Comparison

Linote vs Plain Pomodoro

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

Head to head
About

Linote

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Linote is inspired by Andrej Karpathy’s append-and-review note-taking approach. One continuous note. Append new thoughts at the top. Review occasionally. Let unimportant ideas naturally sink. This simple model works remarkably well, but managing it inside a generic notes app eventually creates friction. Linote is a purpose-built single-page notebook that keeps the same philosophy while making it faster and more practical for daily use. With Linote, every note lives on one flat page. You can quickly append ideas, move important ones back to the top with a swipe, select multiple notes to merge or clean up, and search instantly by keyword. No folders. No hierarchy. No context switching. Linote helps you unload thoughts quickly, trust that nothing is lost, and review when you are ready. It follows the original method, optimized for real-world use. Privacy Policy: https://empty.mt/privacy_policy_linote Terms of Use: https://empty.mt/termsofuse_linote

About

Plain Pomodoro

Features
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Plain Pomodoro is a focus timer with nothing in the way. Press start. Work for 25 minutes. When the timer ends you get a notification and a sound, and a 5-minute break starts automatically. Then it repeats β€” for as long as you keep going. WHAT IT DOES β€’ 25-minute work sessions and 5-minute breaks, repeating automatically β€’ Notification with sound when a session ends β€” even if the app is in the background or your phone is locked β€’ Start, pause, and reset at any time β€’ Adjust work and break lengths in Settings WHAT IT DOESN'T DO β€’ No account. No sign-up. β€’ No ads. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. β€’ No analytics, no trackers, and no network access at all. The app collects nothing because it connects to nothing. That's the whole app. It does one thing, so you can too.

Screenshots

Linote4 screens
Plain Pomodoro3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Linote at 3 against Plain Pomodoro's 1. Plain Pomodoro's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 3 level
Linote versus Plain Pomodoro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinotePlain Pomodoro
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.016.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size0 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmpty StudioTORSTEIN BOE

In-app purchases

None

Linote

No in-app purchases

None

Plain Pomodoro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Linote free?
Linote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Plain Pomodoro free?
Plain Pomodoro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Linote or Plain Pomodoro have ads?
Neither Linote nor Plain Pomodoro shows ads.

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