Pommy vs Soil
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pommy
This app employs the Pomodoro Technique to enhance focus and productivity through timed work and break intervals. It offers features like Lock Screen Live Activities for session tracking, app blocking, and customizable soundscapes to create an optimal work environment.
- Pomodoro Technique timer
- Lock Screen Live Activities
- Distracting app blocking
- Calming soundscapes
- Session tracking
- Customizable experience
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Pommy uses the Pomodoro Technique to help you focus, take breaks, and stay productive. Track your sessions with Live Activities right from your Lock Screen. Block distracting apps and customize your experience with calming soundscapes. Perfect for anyone who wants to work smarter and recharge better. Start your focus journey with Pommy today! Privacy Policy: https://pommyfocus.notion.site/privacypolicy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Soil
This app uses a unique plant-growing metaphor to help you cultivate positive habits. Each habit is represented by a plant that thrives with consistent attention and wilts if neglected. Focus on what truly matters and watch your personal garden flourish.
- Habits represented as plants
- Daily watering to maintain habits
- Plants wilt with missed days
- Personalized habit garden
- Gentle approach to habit building
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Soil is a gentle habit tracker that helps you care for what’s most important in your life. Instead of just checking off tasks, you’ll plant meaningful habits as symbolic plants — each one growing with the attention you give it. Whether it's Call Mom, Move Your Body, or Rest Without Guilt, every habit gets its own plant, its own rhythm, and its own space on your personal table. How Soil works: Soil helps you care for the habits that matter. 1. Each habit is a plant It needs care to stay healthy. 2. Water it daily Each time you follow through, you keep your plant alive and healthy. 3. Miss too often, it wilts Skip too many days, and your habit begins to fade. By using this app, you agree to the Apple Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. Therms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.privacypolicies.com/live/675883c3-9460-42e9-900d-b9f6c4ec960e
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pommy at 100% against Soil's 50%. Pommy also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and rating (5.0 vs 4.0). Soil's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Pommy is free to download; Soil costs $3.99 up front. Pommy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Soil asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pommy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pommy's written reviews are positive against 50% of Soil's.
Pommy ships an update every 5 days, Soil every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Pommy | Soil |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | João Franco | Alireza Malekiha |
Customer experience
Pommy
Soil
In-app purchases
Pommy
- Pommy Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Pommy Pro - Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year
- Pommy Pro$9.99
Soil
No in-app purchases
