Comparison

Tomato vs HarkEcho

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

Head to head
About

Tomato

Features
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You don't have a focus problem. You have a "where do I even start" problem. Type the task you've been avoiding. Tomato's AI breaks it into 25-minute steps — then starts the first one. That's the whole app. Built for ADHD brains and anyone who freezes in front of something big. HOW IT WORKS 1. Type what you're avoiding — "finish my thesis", "do my taxes" 2. Tomato splits it into 3-4 steps you can actually begin 3. Tap once. The timer runs, and a Live Activity keeps it on your Lock Screen Your first 3 AI breakdowns are free. No account, no sign-up. FREE, FOREVER • Full Pomodoro timer — focus, short break, long break • Custom durations, intervals and daily goals • Infinite focus mode — long-press the clock to count up with no limit • Tasks with voice dictation and automatic categories • Daily stats, session count and your focus streak • Live Activity, Dynamic Island and Home Screen widgets • A daily reminder at the hour you actually focus best • Dark mode and a true-black OLED theme • Everything stored on your device. No ads. No trackers. No login. TOMATO+ 7-day free trial, then $4.99/month or $29.99/year. Cancel anytime. • Unlimited AI task breakdown — never stare at a blank page again • AI Focus Coach — reads your real focus history and tells you which hours to protect • Weekly, monthly and yearly stats, plus an annual contribution heatmap • Time-of-day analysis — find the hours your brain actually works • Always-On Display, custom alarm sounds, vibration control and headphone mode • Premium typography (Inter, Space Grotesk, Nunito, Poppins) and custom colour themes WHY TOMATO IS DIFFERENT Every other focus timer assumes you already know what to work on. That assumption is exactly where most people get stuck. Tomato decides the first step for you, then starts it. PRIVACY Your focus history stays on your device, and you can back it up locally whenever you like. AI features send only the text you type — a task title, or a short summary of your session history for coaching — to DeepSeek, our AI processor, which operates from China. Nothing is sold, and nothing is used to identify you. No ads. No trackers. No account required. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms: https://mel-adna.github.io/mel-adna-appstore/legal.html#terms Privacy: https://mel-adna.github.io/mel-adna-appstore/legal.html#privacy

About

HarkEcho

This app helps users with ADHD and executive dysfunction by actively prompting them to complete tasks. It prioritizes your to-dos and provides escalating reminders until tasks are addressed, focusing on action rather than just organization.

Highlights
  • Automated task prioritization
  • Escalating reminder system
  • Voice and text task input
  • Progress tracking with points and badges
  • Decision fatigue reduction
  • In-app calls for urgent tasks
Features
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Most to-do apps are storage. You write the task down, feel organized, and never open the app again. HarkEcho works the other way around. It decides what matters today, then keeps coming back until you've dealt with it. Accountable, not just organized. HOW IT WORKS Dump everything in. Tasks, half-thoughts, the thing you've rewritten on three different lists. Type it, speak it, or add it with Siri. The app picks your top 2-3. You don't sort, rank, or drag anything. Every morning HarkEcho weighs what's due, what's urgent, and what you've been avoiding, then hands you a short list — with a one-line reason each task made it. Then it follows up. A morning briefing. A midday check-in. And if a task goes quiet, an escalation chain that gets harder to ignore, ending in a full-screen call that rings until you answer and say what happened. BUILT FOR ADHD BRAINS For people with ADHD and executive dysfunction, where the problem was never remembering the task — it was starting it. HarkEcho supplies the outside pressure a silent list can't: • No decision fatigue — the app chooses, you act • Nothing quietly disappears — avoided tasks get louder, not buried • Every prompt has one next action: do it, snooze it, or drop it • Progress you can see — points and badges for finishing, not for hoarding FREE • Unlimited tasks, editing, and priorities • Daily triage — your top 2-3, chosen for you • Morning notification at a time you set • Home Screen widget and Siri shortcut • Points, badges, and streaks HARKECHO PRO • Voice dump — speak for a minute, get structured tasks back • Morning briefing call — a spoken run-through of your day through Alarms • Escalation calls — a task you keep ignoring rings your phone • Midday check-ins, early reminders, and stale-task nudges • Custom call schedule and escalation timing ABOUT THE CALLS The calls happen inside the app — a full-screen ringing screen and an alarm, not a phone line. No one is dialing you and no phone number is involved. They exist because a notification is too easy to swipe away and an alarm isn't. PRIVACY Your tasks are yours. Delete your account and everything in it from Profile → Delete Account — in the app, no email, no waiting period. Details in the Privacy Policy. SUBSCRIPTION HarkEcho Pro is $2.99/month or $29.99/year (save about 16%). Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://harkecho.app/privacy Questions? support@harkecho.app

Screenshots

Tomato4 screens
HarkEcho4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Tomato at 15.0 against HarkEcho's 26.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Tomato sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and HarkEcho sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Tomato versus HarkEcho: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTomatoHarkEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMohamed El AdnaniAli Vahidinasab

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tomato

One-time1
  • Tomato+ Lifetime$9.99
2 purchases

HarkEcho

Subscriptions2
  • HarkEcho Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • HarkEcho Pro Yearly$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Tomato free?
Tomato is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HarkEcho free?
HarkEcho is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tomato or HarkEcho have ads?
Neither Tomato nor HarkEcho shows ads.

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