BasicPomo vs BulkHead
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BasicPomo
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BasicPomo is a Pomodoro timer with nothing in the way. Pick a session, watch a piece of fruit count down, and get back to work. Focus for 25 minutes. Take a real break. Repeat. That is the whole method, and this app keeps it that way. No accounts, no dashboards to configure, no streak-shaming. WHAT YOU GET Three rhythms Classic 25/5, quick 20/5, or deep 30/10, with a longer break whenever you need one. Swipe the timer to change duration. Statistics and streaks See how many pomodoros you finished today, how your week is filling up, and how many days in a row you have kept it going. Sessions that finish while your phone is in your pocket still count. Ten fruit themes Tomato, blueberry, avocado, eggplant, carrot, elderberry, vanilla, white mulberry, banana and strawberry. Seasonal surprises turn up during the year. Accurate to the second The timer keeps wall-clock time, so it stays exact while you switch apps, lock your phone, or run in Low Power Mode. Notifications let you start your break without opening the app. Sound and feel Five completion sounds, a silent option, and haptics if you would rather be nudged than chimed at. Siri and Shortcuts Start or pause a session by voice, or drop BasicPomo into a shortcut alongside the rest of your focus routine. Built for everyone VoiceOver reads the countdown as one clear phrase, text scales with your system size, and Reduce Motion is respected throughout. Private by design No account, no ads, no analytics, no network. Your sessions never leave your device. Works on iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape. Focus, measured.
BulkHead
Access and manage files on remote servers directly from your device. This app supports SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3 protocols, allowing you to browse, edit, and transfer files with built-in syntax highlighting and live Markdown previews. It prioritizes user privacy with zero telemetry.
- SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, S3 support
- Remote code editing with syntax highlighting
- Markdown editor with live preview
- File browsing and previewing
- SSH key management
- Batch file operations
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Your iPhone connects to everything — except your servers. BulkHead fixes that, and now it puts them right inside the Files app. One app for SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3. Browse, edit, and transfer files across every protocol you actually use — from BulkHead or from anywhere in iOS. Zero telemetry. Free with up to 3 connections. — NOW IN THE FILES APP — Every connection shows up as a Location in the Files app. Open, save, download, upload, rename, move, and delete your remote files from any app that uses Files. SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3 — all in one place. — A FINDER-QUALITY FILE MANAGER — On iPad and Mac, BulkHead feels like Finder: a source-list sidebar, column view with horizontal drill-down, a live preview pane, Quick Look, inline rename, full keyboard navigation, and spring-loaded folders. On iPhone, it's fast and one-handed. — CONNECT TO ANYTHING — SFTP, SMB, WebDAV, and S3-compatible services (Amazon S3, MinIO, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2). One-tap presets for Tailscale, R2, B2, MinIO, and Hetzner. Auto-discover servers on your local network with Bonjour. Credentials stored in the iOS Keychain with Face ID / Touch ID lock. — TRUST, VERIFIED — SSH host-key verification (TOFU) warns you if a server's key ever changes. Self-signed and internal-CA TLS certificates are supported with user-approved pinning. Your connection is yours. — EDIT CODE ON YOUR SERVER — Syntax highlighting for 50+ languages with 30 color themes. Auto-save as you type. Open, edit, and save files directly on remote servers. — MARKDOWN WITH LIVE PREVIEW — Split-pane editor with a formatting toolbar. Headers, bold, italic, lists, code blocks, links. Export to PDF or HTML. — BROWSE & PREVIEW — Breadcrumb navigation, list or grid view, sort by name, date, size, or type. Preview images (pinch-to-zoom), PDFs, video, audio, and text — all without downloading. — TRANSFER & BACK UP — Stream large files with real progress and reliable background transfers. Send files from any app with the Share extension. Batch move, copy, delete, and download with folder structure preserved (Pro). Automatically back up your camera roll to your own server (Pro). — SSH KEY MANAGEMENT — Generate Ed25519 keys, import existing keys, manage passphrases. Passwordless authentication. — PRICING — Free: Up to 3 connections with full features Pro: $6.99/year (1-week free trial) or $14.99 one-time lifetime purchase Pro unlocks: Unlimited connections, transfer queue, automatic photo backup, AES-256-GCM cache encryption, external display — PRIVACY — No analytics. No tracking. No data collection. Your device connects directly to your servers. Nothing passes through our infrastructure. Runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac (Apple Silicon), and Apple Vision Pro. Terms of Use (EULA) - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: BulkHead at Free against BasicPomo's $0.99. BulkHead also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). BasicPomo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). 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
BulkHead is free to download; BasicPomo costs $0.99 up front. BulkHead sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. BasicPomo asks for nothing beyond the download.
BasicPomo ships an update every 4 months, BulkHead every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BasicPomo | BulkHead |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lars Gregori | ODDINKS LLC |
In-app purchases
BasicPomo
No in-app purchases
BulkHead
- BulkHead Pro Annual7 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Small Tip$2.99
- Generous Tip$9.99
- BulkHead Pro Lifetime$14.99









