Pomodoro.io vs Selv
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pomodoro.io
This simple timer app helps boost productivity by guiding users through focused work intervals and scheduled breaks. It provides notifications to signal the end of each timer session and allows for customization of session lengths.
- Focus and Break timers
- End-of-timer notifications
- Adjustable timer durations
- Simple and intuitive interface
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Free, simple Pomodoro timer to help you be more productive. Features: - Focus and Break timers. - Notifications when current timer has concluded. - Adjustable timers to fit your needs.
Selv
Organize your thoughts and files by creating dedicated conversations for each idea, project, or trip. Send text, photos, voice notes, and links within these chats. Search across all your captured content, including text in photos and voice notes, even offline.
- Chat-based organization
- Send text, photos, files, voice notes
- Search text, photos, and voice notes
- Offline functionality
- Share sheet integration
- Rich text formatting (Pro)
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Selv is a notebook shaped like a chat. Give every idea, project, or trip its own conversation, then send yourself text, photos, files, voice notes, and links. Search reads what you typed, the text in your photos, and your voice-note transcripts, all on your iPhone. Keep anything from the share sheet, widget, Control Center, or Siri. No account. No server. No networking code. Your archive stays on your device and works in airplane mode. The free plan includes three chats plus unlimited capture, reading, transcription, and search. Selv Pro adds unlimited chats and rich text: headings, lists, checklists, and quotes. Monthly and yearly plans renew until canceled; the one-time unlock does not renew. Spaces and tables are part of Selv Pro as well. One space is free. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://selv.nsralisa.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro.io at none against Selv's 3. Pomodoro.io also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Selv sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Pomodoro.io asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pomodoro.io against 5.0 for Selv. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Pomodoro.io | Selv |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Smith | NSRALISA |
In-app purchases
Pomodoro.io
No in-app purchases
Selv
- Selv Pro$1.991 Month
- Selv Pro$9.991 Year
- Selv Pro$19.99








