Comparison

Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer vs Grask

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

Head to head
About

Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer

Transform focus sessions into a rewarding game. Earn coins, collect historical figures, and build streaks by staying off your phone. Designed for productivity and beating digital distractions.

Highlights
  • Gamified focus timer
  • Collect historical ghosts
  • Earn coins and XP
  • Global leaderboards
  • Mood-based focus sessions
  • Beat phone addiction
  • Digital hourglass timer
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Tired of boring timers? Turn focus into a game. Catch the Ghost® is a Pomodoro timer that helps you beat phone addiction and boost your productivity by making focus rewarding. Complete sessions, earn coins, and collect the "ghosts" of historical legends. WHAT MAKES CATCH THE GHOST UNIQUE? A FOCUS GAME, NOT JUST A TIMER: Every session is a quest. Stay off your phone to catch a ghost. Build streaks, earn XP, and level up your productivity in a way that's fun, not punitive. COLLECT HISTORICAL LEGENDS: Rulers, artists, scientists, and rebels — every ghost you catch reveals a true quote, a story, and a work of art. Every ghost is earned through focus. You never know who you'll catch next! DESIGNED FOR THE ADHD BRAIN: Our gentle DIGITAL HOURGLASS™ timer helps you find your flow without the anxiety of a traditional countdown. Perfect for deep work, studying, and managing distractions. BEAT PHONE ADDICTION: By making focus genuinely rewarding, our timer helps you build better habits and take back control from digital distractions. SLEEP BETTER: Leave your phone alone all night with the Sleep Timer and wake up to a reward of up to 10x coins. AND MORE: Match ghosts to your mood, compete on global leaderboards for huge coin prizes, and spend your coins in the in-app store to unlock curated ghost packs. NO ADS. EVER. HOW IT WORKS Download for free and start your first focus session right away. Create a free account whenever you're ready to save your ghosts, coins, and progress across all your devices and join the leaderboards. If you love it, subscribe to unlock pro features! SUBSCRIPTION BENEFITS - Monthly ($4.99/month) - Unlock our full Universe of ghosts. - Access History to view your productivity stats over Day, Week, Month, and Year. - Cancel anytime. - Yearly ($34.99/year, 41% off) - Same full access to Universe & History. - First week free for new subscribers. - Cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. COINS & IN-APP PURCHASES You can use coins to extend grace periods, recover streaks, and unlock ghost packs in the in-app store. Coin packs are available in a range of sizes. YOUR FOCUS QUEST AWAITS Download Catch the Ghost now and transform the way you work, study, and focus. Whether you're a student aiming for better grades, a professional seeking deep work, or anyone looking to build a healthier relationship with their phone, our gamified Pomodoro approach will help you reach your potential. AUTO-RENEWING SUBSCRIPTIONS - Payment is charged to your iTunes account upon purchase confirmation. - Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings -> Apple ID -> Subscriptions. - Unused portions of a free trial period are forfeited upon purchase of a subscription. PRIVACY POLICY & TERMS - Privacy Policy: https://www.aeeiee.com/privacy-policy - Terms of Service (EULA): https://www.aeeiee.com/terms-of-service

About

Grask

A straightforward task board for managing small to-do items. Quickly add tasks, organize them into groups, and mark them as complete. Features a daily reset "Done" pile and home-screen widgets for easy access.

Highlights
  • Bulk task addition
  • Automatic task grouping by color
  • Daily reset 'Done' pile
  • Home-screen widgets
  • Data export to JSON
  • Colorblind-safe palettes
Features
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Grask is a task board for the little things you need to get done. Add them fast, move them around into groups or columns, drag related ones together to give them a color, and check them off when you're done. Everything is visible all at once. No dates. No configs. No distractions. Every day you get a fresh "Done" pile. It grows as you complete items and resets at midnight. Pending tasks stay on the board. No accounts, servers, or syncing. No notifications. No streaks. No trackers. One-time purchase. Everything lives on your device. Grask is designed to reduce configurability to a bare minimum so there are no opportunities for users to turn the productivity tool into a way of procrastinating. Features — • Bulk-add: hit Return between task names to keep typing without leaving the keyboard. • Color by grouping: colors are assigned automatically as you group tasks. Moving a group of related tasks reassigns them to a shared color together. • Done pile: a compact stack at the top of the board shows what you finished. Tap to expand and see every completion. • Home-screen widgets: a full replica of your board gives you easy access and the ability to quickly mark items done. • Colorblind-safe, cool, and high-contrast alternate palettes. • Data export: Get a full JSON readout of your board if you want it. Grask does one small thing. It does not track your habits, compute streaks, or replace your calendar. If you want a grid-based shortlist for the near-term and nothing more, this is the app!

Screenshots

Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Grask4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer at Free against Grask's $1.99. Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer also leads on ratings volume (47 vs 1). Grask's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer is free to download; Grask costs $1.99 up front. Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Grask asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grask holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer has 47 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer versus Grask: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatch the Ghost Pomodoro TimerGrask
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.8 (47 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings47 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size141 MB1 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAeeiee, Inc.Elliot Milco

Customer experience

Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer

All ratings47 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive73.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.1%

Grask

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$34.991 Year
One-time4
  • 1000 Coins$0.99
  • 5000 Coins$3.99
  • 10000 Coins$6.99
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  • Lifetime Purchase$99.99
None

Grask

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer free?
Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grask free?
Grask costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer or Grask?
Grask is rated higher. Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 47 ratings, while Grask averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer or Grask have ads?
Neither Catch the Ghost Pomodoro Timer nor Grask shows ads.

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