Comparison

NAGI Step vs Needle · Pomodoro Timer

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

Head to head
About

NAGI Step

Features
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NAGI Step is a quiet focus app for planning what matters today, running the session, and reviewing what you finished. Where available, AI support helps turn a goal into projects, tasks, descriptions, and focus-sized steps. [Main Features] - Focus sessions: plan and run focus/break flows. - AI support (where available): create projects and tasks from a goal, draft descriptions, and split work into manageable steps. - Tasks & projects: assign tasks to sessions and keep today’s work clear. - Stats & history: daily focus totals, monthly calendar, and session records. - Memos: capture ideas during sessions and search them later. - Music Player: import local audio files and play a playlist during focus. - Notifications: local alerts for timer phase changes. [Free Plan] - Up to 2 projects. - Daily totals and monthly calendar. - Music Player. [Plus Unlocks] - Remove ads. - Create 3+ projects. - Hour-by-hour detailed stats and session list. [Best For] - Studying, deep work, and quiet task execution. - Users who want tasks, timer, memos, and history in one app. - Users who want AI-assisted planning where available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Needle · Pomodoro Timer

Features
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Needle is a calm, beautiful Pomodoro timer that helps you spend your time on what matters, one session at a time. Pick what you want to focus on, set the length, and start. When the time is up, take a real break. That's the whole method, proven for decades. FOCUS WITHOUT FRICTION • Set the length on a tape in the middle of the screen, then start in one tap • Focus Lock adds a few seconds of friction before you can give up early — or, set to Locked, refuses to let you stop until the block ends • Tag every session: Work, Study, Code, anything you like • A real alarm at the end of a session that breaks through silent mode and Focus SOUND AND SCENES TO WORK TO • A full-screen focus player opens as your session starts • Quran recitations, free for everyone: choose from up to 14 reciters and listen to all 114 surahs • Lofi tracks across three moods — Ambient & Zen, Chillhop & Jazz, Late Night — bundled and offline, no account, no streaming; one free track in every mood, the full library with Needle+ • 40 ambient sounds — rain, nature, night, travel and more — to layer, each with its own volume (Needle+) • Looping video scenes, or none at all SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES • A day view, a week strip, and a full session timeline • Build a daily streak and keep it alive • Set a daily goal that fits your life and watch it fill • Export every session to CSV whenever you want ON EVERY SCREEN YOU OWN • iPhone, iPad and Mac — on Mac, a compact Liquid Glass timer that lives in the menu bar • An Apple Watch app that runs sessions on its own • Control Center tiles • Start, pause and stop the timer from Spotlight, Siri and Shortcuts MAKE IT YOURS • Backgrounds and eight alternate app icons • Eleven languages • Dark by design, easy on the eyes at 2am Needle+ (optional subscription) The full lofi library and all 40 ambient sounds, unlimited tags and colors, detailed stats and insights, and Live Activity with the Dynamic Island. Family Sharing supported, so one subscription covers your whole family. Monthly or yearly; payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Your time is your most valuable asset. Spend it on what matters. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

NAGI Step4 screens
Needle · Pomodoro Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Needle · Pomodoro Timer at none against NAGI Step's shown. Needle · Pomodoro Timer also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). NAGI Step's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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. NAGI Step sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Needle · Pomodoro Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NAGI Step ships an update every 3 weeks, Needle · Pomodoro Timer every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
NAGI Step versus Needle · Pomodoro Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNAGI StepNeedle · Pomodoro Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB155 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYuma IsshikiGaliya Zhenis

In-app purchases

4 purchases

NAGI Step

Subscriptions2
  • NAGI Timer Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
  • NAGI Timer Plus Yearly$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • 30 AI Credits$1.99
  • 100 AI Credits$4.99
2 purchases

Needle · Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Needle+ Monthly7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Needle+ Yearly7 Days trial$5.991 Year

Questions

Is NAGI Step free?
NAGI Step is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Needle · Pomodoro Timer free?
Needle · Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NAGI Step or Needle · Pomodoro Timer have ads?
NAGI Step shows ads; Needle · Pomodoro Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, NAGI Step or Needle · Pomodoro Timer?
NAGI Step ships an update every 3 weeks, and Needle · Pomodoro Timer every 4 days. Most recently, NAGI Step was updated on October 17, 2026 and Needle · Pomodoro Timer on October 20, 2026.

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