Cumulus vs Pulse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cumulus
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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.
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.
- 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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Cumulus | Pulse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ADAM CLAYTON HOLWERDA | Manan Shukla |
In-app purchases
Cumulus
No in-app purchases
Pulse
No in-app purchases









