Comparison

Pomodoro vs Blurp

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Blurp

Features
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Some thoughts only exist for a few seconds. Blurp is for those. Open it and it is already recording-ready. One tap starts, one tap stops. There is no project to create, no file to name, no second screen between you and the thing you were about to forget. Recordings land in a list you can actually read: the newest first, each one with its own waveform, playing the instant you touch it. Search finds them by name, or by what you said if you have turned transcripts on. FREE, AND STAYING FREE Unlimited recording. The library, playback, renaming, deleting, search, and sharing. No limits on length or number. BLURP PLUS iCloud Sync — your recordings on your other devices, through your own iCloud. Transcripts — speech to text that runs on your phone, not on a server. Widgets — Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets that open Blurp already recording. WHERE YOUR RECORDINGS LIVE On your phone. If you turn on sync they go to your own private iCloud, which we cannot read. Transcription runs on the device — audio is never uploaded to transcribe it. There is no account, because there is nothing to sign in to. Blurp does not summarise your recordings, title them for you, or rewrite them into something tidier. It records what you said and gives it back. Terms of Use: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/blurp-terms-of-use/f573561f-bfd3-4ad2-89fb-0913d3ce5cbf/terms Privacy Policy: https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/blurp-privacy-policy/eaf25c81-32ba-4e9a-9822-f0dfa80634e3/privacy

Screenshots

Pomodoro4 screens
Blurp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro at none against Blurp's 2. Pomodoro also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Blurp's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price 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. Blurp sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Pomodoro asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomodoro ships an update every 3 weeks, Blurp weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pomodoro versus Blurp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoroBlurp
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (20 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings20 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMurodjon SattorovRaitis Saripo

In-app purchases

None

Pomodoro

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Blurp

Subscriptions2
  • Blurp Plus 1 Month Subscription7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Blurp Plus 1 Year Subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomodoro free?
Pomodoro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blurp free?
Blurp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro or Blurp have ads?
Pomodoro shows ads; Blurp does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomodoro or Blurp?
Pomodoro ships an update every 3 weeks, and Blurp weekly. Most recently, Pomodoro was updated on October 22, 2026 and Blurp on October 20, 2026.

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