Timlin vs Tomatino
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Timlin
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Plan your day. Then see how long it actually took. Most task apps only record whether you finished something. Timlin measures the time you actually spent and puts it next to what you planned. ■ Planned vs. actual Start a timer on any task. Timlin logs the real duration and shows it against your estimate. After a few days, patterns appear — the 30-minute task that always takes 50. ■ A vertical timeline for the day Drop tasks onto the timeline and drag to adjust start and end times. You can see the density of your day at a glance, and notice when it's overloaded. ■ Brain dump Write everything down first. Decide order and timing later. ■ Focus timer Tap a task to start. The remaining time stays visible, and the measured time becomes your record. ■ Built for plans that change Long-press to move tasks around when the day shifts. Timlin doesn't assume you'll follow the plan exactly. ■ Pricing Timlin requires a Timlin Pro subscription. A 3-day free trial is included — cancel during the trial and you won't be charged. Timlin Pro includes: - Daily timeline planning - Time tracking and logs - Brain dump - Focus timer - Morning carry-over - AI planning and task breakdown - Google Calendar sync - Automatic rescheduling - Themes and colors Monthly / Yearly / Lifetime options available. ■ Made by one person Built by an indie developer in Japan, originally for personal use. I read every review. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Tomatino
This productivity tool uses the Pomodoro technique to manage work and break intervals. It integrates with Apple Music or local files for background audio and offers a visual progress indicator. Settings sync across Mac, iPhone, and iPad via iCloud.
- Pomodoro timer for work/break cycles
- Integrated music playback (Apple Music/local files)
- Visual progress scale and color-coded phases
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
- iCloud sync for settings across devices
- Spotlight, Shortcuts, and Siri integration
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Pomodoro timer for Mac, iPhone and iPad. A session starts your music and, on the Mac, a Focus mode; the break puts both back. One purchase covers all three. iPhone and iPad There is no menu bar to live in, so the dial takes the whole screen and the phase moves to the lock screen and the Dynamic Island as a Live Activity. It counts down there without the app, so the phone can go back in your pocket. The notification at the end arrives on time whether Tomatino is still running or not. Music comes from an Apple Music playlist or from a folder of files that Tomatino plays itself, the same two sources as on the Mac. Focus stays untouched, because iOS gives an app no way to switch it, and Spotify is the Mac's as well. Both are waiting in the version that comes with the same purchase: one price covers Mac, iPhone and iPad. One glance The elapsed time fills a scale, so one glance tells you how far in you are. Focus is red, breaks are teal, and the color alone tells you which phase is running. What else the timer does Times to fit the work 5 to 90 minutes, sessions per cycle, auto-start for sessions and breaks. Or neither, if you would rather start every phase yourself. Sound and notification At the end of every phase, on the Mac both switchable on their own. On iPhone and iPad the notification carries the sound, so it reaches you with the phone in a pocket. No server of its own Tomatino opens no connection to one, so there is nothing it could send anywhere, and it measures nothing about how you work. Spotlight, Shortcuts and Siri “Start Tomatino” and “Pause Tomatino” work from all three. In Shortcuts the start can take a work length, which then becomes your setting. Your settings on every device They travel between your own devices through iCloud and stay inside your Apple account. English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Dutch, following your system language. Requirements: macOS 26 on Apple silicon, iOS 26, iPadOS 26.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Timlin at Free against Tomatino's $7.99. Timlin also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). Tomatino's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads and device support 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
Timlin is free to download; Tomatino costs $7.99 up front. Timlin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tomatino asks for nothing beyond the download.
Timlin ships an update every 2 weeks, Tomatino every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Timlin | Tomatino |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $7.99 |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Saiki Iijima | Missaq Ataschi |
In-app purchases
Timlin
- Pro Montly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Pro Annual3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Pro LifeTime$59.99
Tomatino
No in-app purchases









