NanaiNest vs Study Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
NanaiNest
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NanaiNest turns focus time into something you look forward to. Choose a living ambient world, mix soothing sounds, and let a primordial egg grow while you study, work, or unwind โ then hatch it, collect its holographic card, and uncover the lore behind it. AMBIENT WORLDS Handcrafted atmospheric scenes with looping video backgrounds โ from a crackling bonfire to moonlit ruins โ each designed to pull you into a calm state of flow. PRIMORDIAL EGGS Pick an egg and keep it near while you focus. Your session feeds it energy. When it's ready, a hatching ceremony reveals a living, audio-reactive sphere. HOLO CARD COLLECTION & LORE Every hatch earns a holographic 3D collectible card. Hatch every variant of an egg to unlock its Lore Card โ a piece of the world's story, revealed layer by layer. SOUND & MUSIC Mix rain, fire, forest and more. Play the built-in lo-fi library or live radio, with lock screen and AirPods controls. REACTIVE SPHERES Sphere visualizers react to your music โ or to the real world through the microphone (nothing is ever recorded or transmitted). FOCUS TOOLS Pomodoro timer, to-do list, and multi-tab notes โ everything for a study session in one place. YOUR NEST, SAFE Sign in with Apple or email to keep your eggs and cards synced. Free โ no ads, no purchases.
Study Timer
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PREMIUM โ PURCHASE REQUIRED: All features described below are part of Pro and require a purchase: a weekly or yearly auto-renewing subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Set the timer, start the sprint, and give the next 25 minutes to one thing. PomoTick runs the classic Pomodoro Technique โ 25 minutes of focus, 5 of rest, a long break every fourth round โ for anyone studying for exams or trying to get real work done. The difference: your focus leaves a trace. Every completed session grows a plant in your garden. A distracted day looks bare. A focused week looks alive. That little patch of pixels turns out to be a surprisingly effective boss. WHAT YOU GET โข One tap and the ring starts counting โ 25/5 by default, or any length from 5 to 90 minutes โข A garden that grows one plant per finished sprint, so you can see yesterday's effort instead of guessing โข Breaks that run themselves โ short breaks auto-start, and the fourth round earns the long one โข Rain, cafรฉ, forest, white noise, or ocean waves that keep playing with the screen locked โข Tasks with their own colors and session goals โ thesis, bar exam, client project โ plus charts showing which one actually got your hours โข A streak counter and daily goal that make skipping a day feel expensive PERFECT FOR โข Students grinding through exam season one 25-minute block at a time โข Writers and programmers who need the door closed on distraction โข Remote workers whose five-minute break keeps becoming an hour โข Anyone who has read about the Pomodoro Technique and wants it to finally stick WHY NOT JUST USE THE CLOCK APP A bare countdown ends and evaporates. PomoTick keeps score: sessions logged, streaks counted, hours charted by task over 7, 14, and 30 days โ so Friday-you knows exactly what Monday-you did. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Every session, task, and chart lives on your iPhone. No account, no cloud, no tracking. PREMIUM (PURCHASE REQUIRED) PomoTick requires PomoTick Pro, which unlocks everything: all ambient soundscapes, unlimited tasks, 14- and 30-day charts with the focus-by-task breakdown, and all four garden themes โ Meadow, Autumn, Sakura, and Desert Bloom. Choose a weekly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Plant the first tomato: your next 25 minutes start with one tap. Terms of Use: https://leanstudio.asia/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://leanstudio.asia/privacy-policy Support: support@leanstudio.asia
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: NanaiNest at every 2 months against Study Timer's every 5 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
NanaiNest ships an update every 2 months, Study Timer every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | NanaiNest | Study Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months โ better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 811 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nicolas Esgeb | LEAN ASIA CO., LTD |
In-app purchases
NanaiNest
No in-app purchases
Study Timer
No in-app purchases









