Luminode Focus vs Softomato
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Luminode Focus
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Luminode Focus is a sleek focus timer built around an orbital system. Start a session, stay in the flow, and track your progress over time. Free features: • Focus sessions with immersive timer • Built-in focus nodes • Basic stats: total focus time and day streak • Recent Orbits (limited history) Lifetime Pro (one-time purchase) unlocks: • Create and edit custom focus nodes • Stellar Registry milestones • Advanced constellation-style stats • Unlimited focus history Restore Purchases is available for Lifetime Pro.
Softomato
This app offers a gentle and cute approach to time management using the Pomodoro technique. It helps users maintain focus with a simple rhythm of work and break intervals, enhanced by calming sounds and visual themes. Unlock all features with a one-time purchase for a lifetime of ad-free productivity.
- Pomodoro timer with focus, short, and long breaks
- 3 soft themes with cute companions
- 3 calming focus sounds
- Live Activity on Lock Screen
- Gentle phase-end alerts
- Weekly focus statistics
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Softomato is a soft tomato pomodoro timer for gentle, cute focus. Stay with a simple rhythm: focus, short break, repeat — with soft theme companions and calm focus sounds. WHAT YOU GET FREE • Full pomodoro timer (focus, short break, long break) • 3 soft themes with cute companions • 3 focus sounds (rain, waves, cafe) • Live Activity on Lock Screen • Gentle phase-end alerts • Weekly focus stats SOFTOMATO FOREVER (OPTIONAL) One-time unlock for every theme and every focus sound. Pay once. Yours for life. No subscription. No ads. Stay soft. Stay focused.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Luminode Focus at 3 against Softomato's 1. Luminode Focus also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Luminode Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Softomato sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Luminode Focus ships an update fortnightly, Softomato every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luminode Focus | Softomato |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SANDESH PRASANNA KUMAR | Weili Ong |
In-app purchases
Luminode Focus
- Luminode Lifetime Pro$9.99
Softomato
- Softomato Forever$2.99
