Dayleaf vs Softomato
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dayleaf
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Dayleaf is a calm, lightweight bullet journal app. You can record notes, tasks, events, and moods, and attach photos to any record — keeping the thoughts, to-dos, and little moments of each day on one simple page. It keeps the fast, low-friction spirit of bullet journaling, while adding past reviews, monthly records, and yearly review to help you revisit the traces of your days whenever you need them. Free to use: - Unlimited notes, tasks, events, and mood records - Attach photos to any record: take a photo or pick from your library, up to 9 each - iCloud sync - Export Markdown / HTML backups, photos included Dayleaf Pro is a one-time purchase for lifetime use: - Monthly records - Yearly review - Pro widgets
Softomato
This app offers a gentle and cute approach to time management using the Pomodoro technique. It helps users maintain focus with a simple rhythm of work and break intervals, enhanced by calming sounds and visual themes. Unlock all features with a one-time purchase for a lifetime of ad-free productivity.
- Pomodoro timer with focus, short, and long breaks
- 3 soft themes with cute companions
- 3 calming focus sounds
- Live Activity on Lock Screen
- Gentle phase-end alerts
- Weekly focus statistics
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Softomato is a soft tomato pomodoro timer for gentle, cute focus. Stay with a simple rhythm: focus, short break, repeat — with soft theme companions and calm focus sounds. WHAT YOU GET FREE • Full pomodoro timer (focus, short break, long break) • 3 soft themes with cute companions • 3 focus sounds (rain, waves, cafe) • Live Activity on Lock Screen • Gentle phase-end alerts • Weekly focus stats SOFTOMATO FOREVER (OPTIONAL) One-time unlock for every theme and every focus sound. Pay once. Yours for life. No subscription. No ads. Stay soft. Stay focused.
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Verdict
Dayleaf and Softomato are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Dayleaf sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Softomato sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dayleaf ships an update weekly, Softomato every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dayleaf | Softomato |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 映 张 | Weili Ong |
In-app purchases
Dayleaf
- Dayleaf Pro$2.99
Softomato
- Softomato Forever$2.99
