Comparison

Flowmo vs NameAlert

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

Head to head
About

Flowmo

This app offers a flexible timer to help you maintain focus by adjusting work and break durations. It integrates with popular to-do list apps and provides focus reports to track your productivity.

Highlights
  • Flexible work and break timer
  • Automatic break calculation
  • To-do list integration
  • Daily focus statistics
  • Customizable work/break ratios
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Flowmo: Flexible Pomodoro timer that won't break your flow state The problem with classical Pomodoro is that we often finish our work early or the task takes longer than 25 minutes, resulting in interruptions by the alarm. Flowmo addresses this by offering flexibility: work x minutes, take x/5 minutes break. Flowmo automatically calculate and set break timer for you based on your work duration. In this way you can stay in the flow state while maintaining the 5:1 work-break ratio. Main features: • Flexible Timer: Work 50 minutes, take 10 minutes break; work 120 minutes, take 24 minutes break. • Todo List: Focus one task at a time to stay monotasked. Todo list app integrations available (Todoist, TickTick, Microsoft To Do and Google Tasks) • Focus reports: Provides daily focus statistics • Customizable Options: Tweak the work and break ratio to fit your needs. Terms of Use: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

NameAlert

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Get alerted when your name is called out in meetings with real-time audio transcription, giving you the context to respond meaningfully, even while multitasking.

Screenshots

Flowmo4 screens
NameAlert4 screens

Verdict

The call

Flowmo and NameAlert are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Flowmo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and NameAlert sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Flowmo versus NameAlert: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowmoNameAlert
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.114.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShang Wei ShenShahzada Azam

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flowmo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$47.991 Year
2 purchases

NameAlert

One-time2
  • Basic Pack$19.99
  • Pro Pack$99.99

Questions

Is Flowmo free?
Flowmo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NameAlert free?
NameAlert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flowmo or NameAlert have ads?
Neither Flowmo nor NameAlert shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flowmo or NameAlert?
Flowmo ships an update weekly, and NameAlert weekly. Most recently, Flowmo was updated on October 24, 2026 and NameAlert on October 25, 2026.

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