Comparison

Soft Pomodoro vs SO TIME

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

Head to head
About

Soft Pomodoro

This app uses the Pomodoro Technique to help you focus with timed work and break sessions. It offers a calm, aesthetic interface with customizable themes, daily goals, and streak tracking to build healthy habits. Features include live progress rings and Lock Screen Live Activities for seamless focus.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro Technique timer
  • Customizable themes
  • Daily goal setting
  • Streak tracking
  • Lock Screen Live Activities
  • Monthly heat map
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Soft Pomodoro is a beautiful Pomodoro timer for iPhone that helps you stay focused in a calm, aesthetic way. It is based on one of the most effective study methods called the Pomodoro Technique where you have 25 minute focus sessions and a 5 minute break. You're breaking down large, daunting tasks into 25 minutes approachable bite-size pieces and you can do anything for 25 minutes. Set a daily goal, track your streak, and build healthy habits over time. A clean timer, Lock Screen Live Activity, gentle notifications, and a monthly heat map keep you in flow without clutter. Make it yours with four hand-crafted themes: Strawberry, Peach, Blueberry, and Lavender. Features: live progress ring, Lock Screen Live Activities, 4 soft themes, daily session goals, streak tracking, monthly heat map, customizable focus and break durations, auto-start break and focus modes, sound effects, and gentle notifications.

About

SO TIME

Features
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WHO DECIDED A DAY HAS TO BE 24 HOURS? SO TIME is an experimental clock built around one unnecessary question: What if we changed it? In SO TIME, one ordinary 24-hour day becomes 36 hours. Time moves at 1.5× speed. Your clock can say 27:18, 31:42, or 35:59. SO TIMER lets you measure time using the same 36-hour scale. Does it give you more time? No. Does it change how time feels? That’s the experiment. SO TIME is not really a productivity tool. It’s a small experiment in questioning something that feels too obvious to question. The future can wait. It has no choice. TIME IS NEGOTIABLE. Access to the main features of this app requires an auto-renewable subscription called “SO TIME MONTHLY” (subscription period: 1 month). The price will be displayed in the currency applicable to your App Store country or region at the time of purchase. The subscription automatically renews every month until canceled. The “Coffee,” “Beer,” “Time Offering,” and “Concept Patron” options on the TIP screen are optional one-time in-app purchases. These purchases do not unlock any additional features or content. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/so-time/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Soft Pomodoro4 screens
SO TIME4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: SO TIME at Free against Soft Pomodoro's $2.99. Soft Pomodoro's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

SO TIME is free to download; Soft Pomodoro costs $2.99 up front. SO TIME sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Soft Pomodoro asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Soft Pomodoro versus SO TIME: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSoft PomodoroSO TIME
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEllen ParkSusumu Ohtsuka

In-app purchases

None

Soft Pomodoro

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

SO TIME

Subscriptions1
  • SO TIME MONTHLY$0.991 Month
One-time4
  • Coffee$2.99
  • Beer$4.99
  • Time offering$9.99
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  • Concept Patron$49.99

Questions

Is Soft Pomodoro free?
Soft Pomodoro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SO TIME free?
SO TIME is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Soft Pomodoro or SO TIME have ads?
Neither Soft Pomodoro nor SO TIME shows ads.

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