Comparison

Flexo vs Crastinate

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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/

About

Crastinate

This task manager offers a simple and kind approach to managing your to-do list. It focuses on getting things done without rigid schedules or due dates, making productivity feel effortless.

Highlights
  • Task management without rigid calendars
  • Procrastination made useful
  • Forgets due dates
  • Clean and simple interface
  • No signups or data collection
Features
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Crastinate is a task manager that works like you do. It does away with rigid calendars, makes procrastination useful and forgets due dates ever existed. It's clean, simple and most of all kind. No signups, in-app purchases, data collection, or AI required. Please procrastinate!

Screenshots

Flexo4 screens
Crastinate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Crastinate at 100% against Flexo's 0%. Crastinate also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Flexo's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Flexo is free to download; Crastinate costs $0.99 up front. Flexo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Crastinate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flexo ships an update every 5 days, Crastinate monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flexo versus Crastinate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlexoCrastinate
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating—4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—11 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.517.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarc TorrellesLucas Forsman Boothe

Customer experience

Flexo

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Crastinate

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Flexo

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro Lifetime$24.99
None

Crastinate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flexo free?
Flexo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crastinate free?
Crastinate costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flexo or Crastinate have ads?
Neither Flexo nor Crastinate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flexo or Crastinate?
Flexo ships an update every 5 days, and Crastinate monthly. Most recently, Flexo was updated on October 3, 2026 and Crastinate on October 9, 2026.

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