Comparison

Pomodoro Timer vs Sticky Notes

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Timer

Enhance your concentration and manage your time effectively with a customizable timer. Track your progress, utilize ambient sounds, and enjoy a distraction-free interface to build better focus habits.

Highlights
  • Adjustable focus and rest durations
  • Session analytics and insights
  • Ambient focus sounds
  • Productivity tracker with custom tags
  • Minimal, distraction-free interface
  • Dynamic Island and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Pomidor is a calm, simple pomodoro timer for studying and deep work. Plan your day, focus in timed sessions, take real breaks, and watch the hours add up. FOCUS YOUR WAY • Set your own focus and rest lengths, or count up with Timeless mode and stop when you're done • Name your sessions and organize them with tags • The screen stays awake while you focus, and sessions can pause automatically when you leave the app • A gentle notification tells you when a session or a break is over PLAN THE DAY, THEN WORK THE PLAN • Daily Focus Planner: list today's tasks and estimate how many pomodoros each one needs • Start a focus session straight from a task and watch its progress fill in • Move unfinished tasks to the next day with one tap • Task History: look back at any day and pull a past task into today SEE YOUR PROGRESS • Calendar, charts and a full session history, filtered by tag • A heatmap of your focus days • Insights: focus score, your best focus hours, weekly trends and session quality STAY IN THE ZONE • Ambient sounds that keep playing when your phone is locked • A Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island keeps your timer in view • A home screen widget with your focus time, sessions and streaks MAKE IT YOURS • Themes and alternate app icons • Your sessions, tags and plan sync across iPhone and iPad with iCloud, and everything works offline Made for students, ADHD-friendly routines, writing, coding, homework and deep work: anyone who does their best work in focused sprints with real breaks. WHAT IS FREE, WHAT IS PRO Free: the focus and rest timer with your own lengths, the Live Activity, quick stats, one planned task a day, the piano ambient sound and iCloud sync. Pomidor Pro adds unlimited daily tasks with one-tap carry-over, Timeless mode, full analytics and insights, your own tags, every ambient and end sound, all themes and app icons, and the home screen widget's stats. Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-time lifetime purchase; the price is shown in the app before you buy. Subscription payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and the renewal is charged within the 24 hours before it ends. Manage or cancel any time in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/pomidor-privacy-policy/24e82531-5536-4894-9bae-fdfa1228b0d9/privacy

About

Sticky Notes

This app provides a fast and tactile way to capture ideas with color-coded sticky notes and interactive checklists. Organize your thoughts with smart sorting and search, and keep your workspace synced across devices. Sensitive notes can be hidden for privacy.

Highlights
  • Color-coded sticky notes
  • Automatic checklist conversion
  • Content hiding for privacy
  • One-tap archive
  • Home screen widgets
  • Private iCloud sync
Features
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Sticky Notes: Notes & Todos is the fast, tactile notepad and checklist app built for iPhone and iPad. Capture ideas in a tap, color-code them with tags, and keep notes and todos organized with smart sorting and search. Turn dashes into interactive checklists automatically, archive what’s done, and keep sensitive notes hidden until you reveal them. Your workspace stays updated everywhere with private iCloud sync, and home screen widgets keep important reminders front and center. Key Features: - Quick capture with color-coded sticky notes and searchable tags - Automatic checklist conversion with tap-to-complete items - Global and per-note content hiding for privacy and focus - One-tap archive to keep completed tasks out of your way - Home screen widgets and interactive reminders - Private iCloud sync keeps every device up to date - Unlimited notes, unlimited archives, and automatic checklist archiving available with Sticky Notes Pro ----------------- If you choose to upgrade to Sticky Notes Pro, your payment will be charged to your Apple ID account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID Account Settings. For more information, please review our Privacy Policy at https://vatanachhorn.github.io/sticky-notes-marketing/privacy.html and our Terms of Use at https://vatanachhorn.github.io/sticky-notes-marketing/terms.html.

Screenshots

Pomodoro Timer4 screens
Sticky Notes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pomodoro Timer at every 2 days against Sticky Notes's fortnightly. Pomodoro Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.2 vs 26.0). Sticky Notes's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pomodoro Timer sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Sticky Notes sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sticky Notes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Pomodoro Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sticky Notes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 2 days, Sticky Notes fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pomodoro Timer versus Sticky Notes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TimerSticky Notes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTigran MuradyanVatana Chhorn

Customer experience

Pomodoro Timer

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive82.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.6%

Sticky Notes

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Pomodoro Timer

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to adjust timer duration from main screen
  • Sync focus sessions to calendar
  • Integration with action button to start/pause session
  • Option to bypass session title screen

Sticky Notes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Pomidor Pro$2.991 Month
  • Pomidor Pro3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time4
  • One Coffee$0.99
  • Three Coffees$2.99
  • Five Coffees$4.99
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  • Lifetime Pro Access$24.99
3 purchases

Sticky Notes

Subscriptions2
  • Sticky Notes Pro — Monthly3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Sticky Notes Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Unlock$39.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sticky Notes free?
Sticky Notes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pomodoro Timer or Sticky Notes?
Sticky Notes is rated higher. Pomodoro Timer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Sticky Notes averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Pomodoro Timer or Sticky Notes have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Timer nor Sticky Notes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro Timer or Sticky Notes?
Pomodoro Timer ships an update every 2 days, and Sticky Notes fortnightly. Most recently, Pomodoro Timer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sticky Notes on November 5, 2026.

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