Comparison

Quill Timer vs Tomato Dial

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

Head to head
About

Quill Timer

Features
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Quill is a simple focus timer for studying, reading, and writing. โ–ช Build your own sessions Set session lengths that fit what you're doing โ€” 50/10 for exam prep, 30/10 for reading, 90/15 for writing. Repeating cycles or one-off timers, both work. โ–ช A dial you can read at a glance A round dial fills up as time goes by, so you can tell how much is left without staring at a number. โ–ช Lock screen + Dynamic Island While a session is running, the time left stays on your lock screen and Dynamic Island. No need to reopen the app. โ–ช Apple Watch support Start and pause timers from your watch โ€” they sync with your iPhone automatically. โ–ช Weekly stats A simple chart shows how many sessions you finished and what you spent your time on each week. No ads, no purchases, no sign-in. Everything stays on your device.

About

Tomato Dial

Features
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Start focusing without setting up projects, tasks, or complicated routines. Turn the tomato dial, choose any duration from 1 to 60 minutes, and release to begin the countdown automatically. Tomato Dial brings the feel of a classic mechanical Pomodoro timer to iPhone and iPad. Its dimensional dial, continuous turning gesture, haptic feedback, and optional ticking sound make it easy to settle into study, work, or deep-focus sessions. Features: โ€ข Turn the tomato dial to choose 1โ€“60 minutes โ€ข Automatic countdown after you release the dial โ€ข Clear dimensional minute markings โ€ข Haptic feedback at minute and five-minute intervals โ€ข Pause, resume, or reset whenever you need โ€ข Optional ticking and completion sounds โ€ข Seven visual tomato themes No account. No ads. Works offline. Your preferences stay on your device, and the app does not collect personal data.

Screenshots

Quill Timer4 screens
Tomato Dial2 screens

Verdict

The call

Quill Timer and Tomato Dial are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Quill Timer versus Tomato Dial: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuill TimerTomato Dial
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.617.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWonsang Yoon็މๅ‡ค ๅด”

In-app purchases

None

Quill Timer

No in-app purchases

None

Tomato Dial

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Quill Timer free?
Quill Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tomato Dial free?
Tomato Dial is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Quill Timer or Tomato Dial have ads?
Neither Quill Timer nor Tomato Dial shows ads.

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