Comparison

Pomotime vs Rossino

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

Head to head
About

Pomotime

Features
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"Master Your Productivity with Pomotime" Stop multitasking and start achieving. Pomotime is a minimalist Pomodoro timer designed to help you stay focused on what truly matters. Key Features: Visual States: Stay motivated with the 'Flame' icon during focus sessions and recharge with the 'Leaf' icon during breaks. Sleek & Simple UI: A distraction-free interface designed for deep work. Flexible Settings: Customize your work and rest intervals to match your personal flow. Smart Notifications: Get gentle reminders when it's time to switch gears. Unlock your peak performance today with Pomotime!

About

Rossino

This productivity tool helps you focus with customizable work and break intervals. It offers cross-device synchronization for seamless session management and provides detailed statistics on your focused time. The app is free for single-device use with optional Pro features for advanced syncing and history.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer cycles
  • Cross-device live timer sync (Pro)
  • Detailed session statistics and history
  • Menu bar countdown and keyboard control
  • Lock Screen Live Activities and Dynamic Island support
  • Home Screen quick actions and Control Center toggle
  • Widgets and Apple Watch complications
Features
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Rossino is a free pomodoro timer for Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Everything below is included at no charge unless it is marked (Pro). Rossino Pro is an optional auto-renewing subscription, purchased in the app, that connects the timer across your devices: start a focus session at your desk, pick up your phone, and the countdown reads the same second on both. THE TIMER • Classic pomodoro flow: 25 minutes of focus, a 5-minute break, and a long break every fourth session. Every duration and the cycle length can be changed. • When a session ends, a chime plays and Rossino asks what comes next: start the break, start another focus session, or stop. It never steals your keyboard. Auto-start is available in Settings if you would rather not be asked. • The cycle row shows your day at a glance: red tomatoes for focus, green for breaks. Solid means finished, hollow means skipped, dimmed means not yet reached. It resets each morning. • A notification with sound at every phase change, with Start, Pause, and Skip actions right on the notification. EVERYWHERE YOU GLANCE • Mac: a countdown in the menu bar, always visible, plus full keyboard and menu control. • iPhone: a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, StandBy, a Control Center toggle, and Home Screen quick actions. • iPhone Duo: folded, the full timer on the outer display; opened in landscape, the timer and your week's chart side by side. • Widgets in every size on Mac, iPhone, and iPad, including Lock Screen accessories and Apple Watch complications. STATISTICS • Today's sessions, focused minutes, breaks taken, and your streak. • A 7-day chart on Mac, iPhone, and iPad. • Statistics sync between your devices for free, so your history follows you to a new device. ROSSINO PRO (OPTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION, PURCHASED IN THE APP) The free app is a complete timer for one device, and your statistics already sync. Pro adds two things, and only these two require a purchase: • Live timer sync (Pro). Start, pause, or skip on one device, and the others follow, to the second. Without Pro, a second device shows what is running elsewhere but cannot join in. • Full history (Pro): charts and trends beyond the last 7 days. Pro is one subscription that covers Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch: $3.99 per month, or $24.99 per year with a 7-day free trial. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There is no account to create and no tracking of any kind. Rossino contains no ads and no analytics. Your timer and history live on your devices and in your own iCloud database, which we cannot read. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy policy: https://gsysd.com/software/rossino/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Questions? https://gsysd.com/software/rossino/support

Screenshots

Pomotime4 screens
Rossino4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomotime at none against Rossino's 2. Pomotime also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Rossino's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 3). On price and update cadence 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. Rossino sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Pomotime asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pomotime ships an update every 2 days, Rossino every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pomotime versus Rossino: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomotimeRossino
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 3 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINHO SHINGeneral System Dynamics LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pomotime

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Rossino

Subscriptions2
  • Rossino Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Rossino Pro Annual7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Pomotime free?
Pomotime is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rossino free?
Rossino is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomotime or Rossino have ads?
Pomotime shows ads; Rossino does not.
Which is updated more often, Pomotime or Rossino?
Pomotime ships an update every 2 days, and Rossino every 3 days. Most recently, Pomotime was updated on October 14, 2026 and Rossino on October 24, 2026.

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