Comparison

Flow Timer vs Pomodoro Buddy

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

Head to head
About

Flow Timer

This app uses calming animations to help you focus and track time for various activities. Set custom durations, choose themes and sounds, and create interval timers for study or workouts. It offers a distraction-free experience for mindful timing.

Highlights
  • Peaceful countdown animations
  • Customizable timer durations
  • Named timers for specific uses
  • Calming background and timer sounds
  • Themed visual preferences
  • Interval timers for Pomodoro/HIIT
  • Timer session tracking and badges
Features
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Water climbs. Sand falls. A picture appears. Flow Timer is a visual timer: it shows you time instead of telling you. Water that climbs the glass as you go, a sand timer whose grains really fall, or a picture that paints itself while you work. Glance at it and you know how long is left — no numbers to read, no arithmetic. BUILT FOR TIME BLINDNESS When minutes feel invisible — as they often do for people with ADHD — a shape you can watch beats a number you have to interpret. That is the whole design. Nothing flashes, nothing nags, nothing demands a decision. The timer simply keeps being visible until it is done. A TIMER WORTH LOOKING AT Most timers are ugly because nobody expects you to watch them. This one is made to be watched: hand-drawn scenes, five colour palettes, an hourglass with real falling sand, calming sounds, and a zen mode that clears away everything but the time. Leave it running on a desk or a second screen and it earns its place. IN THE CLASSROOM AND AT HOME Big enough to read from the back row, clear enough for a child who cannot read a clock yet. Transitions, tests, quiet reading, toothbrushing, screen time, bedtime wind-down. A visual countdown ends the "how long left?" question without anyone having to answer it. ALSO A GOOD STUDY TIMER Set any duration, name it, start it in one tap. Build interval sessions for pomodoro study blocks, workouts or circuits. Streaks, badges, a heatmap and monthly trends record where your focus actually went, from your very first session. OFFLINE, AND STAYS THAT WAY No account, no sign-in, no analytics, no ads. Flow Timer collects nothing about you because it has nowhere to send it — everything stays on your device unless you export a backup yourself. Available in 15 languages. ONE PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Free covers the liquid mode, the sand timer, intervals, every duration, most sounds and your daily statistics. Flow Timer Pro is an optional one-time purchase — never a subscription — adding canvas timers with your own photos, binaural beats and focus tones, your complete history, and backup export. Buy it once and it is yours for good. Built by one person who wanted a timer worth looking at.

About

Pomodoro Buddy

Enhance your concentration with a beautifully designed focus timer. It utilizes structured work sessions and breaks to help you achieve deep focus for studying, coding, or professional tasks. Track your progress and visualize your achievements with engaging features.

Highlights
  • Dual timer modes (focus sessions or Pomodoro cycles)
  • Live Activities for Lock Screen and Dynamic Island
  • Immersive fullscreen focus mode
  • Visual tomato plant growth tracker
  • Customizable work and break durations
  • Session statistics and progress tracking
  • Home Screen widget for at-a-glance progress
Features
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Boost your productivity with Pomodoro Buddy — a beautifully designed focus timer built for iOS.   Pomodoro Buddy brings the proven Pomodoro Technique to your iPhone with a polished, glass-inspired interface. Whether you're studying for exams, coding a project, or tackling important work, this elegant timer helps you maintain deep focus through structured work sessions and strategic breaks. Key Features: - Dual Timer Modes — Choose simple focus sessions or full Pomodoro cycles with automatic breaks - Live Activities — Track your timer right from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island without opening the app - Focus Mode — An immersive fullscreen timer with beautiful gradient backgrounds for distraction-free sessions - Growing Tomato Plant — Watch your tomato plant grow from seedling to harvest as your session progresses - Customizable Durations — Set work, short break, and long break lengths to match your workflow - Smart Notifications — Gentle alerts let you know when sessions complete, even in the background - Session Statistics — Track your daily progress, weekly trends, and streaks with detailed charts - Home Screen Widget — See your daily focus progress at a glance without opening the app - Haptic Feedback — Subtle tactile responses keep you connected to your session Perfect For: - Students preparing for exams or working on assignments - Software developers maintaining coding flow states - Writers and content creators managing creative sessions - Professionals tackling deep work and complex projects - Anyone looking to improve focus and time management Privacy First: Your productivity data stays completely private. Pomodoro Buddy stores everything locally on your device — no accounts, no data collection, no online tracking. Your habits and statistics remain yours alone. Transform scattered work time into productive, focused achievement. Download Pomodoro Buddy today and experience the power of structured productivity.

Screenshots

Flow Timer4 screens
Pomodoro Buddy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pomodoro Buddy at 5.0 against Flow Timer's 4.8. Flow Timer's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pomodoro Buddy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Flow Timer versus Pomodoro Buddy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlow TimerPomodoro Buddy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size83 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCodejuno LtdDanial Beg

Customer experience

Flow Timer

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pomodoro Buddy

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Flow Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Pomodoro Buddy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flow Timer free?
Flow Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pomodoro Buddy free?
Pomodoro Buddy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flow Timer or Pomodoro Buddy?
Pomodoro Buddy is rated higher. Flow Timer averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Pomodoro Buddy averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Flow Timer or Pomodoro Buddy have ads?
Neither Flow Timer nor Pomodoro Buddy shows ads.

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