Comparison

Chromeo vs Chronos

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

Head to head
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/

About

Chronos

Features
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Be the architect of time. Turn the dial, set the rhythm that feels right for you. Who said a second has to be a second? In the world you create, may you find your peace. Chronos is not another 25-minute timer. It is a focus clock built on one quiet truth: we all live in our own time. Some of us flow best at midnight. Some find our rhythm in the early morning. We each feel time differently — what feels like a second to you might stretch into a minute for someone else. And all around us, every moment on this planet, life unfolds at its own pace: a bird takes its first flight, a snowball rolls down a hill, a whale grows beneath the waves. To notice this is to find peace. WHAT HAPPENS IN AN HOUR • Twelve living watercolor worlds move with your clock. Watch a whale breach at dawn, mist drift over karst peaks, golden dunes shift in the wind, aurora dance across snow, and the galaxy bloom over midnight. The sun and moon trace real celestial arcs across the sky. • The world responds to you. Brush the screen and wind ripples through the grass. Tap a bird and it banks away. Touch the water and waves spread outward. Every sound is synthesized from pure mathematics — no recordings, no loops, just quiet, living whispers. • Life grows as you work. Eagles court, brood, and hatch their young on the cliffside. Two ships cross the evening sea to meet. Your focus becomes their story. WHEN THE HOUR ENDS It burns. Gently, completely. Then you mark it: one needle, five weights of time, a line if you wish, and your seal. Every hour has its weight. THE FRUITS OF TIME Your history is not a spreadsheet. It is an orchard. Every day is a tree. Every focus session is a fruit. Weekends glow in terracotta. Scroll back through your seasons, and see your time bloom. No account. No ads. No tracking. Your hours belong only to you, and stay only on your phone.

Screenshots

Chromeo4 screens
Chronos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chronos 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. Chronos asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chromeo ships an update every 2 days, Chronos weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Chromeo versus Chronos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChromeoChronos
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTeemu LehtoArchest, LLC

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chromeo

One-time2
  • Chromeo Pro -50%$1.99
  • Chromeo Pro$3.99
None

Chronos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chromeo free?
Chromeo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chronos free?
Chronos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chromeo or Chronos have ads?
Neither Chromeo nor Chronos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chromeo or Chronos?
Chromeo ships an update every 2 days, and Chronos weekly. Most recently, Chromeo was updated on October 9, 2026 and Chronos on October 8, 2026.

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