Pomodoro Timer vs Melt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Pomodoro Timer
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**Melt Pomodoro** turns focus time into a calm melting ritual. Choose an ice profile, set your cube size, and start a session shaped by real melt-time logic. Local weather can influence the pace, so every session feels a little different depending on the atmosphere around you. Whether you want a short reset or a deeper work block, Melt Pomodoro gives you a more tactile, visual way to focus. **What you can do** - Start focus sessions based on simulated melt time - Choose from different ice and drink-inspired profiles - Adjust cube volume to change session duration - See how local climate affects melting speed - Track completed sessions and focus history - Switch to Hard Mode for a more intense challenge **Why Melt Pomodoro** - A more playful alternative to standard timers - Visually calming focus experience - Weather-aware sessions that feel dynamic - Simple, no-account setup Focus slowly. Melt steadily.
Melt
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The only focus timer where time melts in front of you. No rings. No bars. Just an ice cube, a candle, or an hourglass quietly dissolving as you work. When it's gone, your session is done. Quiet. Visual. Satisfying. --- THREE THINGS THAT MELT โข Ice cube โ clear, translucent, the brand classic โข Candle โ burns down to a stub, flame lit until the end โข Hourglass โ sand drains grain by grain, with bottom pile rising POMODORO BUILT IN Auto-cycle focus + breaks. Set your own durations. The object resets each round. Configurable in Settings. CALM BY DESIGN No gamification. No badges. No streaks to break. A quiet log of when you focused, for how long, with which object. Optional gentle chime, optional haptics. Nothing more. 15 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hindi, Arabic, Turkish, Indonesian. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT All session data lives on your device. No account, no signup, no analytics. Ad-supported (non-personalized). --- Focus deeply. Watch time melt.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro Timer at none against Melt's 1. Pomodoro Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Melt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pomodoro Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pomodoro Timer ships an update weekly, Melt every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Pomodoro Timer | Melt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly โ better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No โ better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | FREE MOBILE APPS STUDIO ONE MEMBER COMPANY LIMITED | Carles Calsina Colom |
In-app purchases
Pomodoro Timer
No in-app purchases
Melt
- Remove ads$2.99









