Comparison

Cumulus vs Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Cumulus

Features
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Build your skills one block at a time with Cumulus. Cumulus is a simple, beautiful time tracker designed to help you build and measure progress on any skill. Whether you're learning guitar, studying a new language, coding, or practicing meditation—Cumulus helps you stay consistent and see your growth over time. Key Features: • Simple Time Tracking — Tap to start, tap to stop. Your sessions are automatically saved. • Organize Your Skills — Create categories and nest skills like building blocks. Track "Music" with sub-skills like "Guitar" and "Piano." • Visual Progress — See colorful charts showing how you spend your time across all your skills. • 100% Private — All data stays on your device. No accounts, no cloud, no tracking. • Clean Design — A focused, distraction-free interface that gets out of your way. Start stacking up your skills today with Cumulus.

About

Pulse

This app visualizes project progress with a dynamic "heartbeat" that reflects your activity. It helps you stay focused with daily priorities and timers, track your work patterns, and build momentum for personal goals and creative endeavors.

Highlights
  • Dynamic project heartbeat visualization
  • Daily priority setting
  • Pomodoro-style focus timer
  • Quick progress logging
  • Weekly activity pattern maps
  • Streak tracking and achievements
  • iCloud sync
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Your projects are alive. Feel their heartbeat. Pulse transforms how you track your side projects, creative work, and personal goals. Each project has a living heartbeat that grows stronger when you work on it — and fades when neglected. FEEL THE PULSE - Watch your projects breathe with beautiful animated orbs - Health levels change based on your activity: Healthy → Needs Attention → Critical → Dying - Build streaks and maintain momentum STAY FOCUSED - Daily Focus: Pick your top 3 priorities each morning - Focus Timer: Pomodoro-style sessions tied to your projects - Quick Capture: Log progress in seconds INSIGHTS & STATS - Weekly pulse maps showing your activity patterns - Project health dashboard - Streak tracking and achievements THOUGHTFUL DESIGN - Beautiful dark interface with smooth animations - Haptic feedback that feels alive - iCloud sync across devices Stop letting side projects die in silence. Give them a pulse.

Screenshots

Cumulus4 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cumulus at 18.5 against Pulse's 26.2. 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 · 8 level
Cumulus versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCumulusPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.5 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperADAM CLAYTON HOLWERDAManan Shukla

In-app purchases

None

Cumulus

No in-app purchases

None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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