Comparison

Odak vs stōw

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

Head to head
About

Odak

Features
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Odak is a free Pomodoro timer for studying and work, with no ads and no account. Pick a task, tap Start, and focus for 25 minutes. A ring of 25 dots shows the time: one dot goes out each minute. Take a short break, then start the next round. After four rounds, take a long break. PLAN YOUR DAY IN POMODOROS • Add today's tasks and how many Pomodoros each one needs. • Start a task from its play button. Each finished Pomodoro fills one of its dots. • Unfinished tasks wait for tomorrow. A TIMER THAT FITS HOW YOU WORK • 25 or 50 minutes or your own length, with short and long breaks. • Pause, add 5 minutes, or end early. • Strict mode for hard days: hold to start, no pause, and a 2-second hold to stop early. • Study with me: a large ring in landscape that keeps the screen on, for an iPhone standing on your desk. • Brown, pink and white noise, free. SEE WHERE YOUR HOURS WENT • Your day, week, month and year, by tag: Study, Work, Reading and your own tags. • A daily goal, and a dot for every day you focused in the last six months. ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN • The Live Activity and the Dynamic Island show the time left. • Widgets show today's progress. FREE FOR GOOD Odak has no ads, no account and no tracking. Your sessions stay on your iPhone, and you can export them at any time. Privacy Policy: https://odak.artifekt.app/privacy

About

stōw

Features
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stōw is a Pomodoro timer with a mindfulness twist that actually helps you get work done in a calm way. Give the session a goal, stay with the task, and let the timer end the hour. - Work in customizable 25-minute sessions. - A customizable mindfulness 5-minute break with breathing prompts. - Create goals and tie tasks to them with each session belonging to a goal and a task. - Keep it lightweight with the Inbox. Create and start Pomodoro sessions without a goal and organize them later. - The Focus Shield holds the apps you choose quiet for the length of the session. They stay blocked until the timer ends, then they unlock. You can pause blocking at any time. - Beautiful analytics so you can track your completion progress, focus time, and streaks. - Live Activity widgets so you can see your session progress when you lock your phone. - Pin stōw to the Home Screen with widgets. The Today’s Focus widget and the Tasks widget start a timer and show what is next without opening the app. - Beautiful in-app themes. Pick the look of the hour. Twilight Focus, Golden Hour, Moss Garden, Lotus Stillness, Mustard Field, and Midnight Focus. stōw runs on iPhone, iPad, and Mac with all your data synced via iCloud so you never lose track.

Screenshots

Odak4 screens
stōw4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Odak at 15.1 against stōw's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Odak versus stōw: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOdakstōw
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMurat CakmakTappnology (Pty) Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Odak

No in-app purchases

None

stōw

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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