Comparison

Pops! vs TwentyFive

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

TwentyFive

Features
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A Simple Pomodoro Timer. Nothing More. Designed for focus. Built for clarity. No ads. No subscriptions. Just a clean, minimal timer that helps you stay productive. Features: • Classic Pomodoro technique • Customizable focus and break durations • Subtle tick sounds and ambient options • Haptic feedback on completion • Beautiful, distraction-free design • No setup — open and start immediately Stay present. Work in cycles. Improve your focus — the simple way.

Screenshots

Pops!3 screens
TwentyFive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TwentyFive at every 8 months against Pops!'s every 58 months. Pops!'s advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pops! ships an update every 58 months, TwentyFive every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pops! versus TwentyFive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPops!TwentyFive
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 58 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJeffrey Eugene HochStanislav Miklashevych

In-app purchases

None

Pops!

No in-app purchases

None

TwentyFive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pops! free?
Pops! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TwentyFive free?
TwentyFive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pops! or TwentyFive have ads?
Neither Pops! nor TwentyFive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pops! or TwentyFive?
Pops! ships an update every 58 months, and TwentyFive every 8 months. Most recently, Pops! was updated on October 7, 2026 and TwentyFive on October 1, 2026.

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