Pomodoro vs Soft Pomodoro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pomodoro
This app offers a distraction-free Pomodoro timer to enhance focus. It features customizable durations for work and breaks, automatic cycles, and live activity updates. Enjoy a clean, ad-free experience with flexible settings and visual themes.
- Flexible Pomodoro and break durations
- Automatic work/break cycles
- Live Activities and Lock Screen updates
- Home Screen widgets
- Customizable color themes
- Gentle sound cues and haptic feedback
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No ads. Free forever. A clean, distraction-free Pomodoro timer designed to help you focus without getting in your way. Why you’ll love it • No ads, no paywalls — focus without interruptions. • Free forever — all features included. Core features • Flexible durations Pomodoro: 15–60 min Break: 1–10 min Long Break: 5–30 min • Automatic cycles Long Break every N Pomodoros (choose 2–8). The cycle repeats automatically until you stop it. • Simple, safe controls Start / Pause / Stop / Restart with confirmation to prevent accidental resets. • Live Activities Track the current session and remaining time directly on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island while the timer is running. • Home Screen widgets Keep your focus visible at a glance without opening the app. • Ongoing notifications See your active session and remaining time while the timer is running. • Sound cues A gentle ting after Pomodoro and Break sessions, plus a short alarm when Long Break starts. • Color themes Choose from 20 carefully curated backgrounds. Changes apply instantly. • Haptic feedback Subtle, precise vibrations for satisfying adjustments (device-dependent). How it works Example (Every 2): Pomodoro → Break → Pomodoro → Break → Long Break → repeat Example (Every 4): Pomodoro → Break ×4 → Long Break → repeat The cycle continues until you press Stop. Notes • Enable notifications to receive session alerts and Live Activity updates. • Live Activities and widgets are active only while the timer is running. • Haptic feedback may vary depending on device settings. Focus better with a Pomodoro timer that’s simple, powerful, ad-free, and free — forever.
Soft Pomodoro
This app uses the Pomodoro Technique to help you focus with timed work and break sessions. It offers a calm, aesthetic interface with customizable themes, daily goals, and streak tracking to build healthy habits. Features include live progress rings and Lock Screen Live Activities for seamless focus.
- Pomodoro Technique timer
- Customizable themes
- Daily goal setting
- Streak tracking
- Lock Screen Live Activities
- Monthly heat map
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Soft Pomodoro is a beautiful Pomodoro timer for iPhone that helps you stay focused in a calm, aesthetic way. It is based on one of the most effective study methods called the Pomodoro Technique where you have 25 minute focus sessions and a 5 minute break. You're breaking down large, daunting tasks into 25 minutes approachable bite-size pieces and you can do anything for 25 minutes. Set a daily goal, track your streak, and build healthy habits over time. A clean timer, Lock Screen Live Activity, gentle notifications, and a monthly heat map keep you in flow without clutter. Make it yours with four hand-crafted themes: Strawberry, Peach, Blueberry, and Lavender. Features: live progress ring, Lock Screen Live Activities, 4 soft themes, daily session goals, streak tracking, monthly heat map, customizable focus and break durations, auto-start break and focus modes, sound effects, and gentle notifications.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pomodoro at Free against Soft Pomodoro's $2.99. Pomodoro also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 4) and device support (3 vs 1). Soft Pomodoro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On 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
Pomodoro is free to download; Soft Pomodoro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Soft Pomodoro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pomodoro has 20 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Pomodoro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Soft Pomodoro's.
| Parameter | Pomodoro | Soft Pomodoro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Murodjon Sattorov | Ellen Park |
Customer experience
Pomodoro
Soft Pomodoro
In-app purchases
Pomodoro
No in-app purchases
Soft Pomodoro
No in-app purchases









