

11 requests
  • Fix timer pausing when switching apps
  • Add dynamic island support
  • Add watch app support
  • Add interactive widget
  • Add Korean language for break notifications
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  • Add cross-device synchronization
  • Add Spanish language support
  • Allow preview of premium ambient sounds
  • Longer ambient sound tracks
  • Adjustable and savable focus length
  • Customizable and savable voice alerts

In-app purchases

None

TomoNow 2

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Tomato Timer ۬

Subscriptions1
  • Pomodoro Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time2
  • Pomodoro Pro Lifetime Gift$3.99
  • Pomodoro Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is TomoNow 2 free?
TomoNow 2 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomato Timer ۬ free?
Tomato Timer ۬ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TomoNow 2 or Tomato Timer ۬?
Tomato Timer ۬ is rated higher. TomoNow 2 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Tomato Timer ۬ averages 4.7 from 188 ratings.
Do TomoNow 2 or Tomato Timer ۬ have ads?
Neither TomoNow 2 nor Tomato Timer ۬ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TomoNow 2 or Tomato Timer ۬?
TomoNow 2 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tomato Timer ۬ every 3 weeks. Most recently, TomoNow 2 was updated on September 15, 2026 and Tomato Timer ۬ on September 19, 2026.

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