Seqnze vs Tomato Hour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Seqnze
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A routine is only as good as your ability to execute it. Most timer apps let you pause. Most habit apps let you skip. Most planners let you negotiate. Seqnze doesn't. You pre-plan a sequence of timed steps. You hit start. The clock counts down each step, auto-advances to the next, and never gives you a pause button. No re-thinking. No bargaining. Just execution. Use it to: • Kill procrastination — drop into the "Break procrastination" preset when you can't get started. Four steps, ten minutes, no escape. • Run a morning that actually leads somewhere — fifteen timed steps from waking up to walking out the door. • Lock into deep work — fifty minutes of focus, five-minute break, twenty-five-minute finish. • Shut the workday clean — wrap, reset, transition to home without the residue. • Reset on Sundays — set the week before the week sets you. — BUILT-IN ROUTINES — Ten pre-built sequences ship with the app: Morning, Deep Work Block, Break Procrastination, Evening Shutdown, Work-to-Home, Home Arrival, Sunday Reset, Creative Block, Household Reset, Workout. Copy one in, edit if you want, hit start. — BUILD YOUR OWN — Any routine. Any number of steps. Any duration. Add an emoji per step if it helps. Save it. Run it. — APPLE WATCH — Full Watch app. Start, mirror, and finish a sequence from your wrist. The phone keeps the timer alive in the background; the Watch shows the current step, time left, and progress. — LIVE ACTIVITY + DYNAMIC ISLAND — Lock your phone. Your sequence stays visible on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Current step, countdown, no unlocking, no thinking. — STATS THAT MATTER — Streak, total minutes run, monthly heatmap, weekly chart, most-used routine. Numbers that show whether you actually showed up. Built for people who'd rather execute than plan. Subscription required for full access. Pricing shown in the app. Privacy Policy: https://checkered-provelone-ca3.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-Seqnze-35f7311cc41380049957dbfecb0b8989 Terms of use: https://checkered-provelone-ca3.notion.site/Terms-of-Use-Seqnze-35f7311cc41380d29590f7952cc19c7a EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Tomato Hour
This productivity app helps you stay focused using a Pomodoro timer that syncs across your iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac. It features real-time updates on your devices, including the Dynamic Island and Lock Screen, and allows you to track your focus time accurately.
- Real-time sync across iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac
- Dynamic Island and Lock Screen integration
- Watch face complications
- Honest focus time tracking
- To-dos convert to Pomodoros
- Strict focus mode without pause
- Privacy-first design with no servers
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Tomato Hour is a focus timer that spans iPhone, Apple Watch, and Mac. Start a pomodoro on your watch, and your iPhone's Dynamic Island and Mac's menu bar follow along. REAL-TIME SYNC ACROSS THREE DEVICES Built on Apple's private CloudKit sync — act on one device, all three follow instantly. No need to pull out your phone: a glance at your wrist or menu bar keeps your focus in sight. DYNAMIC ISLAND & LOCK SCREEN Time remaining shows live in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen, so you always know where you are without opening the app. WATCH FACE COMPLICATIONS Put the countdown right on your watch face. Turn the Digital Crown to scroll through today's focus stats. HONEST FOCUS RECORDS Stretch a pomodoro to 30 minutes and it logs 30 minutes — the time that actually happened, not the time you planned. Grouped by day, with tag breakdowns. TO-DOS BECOME POMODOROS Tap a to-do to start timing. Change what you're working on mid-session without breaking your rhythm. STRICT FOCUS MODE No pause button by default. You get an alert when a pomodoro or break ends — when to move on is up to you. PRIVACY FIRST No account, no servers of ours. Every record lives on your own devices and in your private iCloud database. We cannot see what you're focusing on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tomato Hour at none against Seqnze's 2. Tomato Hour also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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. Seqnze sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Tomato Hour asks for nothing beyond the download.
Seqnze ships an update every 4 days, Tomato Hour every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Seqnze | Tomato Hour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Martin Lorer | 瑞玮 朱 |
In-app purchases
Seqnze
- Seqnze Pro Weekly3 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Seqnze Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
Tomato Hour
No in-app purchases









