Comparison

Pomodak vs Box

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

Head to head
About

Pomodak

This app helps you focus using a cute bird companion. It offers customizable timers, white noise, and a calendar to track your progress. Share your focus achievements as cards or export your data.

Highlights
  • Multiple timer types (Pomodoro, stopwatch, countdown)
  • Auto-repeat focus and break cycles
  • Integrated white noise options
  • Daily focus calendar with stamps
  • Shareable focus cards
  • Home screen widget for quick access
  • Data export (CSV, JSON)
Features
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Pomodak is a focus timer you share with Poddaki, a tiny bird. Poddaki flies beside you while you focus, and every focus day earns a stamp on your calendar. • DECORATE YOUR NEST Pick a bird to fly with, white Poddaki or dark Podark, then choose a timer background and focus and break motions. Your timer changes right away. • COLLECT FEATHERS Earn feathers when you focus for 25 minutes or finish your first focus of the day, and more when you focus several days in a row. See them all in your feather history. • THREE TIMERS Pomodoro for work and break cycles, a stopwatch for open-ended sessions, or a simple countdown. Swipe to pick a duration or type it in. • AUTO REPEAT + WHITE NOISE Breaks follow focus and focus follows breaks, no taps needed. Choose rain, waves and more, and set white noise and the completion sound volumes separately. • STAMP CALENDAR A Poddaki stamp for every day you focus. See today's and this month's totals, detailed logs, and your longest streak this month. Days in a row link up on the calendar. • TODAY AND MONTHLY CARDS Turn today's focus or your whole month into a card to share, with your D-day if you like. • HOME SCREEN WIDGET See today's focus time and your D-day without opening the app. • DAILY REMINDER Poddaki nudges you at the time you choose. • STAYS ON YOUR DEVICE No accounts, no ads, no servers. Your sessions stay on your device, and you can export them as CSV or JSON anytime. Built by one person who wanted a focus timer that respects your attention.

About

Box

Features
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Capture it first. AI sorts it. Don't think. Just drop it in. Notes go to Note. To-dos go to Do. Groceries go to Buy. All on your device. Box is a native app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. ■ AI SORT (Apple Intelligence) Everything you add from the input bar or a shortcut is sorted automatically into Notes, To-dos, and your shopping list. ・Groceries are split into separate items in Buy ・Tasks with a date go to Do ・Notes that run several lines go to Note ・Ideas and links stay in Box Not quite right? Send it back to Box with one tap. Turn off AI SORT in the input bar to keep things in Box. Type "Add a project called Garden" to create a project or a Do list. Sorting happens entirely on your device. Nothing you write is sent anywhere. * AI SORT requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence. ■ Box, Note, Do ・Box Save thoughts, links, photos, and files. AI SORT does the sorting. ・Note For anything worth more than a line. Every edit is kept in history, so you can always go back. ・Do Today, List, and Buy are ready from the start. Add the lists you need as you go. Inside the app, Inbox is simply "Box" and ToDo is "Do." It's a tool you reach for every day, so the names stay light. ■ Made for the big screen on Mac Widen the window to see Box, Note, and Do in three columns. ⌘-click to show just the columns you want. ■ What it does ・iPhone, iPad, and Mac (native SwiftUI) ・Private sync over iCloud ・Quick save from the share sheet (iPhone, iPad) ・Quick save from anywhere (Mac / keyboard shortcut) ・Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets ・A focus timer with Live Activity ・Projects, tags, and attachments ・A Trash that keeps items for 30 days ■ Free to start The free version holds up to 10 items across Box, Note, and Do. Every feature is there to try, including AI SORT. Box Pro (one-time purchase) ・Unlimited items ・Change the app icon ・Includes Box Pro features added in the future There is no subscription. Buy it once, and it stays yours. ■ About your data Your data lives only in your own private iCloud. AI SORT runs entirely on your device, too. No account to create. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. Purchases are handled by Apple, so the developer never sees your data or payment details.

Screenshots

Pomodak4 screens
Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodak at none against Box's 1. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pomodak asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodak ships an update every 2 weeks, Box weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Pomodak versus Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodakBox
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndieWayBOX LLC (Japan)

In-app purchases

None

Pomodak

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Box

One-time1
  • Hako Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Pomodak free?
Pomodak is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Box free?
Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodak or Box have ads?
Neither Pomodak nor Box shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodak or Box?
Pomodak ships an update every 2 weeks, and Box weekly. Most recently, Pomodak was updated on October 30, 2026 and Box on October 23, 2026.

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