Tomato Kitchen vs Vellum Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tomato Kitchen
A cozy, kitchen-themed timer designed to boost focus and productivity. It uses a simple work-break cycle to help users complete tasks, making study or work feel more inviting.
- Pomodoro-inspired timer
- Kitchen theme
- Session tracking
- Gentle productivity nudge
- Study and work focus
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Tomato Kitchen is a cozy, kitchen-themed pomodoro-inspired timer that helps you stay focused. Cook a tomato by working for 25 minutes, then enjoy a 5-minute break. Track your sessions in a space that feels a little more homey, and a little less like work. Perfect for studying, working from home, or anyone who wants a gentle nudge to get things done!
Vellum Assistant
This AI assistant learns your work habits and thought processes to help you stay on top of tasks. It syncs across devices, providing quick summaries of communications and access to past notes. Over time, it becomes an indispensable teammate.
- Learns user work habits
- Syncs across Mac, iPhone, and web
- Summarizes Slack, email, and meetings
- Remembers forgotten tasks and follow-ups
- Accesses past notes and thoughts
- Improves with continued use
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vellum is your personal AI for work and life. It learns how you think, remembers what matters, and helps with the things you care about. With vellum, you're always in control: • Choose where your data lives: vellum Cloud or your own self-hosted vellum • Use any model, bring your own API key, or use vellum-optimized models • Decide what your assistant can access and remember Talk, text, or show vellum what you see with your camera, then use it to: • Catch up on email, Slack, and meetings • Remember follow-ups, tasks, and important details • Plan your day, trips, meals, or workouts • Find old notes, files, and saved links • Think through work and personal decisions • Get help with whatever is in front of you One assistant across iPhone, Mac, and web. Always caught up on what matters to you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Vellum Assistant at Free against Tomato Kitchen's $0.99. Vellum Assistant also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (18 vs 1). Tomato Kitchen's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Vellum Assistant is free to download; Tomato Kitchen costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tomato Kitchen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vellum Assistant has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tomato Kitchen ships an update every 3 months, Vellum Assistant every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Tomato Kitchen | Vellum Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.0 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Mary Ogawa | Vocify Inc. |
In-app purchases
Tomato Kitchen
No in-app purchases
Vellum Assistant
No in-app purchases
