Comparison

iWorkUntil vs Chromeo

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

Head to head
About

iWorkUntil

This app transforms time into a visual grid, making remaining time easily understandable at a glance. It's designed for focus sessions, study periods, and any situation where visualizing time is more effective than reading numbers. Enjoy an ad-free, notification-free experience focused solely on time visualization.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown timer
  • Time as a filling grid
  • Customizable duration or range
  • Multiple themes
  • Corner overlay mode
  • Ad-free and notification-free
Features
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iWorkUntil turns the time you have left into something you can actually see — every minute is a visible block, the grid fills as time passes, and one glance tells you where you stand in the day, the session, or the workday. Built for anyone who'd rather see time than read it. Especially good for ADHD focus sessions, deep-work blocks, study time, and any moment where "how long left?" is the question that matters. No accounts. No ads. No notifications. No streaks to break. No AI nagging. Just time, made visible. WHAT IT DOES • Visual countdown — your time as a grid of blocks that fills as it passes • Pick a duration (e.g. 25 minutes) or a range (e.g. 9 to 5) • Each block represents a slice of your time — at a glance, you know where you are • Choose a theme that fits your screen • Lives in the corner — never in the way WHO IT'S FOR • Anyone who loses track of time when they're focused • Visual thinkers who do better with shapes than with numbers • Pomodoro and deep-work sessions that need a clear stop signal • Workdays, homework, study breaks, screen-time wind-down • Cooking, exercise, meetings, presentations — anything time-boxed WHAT IT DOESN'T DO • No notifications. No dings. No dopamine traps. • No accounts, no logins, no data collection. • No ads, no subscriptions, no upsells. • No AI, no streaks, no guilt. A visual countdown that shows you time, instead of telling you about it. Available in 11 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Hungarian, Russian, Danish, Swedish, Slovenian.

About

Chromeo

Features
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Chromeo is a visual Pomodoro timer built for creative work. Instead of only watching numbers count down, you see time unfold visually. A spiral closes.
 A ring fills.
 A maze resolves.
 A cube shifts. You observe time passing. Time is set through touch.
Haptic feedback makes adjustments feel physical and precise.
You can edit the timer even while it is running. Sessions are meant to adapt to your workflow, not lock you into it. Chromeo is fast to use.
Open, set, start. No setup screens, no friction. It works well for: • Deep creative work
 • Writing, design, development
 • Study sessions
 • Time blocking
 • ADHD and neurodivergent users
 • Anyone who prefers to feel time instead of reading it Different tasks can have different visual styles.
Focus can look different depending on what you are doing. Designed for the Senses • Beautiful 3D parallax visuals
 • Minimal, clean UI
 • Fast and reliable performance
 • Haptic precision control By using this app, you agree to Apple's standard Terms of Use. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iWorkUntil4 screens
Chromeo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iWorkUntil at none against Chromeo's 2. Chromeo's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Chromeo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. iWorkUntil asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iWorkUntil ships an update weekly, Chromeo every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
iWorkUntil versus Chromeo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriWorkUntilChromeo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDavid KlauszTeemu Lehto

In-app purchases

None

iWorkUntil

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Chromeo

One-time2
  • Chromeo Pro -50%$1.99
  • Chromeo Pro$3.99

Questions

Is iWorkUntil free?
iWorkUntil is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chromeo free?
Chromeo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iWorkUntil or Chromeo have ads?
Neither iWorkUntil nor Chromeo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iWorkUntil or Chromeo?
iWorkUntil ships an update weekly, and Chromeo every 2 days. Most recently, iWorkUntil was updated on November 13, 2026 and Chromeo on November 9, 2026.

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