Comparison

Pomodoro Tale vs Flows

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Tale

Features
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A calm Pomodoro timer for study, work and a little room to think. Choose your focus time, breaks and number of rounds. Settle into an animated scene, mix music with nature sounds, and start your session. YOUR OWN RHYTHM • Set focus and break durations, with automatic breaks between rounds. • Pause, resume and return to your saved session. • Follow your timer on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, then tap to return to the app. • Turn on optional session reminders. A QUIET CORNER ON YOUR SCREEN • Explore five animated scenes, from a quiet desk to a distant Mars outpost. • Mix lofi music with rain, a fireplace and other background sounds. • Use ambient mode to enjoy a scene with an optional clock. • Enjoy a calmer interface with Liquid Glass controls on supported system versions. MADE FOR YOUR APPLE DEVICES Layouts adapt as you open or fold iPhone Duo. On iPad, give your scene more room. On Apple TV, settle into a full-screen atmosphere and use your remote to control the session. Apple Watch keeps a compact timer close at hand. Timer sessions and preferences stay local to each device. START FREE The complete Pomodoro timer and the Chill Girl scene are free. Premium unlocks the other four scenes across your supported Apple devices. Choose a monthly or yearly plan; eligible new subscribers can try the yearly plan free for 3 days. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple Account settings. Prices and trial eligibility are shown in the app before you subscribe. No app account is required. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://olegyakushin.github.io/PrivacyPolicyPomodoro

About

Flows

Organize your day with intelligent scheduling and task management. Capture notes, set time estimates, and let the app automatically arrange your schedule. Stay focused with a built-in Pomodoro timer and track your progress with daily streaks.

Highlights
  • Auto-scheduling of tasks
  • Rich-text note editor
  • Smart tag suggestions
  • Integrated Pomodoro timer
  • Daily streak tracking
  • Global search and filtering
  • Customizable themes and fonts
Features
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PLAN YOUR DAY IN MINUTES Add tasks, set time estimates and difficulty levels, then let Flows arrange your schedule. Let Auto-Schedule place them intelligently; hard tasks go in the morning, easy ones fill the gaps. View your day, week, or month at a glance. NOTES THAT WORK WITH YOUR TASKS Capture ideas, meeting notes, and to-dos with a rich-text editor organized into folders. Flows can detect tasks hiding in your notes and turn them into real, schedulable items, no copy-pasting required. SMART TAGS & AUTO-TAGGING Create tags with descriptions and keywords, and Flows will suggest them automatically as you add tasks. Organize your work by project, priority, or whatever makes sense for your life. STAY IN THE ZONE Start a Pomodoro timer for any task with customizable work and break intervals (5–90 minutes). Pick from ambient sounds like rain, lo-fi beats, or white noise. When the timer ends, your progress is logged automatically. BUILD A STREAK YOU'RE PROUD OF Complete your daily plan to keep your streak alive. Flows understands that rest days happen; your streak won't break over a weekend. Check your weekly recap to see how your focus time, completion rate, and productivity are trending. SEARCH EVERYTHING Find any task or note instantly with global search. Filter by type, date range, or completion status. Sort by relevance, date, or name. MAKE IT YOURS Choose from 16+ handcrafted color themes, switch between dark and light mode, and pick a display font. Five notification personalities, from gentle encouragement to delightfully unhinged commentary, keep things interesting. FLOWS PRO (30-Day Free Trial) Unlock the full experience: • Auto-Schedule — Intelligently fills your timeline based on difficulty, priority, and your available hours. Hard tasks land in the morning. Dreaded ones go first. • Focus Forecast — See how your focus time trends across days and weeks. Get a Monday morning preview of what's ahead. • Calendar Sync — Pull events from Google Calendar or Apple Calendar so your schedule and your plan live side by side. • Notion Sync — Connect your Notion workspace and keep everything in one place. • Slack Integration — Share your focus status with your team automatically. • Cloud Sync — Your tasks, notes, and streaks stay in sync across all your devices. • Unlimited Tags — Create as many tags as you need. • All Themes — Access every color theme and future additions. Terms & Conditions: https://flowspomo.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://flowspomo.com/privacy.html

Screenshots

Pomodoro Tale4 screens
Flows4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Pomodoro Tale at 4 against Flows's 2. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pomodoro Tale sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Flows sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. 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 November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Pomodoro Tale versus Flows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TaleFlows
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, Mac
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size280 MB49 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperOleg YakushinHUNTER WESTLEY BOLTON

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Pomodoro Tale

Subscriptions2
  • Pomodoro Tale Premium Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Pomodoro Tale Premium Yearly3 Days trial$9.991 Year
2 purchases

Flows

Subscriptions2
  • Flows Pro — Monthly1 Month trial$5.991 Month
  • Flows Pro — Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomodoro Tale free?
Pomodoro Tale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flows free?
Flows is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro Tale or Flows have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Tale nor Flows shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Tale or Flows?
Pomodoro Tale ships an update weekly, and Flows weekly. Most recently, Pomodoro Tale was updated on November 8, 2026 and Flows on October 31, 2026.

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