Flexo vs Tomato Timer ۬
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flexo
This app helps you focus and track your time using customizable Pomodoro sessions. It offers ambient sounds and cross-device synchronization. Track your progress without guilt or ads.
- Customizable Pomodoro timer
- Time tracking by session
- Ambient focus sounds
- Cross-device synchronization
- Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
- No ads or account required
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Flexo is a focus timer, pomodoro timer and time tracker for iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Pick a length, start the round, and see where your hours actually went. POMODORO, YOUR WAY Focus, short break, focus, long break. Set each length with a slider, name the setup, give it a colour and an icon, and it is one tap away next time. Pro adds a custom number of rounds before the long break, and hands-free auto-start. TRACK WHERE THE TIME GOES Every finished round is recorded. See your day, week and month by rounds completed, and go back through the last seven days session by session. No streaks to defend, no guilt mechanics. FOCUS SOUNDS Nine ambient loops: metronome, timer, birds, white noise, light rain, wind, water, fire and cafe. Three are free to choose from. Pick one and decide whether it plays through your focus rounds, through your breaks, both, or not at all. ON EVERY DEVICE On iPhone the timer sits on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. On iPad it sits on the Lock Screen. Either way it keeps counting while you use other apps. On Mac it lives in the menu bar, one click away, no browser tab to lose. On Apple Watch it runs on your wrist and on your watch face, in sync with your iPhone. MADE FOR TIME BLINDNESS If time disappears on you, Flexo keeps it visible while the round runs and rings when it ends. The finish sound plays even with your iPhone on silent, and it is free on every tier. NO ADS, NO ACCOUNT No ads, no sign-up wall, no account to create. Open it and start. FLEXO PRO Flexo is free to use: the timer, the finish sound, three saved sessions, three sounds to choose from, and your current day, week and month of stats. Pro unlocks: - iCloud sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac - Ambient sound playing through focus rounds and breaks, with all nine loops instead of three - Browsing past days, weeks and months, not only the current one - Your full session history, instead of the last seven days - Stats by hours spent, not only rounds completed - Unlimited saved sessions, instead of three - A custom number of rounds before a long break - Auto-start for focus rounds and breaks Monthly, yearly or a one-time purchase. One purchase covers iPhone, iPad and Mac. No ads on either tier. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://flexo.marctorrelles.com/privacy-policy/
Tomato Timer ۬
This app helps you improve focus and productivity using the Pomodoro Technique. It offers customizable timers, ambient soundscapes, sub-task management, and detailed statistics to track your progress.
- Customizable Pomodoro timers
- Multiple ambient sound options
- Sub-task management
- Advanced statistics tracking
- Default Pomodoro timer
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Pomodoro is an age-old time management and effective focus-improvement technique. Our Pomodoro Timer app brings that technique right to your iPhone/iPad. Besides other traditional focus timer apps, our app actually includes the default pomodoro timer, but also allows you to create your own timers and customize the length of your focus session, short break, long break, etc. It might look like a very small app, but it isn’t one, it has options to add sub-tasks, play multiple ambient sounds at once, and track all your focus sessions using our advanced statistics manager (pro-users) Key Features > Default Pomodoro Timer: This is a default timer created which allows people to just download the app and start the pomodoro technique based timer. > Create Multiple Timers: Create multiple Pomodoros or timers for different tasks. So whether you want to improve focus during a workout or study time, create a timer, set focus time, short breaks, long breaks, and you’re done! Do this for all the activities which require high-quality focus time. > Play multiple Ambient sounds at once: Currently our app has recordings of 15 different natural sounds, you can pick multiple For instance, you can play forest, thunderstorm, and bonfire. According to research, music of the right choice can boost focus by 30%. > Add Sub-Tasks: There’s always a micro-task under your main task which you forget, that’s why we’ve added the “add sub-tasks” functionality. Basically, you can add sub-tasks for your main tasks and mark them as done on the go. > Advanced Statistics: Do you want to calculate the time you’ve spent focusing on different tasks? How much is your break time, how many hours of focus did you take on a given day, what was the “Category” which requires more of your focus time, etc.? Well, this app is what you need. What is the Pomodoro Technique? It’s an old technique that helps people to stay focused, boost productivity. How does it work? 1. Choose a task 2. Set a 25-minute timer and work on it. 3. Take a 5 minute “short” break after 25 minutes of focus. 4. Take a long break after you’ve completed 4 focus sessions. It might look like a very basic technique, people who’ve implemented this technique in their lives noticed an improvement in their focus by 20-45%. What are you waiting for? Install the app now. Privacy Policy: https://pomodoro-timer.appstraw.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://pomodoro-timer.appstraw.com/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tomato Timer ۬ at 80% against Flexo's 0%. Tomato Timer ۬ also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.5). Flexo's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 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
Both are free to download. Flexo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Tomato Timer ۬ sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Flexo ships an update every 5 days, Tomato Timer ۬ every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flexo | Tomato Timer ۬ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (188 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 188 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Marc Torrelles | BoltQ Media |
Customer experience
Flexo
Tomato Timer ۬
Bugs and requests
Flexo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Tomato Timer ۬
Reported bugs
10 issues- Timer pauses when using other applications
- Phone automatically locks during the timer
- Timer stops when the phone is locked
- No dynamics island or Live activities
- Widget is not interactive
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- Voice alert customization reverts to default
- Timer goes before I start
- Timer runs super fast
- Sound clips abruptly stop and start
- Timer only counts time when screen is unlocked
Requested features
11 requests- Fix timer pausing when switching apps
- Add dynamic island support
- Add watch app support
- Add interactive widget
- Add Korean language for break notifications
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- Add cross-device synchronization
- Add Spanish language support
- Allow preview of premium ambient sounds
- Longer ambient sound tracks
- Adjustable and savable focus length
- Customizable and savable voice alerts
In-app purchases
Flexo
- Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
- Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$24.99
Tomato Timer ۬
- Pomodoro Pro Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
- Pomodoro Pro Lifetime Gift$3.99
- Pomodoro Pro Lifetime$19.99









