Comparison

Popplet Lite vs BreakTime

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

Head to head
About

Popplet Lite

Visually capture and organize your thoughts, ideas, and information. This tool helps students and professionals brainstorm, plan projects, and study by creating interconnected notes with text, images, and drawings.

Highlights
  • One Popplet board
  • Capture notes with text
  • Capture notes with images
  • Capture notes with drawing tool
  • Link notes visually
  • Export as PDF/JPEG
  • Pinch to zoom
Features
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Popplet is the simplest tool to capture and organize your ideas. With Popplet you can quick jot down your ideas and sort them visually. Apple has featured us in "Tools for Teachers", "New and Noteworthy", "What's Hot" and "Get Stuff Done" Popplet is great for school and for learning in the classroom and at home. Students use Popplet to think and learn visually. By capturing facts, thoughts, and images, students learn to create relationships between them and generate new ideas. Popplet is also great for work and for generating ideas in the office or on the go. Professionals use Popplet to generate ideas and plan projects. By brainstorming visually or jotting down notes, Popplet helps professionals organize their thoughts and generate their next big idea. This is the LITE version of Popplet. Popplet Lite will be free forever, but is limited to just one popplet. The full version of Popplet lets you create an unlimited number of local Popplet boards on your iPhone or iPad. 
People use Popplet to: + Study: School Projects, Class Notes + Explore Ideas: Brainstorming, Mindmapping + Plan Projects: Diagrams, Process Charts + Collect Inspiration: Mood Boards, Scrapbook, Travel Plans Key Features of Lite: + One Popplet board + Capture notes in text + Capture notes with images + Capture notes with a drawing tool + Change the color of your notes and Popplet board + Link notes to each other visually + Export as PDF as JPEG + Pinch to zoom and expand + Multi Language Support If you like Popplet after trying this LITE version, please download the 'full' version and you will also get: + Unlimited local boards + See the Popplet boards of other users through the 'Public' tab to get inspired And be able to access additional features if you sign-up and create an 'online' account: + 10 free 'online' boards accessible through a web browser at www.popplet.com + Ability to collaborate with other Popplet users on your online boards 
 We are committed to continually improving and updating Popplet and would love to hear what you think. Come visit us at www.popplet.com or email us at support@popplet.com. You can also follow us on Twitter at @poppletny!

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/

Screenshots

Popplet Lite3 screens
BreakTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: BreakTime at 4.8 against Popplet Lite's 2.8. Popplet Lite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (70 vs 12). On price, 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

Both are free to download. BreakTime sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Popplet Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

BreakTime holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Popplet Lite has 70 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of Popplet Lite's written reviews are positive against 50% of BreakTime's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Popplet Lite ships an update every 5 months, BreakTime every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Popplet Lite versus BreakTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopplet LiteBreakTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (70 ratings)4.8 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings70 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNotionStoyan Hristov

Customer experience

Popplet Lite

All ratings70 ratings
Positive42.9%
Neutral5.7%
Negative51.4%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral13.1%
Negative28.2%

BreakTime

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Popplet Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when trying to add photos
  • Popplets disappearing or not saving
  • Laggy or unresponsive interface
  • Issues with logging in or account syncing

Requested features

6 requests
  • Ability to save and export popplets
  • Option to create multiple popplets
  • More customization options (colors, fonts, etc.)
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Integration with other apps or cloud storage
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  • Improved stability and performance

BreakTime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Popplet Lite

No 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

Questions

Is Popplet Lite free?
Popplet Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BreakTime free?
BreakTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Popplet Lite or BreakTime?
BreakTime is rated higher. Popplet Lite averages 2.8 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while BreakTime averages 4.8 from 12 ratings.
Do Popplet Lite or BreakTime have ads?
Neither Popplet Lite nor BreakTime shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Popplet Lite or BreakTime?
Popplet Lite ships an update every 5 months, and BreakTime every 3 months. Most recently, Popplet Lite was updated on October 11, 2026 and BreakTime on October 8, 2026.

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