Comparison

Pomodoro Timer vs Ichi

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

Head to head
About

Pomodoro Timer

Features
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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.

About

Ichi

Features
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Ichi is the calmest way to do one thing at a time. Most to-do apps hand you a wall of tasks and a quiet feeling of dread. Ichi does the opposite: it collapses the whole list down to a single, beautiful screen — the one thing you're on right now. Finish it, and the next one rises gently into place. Reach the end, and the screen quietly exhales: all clear. No due dates. No "overdue." No streaks to protect, no caps to hit, no ads. Just the next thing, and the calm of knowing nothing is slipping through. ONE TASK, FRONT AND CENTER • Your single most important task, in beautiful big type • Complete it and the next one rises into place — a calm move, never confetti • An ordered "Up next" queue you reorder with a drag; the top becomes now CAPTURE WITHOUT FRICTION • Add a task in a tap — from the app, a Home Screen widget, the Share Sheet, or a word to Siri • Everything new waits quietly in the queue until you're ready for it • Nothing is ever silently deleted A WIDGET THAT'S NEVER STALE • Glance at your current task from the Home Screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy • It reads the same source as the app, so it always shows the true next thing MADE TO FEEL GOOD • Spring-physics motion, considered haptics, and Liquid Glass materials • Four hand-tuned themes — Warm Paper and Cool Mist free; Nocturne and Aurora with Pro • Light and dark, full Dynamic Type, VoiceOver, and Reduce Motion support • Private by design — your tasks sync through your own iCloud, never our servers ICHI PRO Every feature is free, forever. Pro is purely for the beauty: the Nocturne and Aurora themes, the StandBy nightstand widget, and alternate app icons. Pro is available as a one-time purchase or a yearly auto-renewable subscription, and is always restorable. Pro never sells capacity, there are no caps to lift. Do one thing. Then the next. — Ichi Pro (yearly) is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically for the same price and duration unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. A one-time lifetime purchase is also available. Terms of Use (EULA): https://ichi.quyctd.dev/terms Privacy Policy: https://ichi.quyctd.dev/privacy

Screenshots

Pomodoro Timer3 screens
Ichi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pomodoro Timer at none against Ichi's 2. Pomodoro Timer also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

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

Both are free to download. Ichi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per year. Pomodoro Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Pomodoro Timer versus Ichi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomodoro TimerIchi
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFREE MOBILE APPS STUDIO ONE MEMBER COMPANY LIMITEDDinh Quy

In-app purchases

None

Pomodoro Timer

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Ichi

Subscriptions1
  • Ichi Pro$1.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ichi Pro (Lifetime)$5.99

Questions

Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ichi free?
Ichi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pomodoro Timer or Ichi have ads?
Neither Pomodoro Timer nor Ichi shows ads.

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