Comparison

POMO vs Self

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

Head to head
About

POMO

Stay connected with family through video calls and messaging. Track health metrics like heart rate and fitness progress. Monitor wearable device locations and manage schedules for a more organized life.

Highlights
  • Video calls with family
  • Messaging and group chat
  • Health data tracking
  • Fitness monitoring
  • Wearable location tracking
  • Scheduler feature
Features
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POMO application is designed for everyone who connected with POMO’s smartwatches or wearable devices for living everyday life better. You can communicate to your family through the watch and the mobile phone, or keep tracking the statistically health data of your family member all within POMO app. In Phase I, POMO provides the essential features including: - Keep in touch with family member through VDO Call, Messaging and Group Chat. - Record and analyze your health data such as heart rate. - See how your exercise can measure up in our Fitness feature. - Track where’s the wearable location at by Location tracking feature. - Set your life easier with Scheduler feature.

About

Self

This 14-day journey guides you to cultivate self-compassion, encouraging kindness and understanding towards yourself. Through exercises and reflections, you'll learn to manage thoughts and feelings, recognize shared human experiences, and practice gratitude and self-care.

Highlights
  • 14-day guided program
  • Self-compassion exercises
  • Mindfulness and breathing techniques
  • Thought and feeling reflection
  • Gratitude practice
  • Self-care planning
Features
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‘ความเมตตากรุณา’ หมายถึง ความปรารถนาให้ผู้อื่นพ้นทุกข์ ซึ่งเป็นคำที่มักจะถูกใช้กับคนอื่น ดังนั้นคำว่า ‘ความเมตตากรุณาต่อตนเอง’ (Self-compassion) จึงหมายถึงการความปรารถนาให้ตัวเราเองพ้นทุกข์และมีความสุขเช่นกัน กลับมาดูแลตนเอง อ่อนโยนกับตนเอง ปฏิบัติต่อตนเองเหมือนกับที่เราปฏิบัติกับคนที่เรารัก ตลอดการเดินทาง 14 วัน คุณจะได้พบกับเรื่องราวและแบบฝึกหัดเสริมสร้างทักษะการเมตตากรุณาต่อตัวเอง ฝึกหายใจและสัมผัสรับรู้ตัวตน ทบทวนความคิดและความรู้สึก ฝึกมองเห็นว่าใครๆ ก็พบเจอเรื่องเหล่านี้เป็นปกติ ไม่ใช่แค่ตัวเรา ฝึกรู้สึกซาบซึ้งขอบคุณสิ่งรอบตัว ฝึกวางแผนและรักษาความเมตตากรุณาต่อตัวเอง

Screenshots

POMO4 screens
Self4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Self at 100% against POMO's 3%. Self also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

POMO ships an update every 5 weeks, Self weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
POMO versus Self: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOMOSelf
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews2.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size127 MB187 MB
Age rating4+17+
DevelopermyFirst Tech Asia Pte LtdNattagul Bunchod

Customer experience

POMO

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive2.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative97.2%

Self

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

POMO

No in-app purchases

None

Self

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POMO free?
POMO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Self free?
Self is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do POMO or Self have ads?
Neither POMO nor Self shows ads.
Which is updated more often, POMO or Self?
POMO ships an update every 5 weeks, and Self weekly. Most recently, POMO was updated on October 30, 2026 and Self on October 2, 2026.

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