Comparison

Pops! vs Flexo

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

Head to head
About

Pops!

This productivity app uses the Pomodoro technique with personalized coaching. It employs vibrations and light flashes to signal work and break times, with notifications to keep you on track. Get focused and manage your time effectively with a choice of three unique coaching styles.

Highlights
  • Personalized coaching styles
  • Vibration alerts for breaks
  • Flashing light notifications
  • Work and break timers
  • Customizable alerts
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Pops is a Pomodoro technique app with personality! Choose from three available coaches that offer three distinct flavors of Pomodoro and get working. Your phone will vibrate and flash its light to alert you of breaks and send you notifications to tell you when its time to get back to work. Now get to it!

About

Flexo

This app helps you focus and track your time using customizable Pomodoro sessions. It offers ambient sounds and cross-device synchronization. Track your progress without guilt or ads.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • Time tracking by session
  • Ambient focus sounds
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • No ads or account required
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Flexo is a focus timer, pomodoro timer and time tracker for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Pick a length, start the round, and see where your hours actually went. POMODORO, YOUR WAY Focus, short break, focus, long break. Set each length with a slider, name the setup, give it a colour and an icon, and it is one tap away next time. Pro adds a custom number of rounds before the long break, and hands-free auto-start. TRACK WHERE THE TIME GOES Every finished round is recorded. See your day, week and month by rounds completed, and go back through the last seven days session by session. No streaks to defend, no guilt mechanics. FOCUS SOUNDS Nine ambient loops: metronome, timer, birds, white noise, light rain, wind, water, fire and cafe. Three are free to choose from. Pick one and decide whether it plays through your focus rounds, through your breaks, both, or not at all. ON EVERY DEVICE On iPhone the timer sits on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. On iPad it sits on the Lock Screen. Either way it keeps counting while you use other apps. On Mac it lives in the menu bar, one click away, no browser tab to lose. On Apple Watch it runs on your wrist and on your watch face, in sync with your iPhone. MADE FOR TIME BLINDNESS If time disappears on you, Flexo keeps it visible while the round runs and rings when it ends. The finish sound plays even with your iPhone on silent, and it is free on every tier. NO ADS, NO ACCOUNT No ads, no sign-up wall, no account to create. Open it and start. FLEXO PRO Flexo is free to use: the timer, the finish sound, three saved sessions, three sounds to choose from, and your current day, week and month of stats. Pro unlocks: - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac - Ambient sound playing through focus rounds and breaks, with all nine loops instead of three - Browsing past days, weeks and months, not only the current one - Your full session history, instead of the last seven days - Stats by hours spent, not only rounds completed - Unlimited saved sessions, instead of three - A custom number of rounds before a long break - Auto-start for focus rounds and breaks Monthly, yearly or a one-time purchase. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. No ads on either tier. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flexo.marctorrelles.com/privacy-policy/

Screenshots

Pops!3 screens
Flexo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pops! at 100% against Flexo's 0%. Pops! also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.5). Flexo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 58 months). 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. Flexo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pops! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pops! ships an update every 58 months, Flexo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pops! versus Flexo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPops!Flexo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 58 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.5
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffrey Eugene HochMarc Torrelles

Customer experience

Pops!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Flexo

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pops!

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Flexo

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Pops! free?
Pops! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flexo free?
Flexo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pops! or Flexo have ads?
Neither Pops! nor Flexo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pops! or Flexo?
Pops! ships an update every 58 months, and Flexo every 5 days. Most recently, Pops! was updated on September 20, 2026 and Flexo on October 3, 2026.

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