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 5) and device support (3 vs 1). Soft Pomodoro's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 3.9) and ads (none vs shown). On 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. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 5 respectively. 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 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #198 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 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









