Comparison

PTimer vs PomoGem

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

Head to head
About

PTimer

Features
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Focus matters. But so does rest. PTimer is a Pomodoro timer that supports both β€” your way. 【Sound the shift】 Mark every work-to-break and break-to-work moment with a sound you actually like. Choose from 20 system sounds or bring in your own music or audio files. Set a different sound for each transition. 【Make the time yours】 Change the timer font to any typeface you like, including your own font files. 【Honor your rest】 Breaks you spend quietly β€” without touching or lifting your device β€” can be saved to Apple Health as mindful minutes (opt-in in Settings). 【More features】 Β· 5 color themes: Green, Silver, Blush, Indigo, Citrus Β· Widget support (Home Screen / Lock Screen) Β· Live Activity support Β· Control support β€” launch from Control Center, Lock Screen, or the Action button (iOS 18+) Β· Apple Watch support Β· Low power mode 【About Pomodoro】 25 minutes of focused work, followed by a short break β€” repeated. Session length and break duration are fully adjustable.

About

PomoGem

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Turn focused time into colorful gems. Study and work time becomes visible progress. Earned gems stay when you take a day off. The app is in English and Japanese. Support is currently provided in Japanese. CHOOSE A THEME AND START Choose a theme and a free 25-, 45-, 60-, or 90-minute timer. Finish a session and a gem drops into your jar with sound and haptic feedback. Each completed minute becomes 10 grams: 25 minutes adds 250 grams. β€’ Custom themes for study and work β€’ A tactile jar that responds to taps, tilt, and gentle shaking β€’ Ten gems combine into a larger crystal β€’ Weekly and lifetime views, milestones, and manual records separate from timed focus β€’ Weight Journey shows your next milestone and compares your total with the approximate weights of familiar objects β€’ Focus and break-end alarms with a choice of sound and strength β€’ Images and short GIFs for sharing eligible records, always with PomoGem branding and its official website β€’ Home and Lock Screen widgets that start a focus without displaying your records OPTIONAL SCREEN TIME GEMS Choose learning apps and a theme. Each confirmed 10 minutes of combined use adds a 100-gram gem. Select up to five learning apps for free, or unlimited apps with Pro. This uses OS threshold notifications, so delivery can be delayed. Partial periods under 10 minutes are not added, and learning-app monitoring pauses while a focus timer runs. You can also choose apps you want to use less. Each combined 10 minutes adds a black obstacle gem. This selection is unlimited for everyone. Black gems combine only with black gems; they do not count toward study time, study mass, rewards, or sharing, and never subtract earned study gems. The same app cannot belong to both selections. You choose whether to authorize and enable recording. POMOGEM PRO A one-time, non-consumable In-App Purchase unlocks custom timers from 1 minute 00 seconds to 360 minutes 00 seconds, month stamps on crystals, and unlimited learning apps for Screen Time recording. Enter minutes and seconds or use scroll wheels. Update both devices before handing off timers set with seconds. No subscription, trial, or automatic renewal. The purchase screen shows your App Store price. YOUR STORAGE CHOICE At first launch, choose private iCloud sync or this iPhone only. Device-only mode works without an Apple Account or network and never uploads automatically. If you confirm iCloud, theme names, achievement notes, records, settings, and the active timer use your Apple Account's private CloudKit storage. Initial loading and resuming sync require online checks. An eligible, previously verified local copy can be used offline in iCloud mode; changes wait on this iPhone for sync. Verified account changes or conflicting history can block access to protect data. Reopening the app may be required. A connection check does not prove all records have uploaded. Settings lets you enable iCloud using its data to replace device-only records, or disable it by copying verified data to this iPhone while retaining iCloud data. In iCloud mode, you may also preview the cloud contents and explicitly confirm replacing this device's data, including unsent changes. Histories are not merged. Replacing all iCloud data with device data remains unavailable. Transfers require a connection and restarts as instructed. Do not uninstall during a transfer. Uninstalling loses device-only records and unsent changes. Exported JSON cannot be reimported for restoration or migration. Screen Time app selections, pending thresholds, and black gems stay on this iPhone and are excluded from JSON export and storage transfers. Imported learning records follow your chosen storage, including private iCloud sync, but are excluded from shared images, GIFs, captions, and JSON export. Unverified summaries are excluded from sharing and export. Diagnostics stay on-device without app tokens or gem counts. No advertising, tracking, analytics SDK, or developer server.

Screenshots

PTimer4 screens
PomoGem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: PomoGem at Free against PTimer's $0.99. PomoGem also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). PTimer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

PomoGem is free to download; PTimer costs $0.99 up front. PTimer sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and PomoGem sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PTimer ships an update every 6 days, PomoGem daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
PTimer versus PomoGem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPTimerPomoGem
Price$0.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysDaily β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerakira kawakamiShungo Ichikawa

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PTimer

One-time3
  • Coffee$3.99
  • ランチ$9.99
  • お寿司$19.99
1 purchases

PomoGem

One-time1
  • PomoGem Pro$0.99

Questions

Is PTimer free?
PTimer costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is PomoGem free?
PomoGem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PTimer or PomoGem have ads?
Neither PTimer nor PomoGem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PTimer or PomoGem?
PTimer ships an update every 6 days, and PomoGem daily. Most recently, PTimer was updated on October 14, 2026 and PomoGem on October 7, 2026.

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