Tomodoro vs Sundae
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Tomodoro
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Focus on one thing at a time. PomoTimer splits your day into short focused sessions with real breaks in between. Start the timer, do one thing until it rings, then step away. That is the whole method, and it works. WHAT YOU GET - Classic 25 / 5 / 15 minute intervals, or set your own from 1 to 120 minutes - A long break automatically after every fourth session - Live Activity and Lock Screen countdown, so you can check the time without opening the app - Notifications and haptic feedback when a session ends - Light and dark themes that follow your system setting - A calm animated timer you can switch on or off - Works offline. No account, no sign-up MADE FOR Studying and exam revision, deep work, writing, coding, practising an instrument, chores, and time boxing for ADHD. Anything that goes better against a clock. REMOVE ADS ONCE PomoTimer is free with a small banner. A single in-app purchase removes every ad for good. No subscription, no trial. IN YOUR LANGUAGE Translated into more than 30 languages, including notifications and the Lock Screen timer.
Sundae
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Time you can't see is time you can't feel. Sundae turns it into something you can watch β an ice cream that melts, a candle that burns down, a train that rides home. Start a session, set your phone down, and just glance. MADE FOR TIME BLINDNESS β’ Every second is visible: the scene is consumed smoothly in real time, on screen and on your Lock Screen β’ Live Activity + Dynamic Island: the melting sundae stays with you even when the phone is face up on your desk β’ Start in three seconds: two taps, no setup, no account NO GUILT. EVER. β’ Step away anytime β your session just naps. Nothing withers, nothing breaks, nothing is lost β’ Streaks only celebrate. Miss a day and the app simply says nothing β’ Rest counts: Lounge Mode is an official do-nothing timer. A sun sets over the sea while you lie flat. Finishing a rest keeps your streak alive A FRIEND, NOT A COACH β’ Pebble the sea otter waits with you, naps with you, and floats in the dessert lake when you finish β’ Write one thing ("Reply to Sam's email") and the whole app becomes about just that β even on your Lock Screen β’ Finished time becomes a collection of little dioramas ONE THING A DAY β’ Tell Sundae what you're working toward, and roughly how you'd get there β’ Each day it puts a single step on your Lock Screen β tap it and you're focusing β’ Skip one and it rotates to the next. Nothing is ever overdue, nothing accumulates β’ Never a list, never a checkbox, never a nag TWELVE SCENES, THREE UNIVERSES β’ Dessert: Sundae, Popsicle, Hot Cocoa, Cotton Candy β’ Flame: Candle, Campfire, Sparkler, Firefly Jar β’ Journey: Night Train, Sailboat, Balloon, Snail SOUND THAT ACTUALLY HELPS β’ Real rain and ocean recordings, crackling fireplace, summer crickets, brown noise β’ Gentle music-box chime when you finish β never an alarm PAY ONCE. YOURS FOREVER. β’ Free: full timer, Pebble, and three scenes β’ Sundae Full ($9.99, one-time): every scene, Lounge Mode, the full collection β’ Never a subscription PRIVATE BY DESIGN β’ Works completely offline. No account, no ads, no tracking, no data collected β the app has no networking capability at all
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sundae at none against Tomodoro's shown. Sundae also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Tomodoro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sundae sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Tomodoro ships an update every 6 months, Sundae every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tomodoro | Sundae |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 days β better |
| Ads | Yes | No β better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jose Gerardo Palma Duran | ι£ εΎ |
In-app purchases
Tomodoro
- Remove Ads$1.99
Sundae
- Sundae Full$9.99









