Stella vs PomoKing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stella
Easily log your work hours with a simple timer. Track time spent on specific tasks, view daily summaries, and analyze session breakdowns. Offers features like color-coding, memos, and home screen widgets for efficient time management.
- Task-based time tracking
- Session breakdown with memos
- Daily and total hour calculation
- Color-coded tasks
- Home screen widgets
- Dark mode support
- Manual time input
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Track work hours, keep a clear timesheet, and see exactly where your day went. Stella is a simple personal time tracker for work, shifts, freelance tasks, study sessions, and focused work. Start a task in seconds, stop when you are done, and Stella builds your time log automatically. Review daily totals and individual sessions without complicated setup or messy spreadsheets. Use Stella to: - Track work hours with a simple start and stop timer - Keep a timesheet and time log organized by task - Review daily totals from the calendar - See every session's start time, stop time, and duration - Add notes to sessions - Organize tasks with color coding - View Home Screen widgets and Live Activities - See daily charts by task - Add or edit time manually when you forget to start the timer - Access stats and longer history with premium - Sync your data with iCloud using premium Whether you are recording a shift, tracking freelance hours, studying, or staying accountable during deep work, Stella gives you a straightforward record of how you spent your time. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/stella-privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
PomoKing
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PomoKing turns scattered intent into deep, structured execution. Whether you are a developer logging billable hours, a student tackling exam prep, or a neurodivergent mind fighting executive dysfunction and task paralysis—PomoKing bridges the gap between wanting to focus and actually doing the work. By combining structured time-blocking with high-visibility data tracking, PomoKing doesn’t just time your sessions—it visually maps your consistency over time. WHY POMOKING WORKS FOR ADHD & DEEP WORK: Defeat Task Paralysis: Break daunting projects into bite-sized, manageable intervals. Hit start, let the friction melt away, and enter a state of flow. Color-Coded Time Blocking: Stop tracking blindly. Categorize your life, work, and studies with distinct visual tags (e.g., Coding, Math, Reading, Side Project) to see exactly where your mental energy goes. The Consistency Grid: Inspired by the GitHub contribution map, your main dashboard features an interactive productivity heatmap. Watch your grid light up as you build an unbroken streak of daily focus. Productivity Analytics: No complicated graphs. Get clear, actionable scores and insights into your peak focus hours, category breakdown, and historical trends. CORE FEATURES FOR HIGHEST EFFICIENCY: Clean, Frictionless Timer: A minimalist countdown designed to keep your eyes on your work, not the clock. Custom Tags & Labels: Tailor your tracking to your exact workflow, major, or freelance client list. Streaks & History: Track your daily momentum and hold yourself accountable without overwhelming pressure. Privacy-First: Your data belongs to you. No tracking, no data selling, just pure productivity. PERFECT FOR: Students & Academics: Master exam prep, time-box homework, and boost your GPA without burning out. Freelancers & Creatives: Log uninterrupted deep work blocks and easily visualize your weekly output. The ADHD Mind: A high-reward, low-friction external structure that gamifies focus and visually celebrates your consistency. Stop scrolling, stop procrastinating, and claim your deep work throne. Download PomoKing today. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pomoking.app/privacy_policy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: PomoKing at none against Stella's shown. PomoKing also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Stella sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and PomoKing sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stella ships an update every 3 weeks, PomoKing every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stella | PomoKing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (26 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jordan Holland | Grzegorz Slusarski |
In-app purchases
Stella
- Stella Premium$2.991 Month
- Stella Premium7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Stella Premium$29.99
PomoKing
- Pomoking Monthly Pro$0.991 Month
- Pomoking Pro Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
- Pomoking Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
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- Pomoking Annual Pro$5.991 Year
- Pomoking Pro Annual Plan$11.991 Year
- Pomoking Pro Annual$23.991 Year
- Pomoking Lifetime Pro$14.99
- Pomoking Pro Lifetime Plan$29.99
- Pomoking Pro Lifetime$59.99









