Comparison

ExcalidrawZ vs Study Timer

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

Head to head
About

ExcalidrawZ

This app enhances a popular web-based drawing tool by adding essential file management features. It offers automatic saving, file grouping, and cloud synchronization to ensure your creations are always accessible and secure across devices.

Highlights
  • Automatic file saving
  • File grouping
  • iCloud backup
  • Cross-device synchronization
  • Enhanced security for drawings
Features
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ExcalidrawZ is a native Excalidraw client for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, designed for hand-drawn whiteboards, diagrams, sketches, visual notes, and technical explanations. It keeps the familiar Excalidraw canvas experience, then adds native file management, iCloud sync, history, import and export tools, and Apple-platform interactions around it. Hand-drawn whiteboards and diagrams - Create flowcharts, architecture diagrams, wireframes, study notes, and visual sketches - Work with the familiar hand-drawn Excalidraw style - Use Apple Pencil, keyboard shortcuts, mouse, and trackpad controls - Continue editing across Mac, iPad, and iPhone Manage Excalidraw files - Autosave drawings managed inside the app - Organize work with groups, sorting, and local folders - Sync app-managed files across devices with iCloud - Review file history and restore important versions - Open and edit .excalidraw, .excalidraw.png, and .excalidraw.svg files Import, export, and share - Import PDFs and organize them on the canvas - Convert Mermaid diagrams into editable Excalidraw content - Insert LaTeX formulas and function graphs - Export images, PDFs, Excalidraw files, and editable PNG/SVG files - Share through the clipboard, system share sheet, and backup archives More advanced tools - Use Excalidraw collaboration when drawing with others - Ask AI to understand, create, and revise canvas content - Preview AI-generated proposals before applying them to your real canvas - Lock sensitive files and control which content is visible to AI - Expose MCP services for compatible AI clients ExcalidrawZ is useful for product design, engineering notes, study diagrams, teaching, documentation, brainstorming, and everyday whiteboard work. Privacy Policy https://excalidrawz.chocoford.com/privacy/ Terms of Use https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Study Timer

Features
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PREMIUM — PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Set the timer, start the sprint, and give the next 25 minutes to one thing. PomoTick runs the classic Pomodoro Technique — 25 minutes of focus, 5 of rest, a long break every fourth round — for anyone studying for exams or trying to get real work done. The difference: your focus leaves a trace. Every completed session grows a plant in your garden. A distracted day looks bare. A focused week looks alive. That little patch of pixels turns out to be a surprisingly effective boss. WHAT YOU GET • One tap and the ring starts counting — 25/5 by default, or any length from 5 to 90 minutes • A garden that grows one plant per finished sprint, so you can see yesterday's effort instead of guessing • Breaks that run themselves — short breaks auto-start, and the fourth round earns the long one • Rain, café, forest, white noise, or ocean waves that keep playing with the screen locked • Tasks with their own colors and session goals — thesis, bar exam, client project — plus charts showing which one actually got your hours • A streak counter and daily goal that make skipping a day feel expensive PERFECT FOR • Students grinding through exam season one 25-minute block at a time • Writers and programmers who need the door closed on distraction • Remote workers whose five-minute break keeps becoming an hour • Anyone who has read about the Pomodoro Technique and wants it to finally stick WHY NOT JUST USE THE CLOCK APP A bare countdown ends and evaporates. PomoTick keeps score: sessions logged, streaks counted, hours charted by task over 7, 14, and 30 days — so Friday-you knows exactly what Monday-you did. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Every session, task, and chart lives on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no tracking. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) PomoTick requires PomoTick Pro, which unlocks everything: all ambient soundscapes, unlimited tasks, 14- and 30-day charts with the focus-by-task breakdown, and all four garden themes — Meadow, Autumn, Sakura, and Desert Bloom. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Plant the first tomato: your next 25 minutes start with one tap. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia

Screenshots

ExcalidrawZ4 screens
Study Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Study Timer at none against ExcalidrawZ's 16. ExcalidrawZ's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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

Both are free to download. ExcalidrawZ sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Study Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ExcalidrawZ ships an update weekly, Study Timer every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 15, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ExcalidrawZ versus Study Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExcalidrawZStudy Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChocoford TechLEAN ASIA CO., LTD

In-app purchases

16 purchases

ExcalidrawZ

Subscriptions10
  • Starter$2.991 Month
  • One coffee a month$2.991 Month
  • One coffee a week$6.991 Month
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  • Pro$9.991 Month
  • Max 3×$29.991 Month
  • Starter$29.991 Year
  • Max 10×$99.991 Month
  • Pro$99.991 Year
  • Max 3× (Yearly)$299.991 Year
  • Max 10× (Yearly)$999.991 Year
One-time6
  • Buy me a coffee$2.99
  • Buy me two coffee$4.99
  • Buy me five coffee$19.99
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  • Buy me ten coffee$29.99
  • Give me a great support$49.99
  • Ultimate support$99.99
None

Study Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ExcalidrawZ free?
ExcalidrawZ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Study Timer free?
Study Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ExcalidrawZ or Study Timer have ads?
Neither ExcalidrawZ nor Study Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ExcalidrawZ or Study Timer?
ExcalidrawZ ships an update weekly, and Study Timer every 5 months. Most recently, ExcalidrawZ was updated on October 15, 2026 and Study Timer on October 15, 2026.

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