Comparison

Simple Pomodoros vs DayRoot

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

Head to head
About

Simple Pomodoros

Boost your productivity with timed focus sessions and short breaks. Track your progress with smart statistics and customizable themes. Stay focused with a dedicated mode and sync your tasks across devices.

Highlights
  • One-tap focus session start
  • Customizable session and break lengths
  • Animated themes
  • Daily, weekly, and monthly statistics
  • Task list with progress tracking
  • Focus Mode
  • Widgets and Apple Watch companion
Features
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Why Simple Pomo? : One-tap start — no complicated setup Scientifically proven 25-minute focus cycles with short & long breaks Beautiful animated themes: Forest, Night Sky, Sunset & more Smart daily, weekly & monthly stats — streaks, charts & heatmaps Task list with progress tracking and iCloud sync Simple Focus Mode — hides everything except the countdown Crisp widgets, Live Activities & Dynamic Island support Apple Watch companion with haptic feedback Custom session lengths, sounds & notifications 100% privacy — nothing leaves your device How It Works : Set a task — or choose “No Task” for quick focus. Tap the blue play button to start your 25-minute session. When the bell rings, take a 5-minute break. Every 4 sessions, enjoy a longer 15-minute break. That’s it! Consistent short sprints make big goals achievable. Accessibility Fully supports VoiceOver, Dynamic Type & haptic feedback. Privacy We respect your privacy. Your tasks, stats & streaks stay only on your device. Join thousands of focused minds. Download Simple Pomo and hit your goals today!

About

DayRoot

This app plans your day backward from your arrival time, considering live traffic and your calendar. It provides gentle reminders to get ready and a precise moment to leave, ensuring you arrive calmly and on time. The app learns your habits to adjust timings and offers a unique timeline for your entire day.

Highlights
  • Backward day planning
  • Live traffic integration
  • Calendar event syncing
  • Adaptive buffer learning
  • Calm arrival notifications
  • Daily timeline visualization
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Good days grow from good roots. DayRoot plans your day backward from the moment you need to arrive. Tell it where you're headed and when — it watches live traffic, reads your calendar, and taps you at three calm moments: GET READY — a gentle heads-up while there's still time LEAVE — one clear moment to go, computed from live traffic ARRIVE — on time. Calm. Rooted. WHY DAYROOT IS DIFFERENT • It learns how you actually run. Tend to run late at one place? DayRoot quietly pads your buffer there — and trims it back when you're early. • A real alarm, not just a ping. If your day starts with a drive, DayRoot can wake you at your get-ready time — and if traffic turns bad overnight, it plans with tomorrow morning's traffic, not tonight's. • Your calendar, alive. Events with a place get live travel times; video calls and errands without one become simple tasks - never a fake "leave at". • One root line for the whole day. Trips and tasks grow on a single calm timeline. Finish something and it grows a leaf. CALM BY DESIGN • No account. No ads. No analytics trackers. • Your day stays on your device. • Location only while you use the app — your movements are never tracked. • Full policy: dayroot.app/privacy - Battery-friendly by design. No background GPS, no constant polling - reminders are scheduled with the system, so DayRoot sips power even with nudges on all day. FREE FOREVER The core magic is free, always: your place, exactly when to leave, adaptive learning, and a streak that grows with your on-time days. DAYROOT PRO Every place you care about, full calendar autopilot, tasks and daily routines — $3.99/month or $29.99/year. Good days grow from good roots. Plant one. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dayroot.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Simple Pomodoros4 screens
DayRoot4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Pomodoros at none against DayRoot's 2. Simple Pomodoros also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 weeks). DayRoot's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.2). On price, rating, 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. DayRoot sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Simple Pomodoros asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simple Pomodoros against 5.0 for DayRoot. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Simple Pomodoros ships an update daily, DayRoot every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Simple Pomodoros versus DayRoot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSimple PomodorosDayRoot
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.216.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developeroscar hernandezTony Pisarenko

Customer experience

Simple Pomodoros

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DayRoot

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Simple Pomodoros

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

DayRoot

Subscriptions2
  • DayRoot Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • DayRoot Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Simple Pomodoros free?
Simple Pomodoros is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DayRoot free?
DayRoot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Simple Pomodoros or DayRoot?
Simple Pomodoros and DayRoot are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Simple Pomodoros or DayRoot have ads?
Neither Simple Pomodoros nor DayRoot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Simple Pomodoros or DayRoot?
Simple Pomodoros ships an update daily, and DayRoot every 6 weeks. Most recently, Simple Pomodoros was updated on October 30, 2026 and DayRoot on October 31, 2026.

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