Comparison

每日番茄 vs the waterfall

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

Head to head
About

每日番茄

Features
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每日番茄是一款专注类应用,也是主打轻陪伴的待办app 旨在帮助用户改善抵制分心,专注当下,养成习惯 绘本风格,极简操作,打卡也能变成一件直观又有意思的事儿 【番茄钟任务】快速创建不同主题的任务,手指轻轻滑一滑,即可调节专注时长 【倒计时体验】开启专注后,小怪兽会眨着它的大眼睛监督你完成 【治愈系贴纸】每个任务都可以设置专属贴纸,每打卡完一个专注任务,还能解锁一款贴纸 每日番茄会员自动订阅说明 1.总则 欢迎你使用会员订阅服务! 为使用会员订阅服务(以下简称 “会员订阅服务”),你应当阅读并遵守《会员订阅服务条款》(以下简称“本条款”)。 2.会员订阅服务的内容 领取或经付费开启会员订阅服务后,你可以在相应服务期限内持续访问 夺目相框 内会员包含的全部功能。 3.连续包月和连续包年服务 连续季度服务是在你已开启会员订阅服务的前提下,向你提供的自动续费服务。如你开通连续季度服务,则视为你授权 夺目相框 在你已开通的会员订阅服务即将到期时,从你的自有充值账户、与 每日番茄 绑定的第三方支付账户、银行卡、通讯账号、iTunes账户(简称“账户”)等代扣下一个计费周期的季卡服务费用。扣费时间为计费周期到期前24小时内。 你需要将 每日番茄 与前述账户进行绑定,且保证有足够余额支持代扣。因上述账户余额不足导致续费失败的,你将自行承担相应结果。 每日番茄 对本使用协议享有最终解释权。 隐私政策:https://uio.super.site/隐私政策 用户协议:https://uio.super.site/用户协议

About

the waterfall

This app serves as a personal introspection companion, allowing users to record thoughts, ideas, and memories. It features guided questions for deeper self-reflection, supports Markdown for expressive text, and allows tagging and image association with entries. Data is stored locally and synced with iCloud for privacy.

Highlights
  • Guided self-reflection questions
  • Markdown support for text
  • Tagging and image association
  • Local data storage with iCloud sync
  • Pinning important memories
  • Record reading notes and movie reviews
Features
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Waterfall —— More than just a diary app, it's your personal introspection companion. Waterfall is committed to helping you think, remember, and discover the beauty in life. As a unique diary app, the charm of Waterfall lies in its potential to touch every detail of life. Here, you can record your thoughts and ideas. Furthermore, our question feature allows for deeper pondering — just hold down on a diary entry and prompt yourself with a question, like "What did you eat today?", "What are you thinking about?", or "Was there something today that made you happy?". Each question is a deep dive into your own self-reflection. Moreover, Waterfall is fully featured — it supports Markdown, making your text even more expressive. You can also associate tags and pictures with your memories, turning them into visual echoes. So, what exactly can Waterfall record? The answer is: almost everything. Apart from life's snippets, you can use it to log your reading notes, movie reviews, and even life goals. Pin important things to remind yourself to always keep up the enthusiasm for life. In the end, we hope that you enjoy your time with Waterfall, where each day, you can cherish the last moment of the day and reminisce about the day's experiences. Here, every day, you have your own waterfall. It's worth noting that Waterfall takes your privacy very seriously. All your data are stored locally and automatically synced with iCloud, visible only to you. At Waterfall, your privacy is always given the highest level of protection. May you have a beautiful day with Waterfall. Wishing you a waterfall day.

Screenshots

每日番茄4 screens
the waterfall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 每日番茄 at weekly against the waterfall's every 3 months. 每日番茄 also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. 每日番茄 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and the waterfall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for 每日番茄 against 5.0 for the waterfall. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

每日番茄 ships an update weekly, the waterfall every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
每日番茄 versus the waterfall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter每日番茄the waterfall
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—88.0% of reviews
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer正阳 赵文杰 李

Customer experience

每日番茄

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

the waterfall

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

每日番茄

Subscriptions1
  • 季度订阅$0.993 Months
One-time1
  • 永久会员$3.99
1 purchases

the waterfall

One-time1
  • WATERFALL UPGRADE$7.99

Questions

Is 每日番茄 free?
每日番茄 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is the waterfall free?
the waterfall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 每日番茄 or the waterfall?
每日番茄 and the waterfall are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do 每日番茄 or the waterfall have ads?
Neither 每日番茄 nor the waterfall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 每日番茄 or the waterfall?
每日番茄 ships an update weekly, and the waterfall every 3 months. Most recently, 每日番茄 was updated on October 10, 2026 and the waterfall on October 14, 2026.

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