Comparison

Murova vs Thumbs

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

Head to head
About

Murova

Features
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Murova is a calm, offline-first Pomodoro timer that helps you work in focused sessions and actually rest between them. Start a focus block, take a break, repeat and build a streak you can see. Your countdown stays live on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, so you always know the time left without reopening the app. WORK IN SESSIONS โ€ข Classic Pomodoro (25/5), Deep Work (52/17), or your own custom intervals โ€ข Build sequences of focus, short breaks, and long breaks that fit how you work โ€ข Auto-continue to the next phase, with a gentle chime and haptics LIVE ON YOUR LOCK SCREEN & DYNAMIC ISLAND โ€ข See and control the timer right from the Dynamic Island โ€ข Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show your current session and stats at a glance SEE YOUR MOMENTUM โ€ข Daily streak, total sessions, and focus time โ€ข A year-long activity heatmap โ€ข Detailed history with custom date ranges FOCUS SOUNDSCAPES โ€ข Rain, waves, cafรฉ, forest, fire, and white noise โ€ข Keeps playing in the background while you focus PRIVATE BY DESIGN โ€ข Offline-first, no account, no servers, no tracking โ€ข Your sessions, stats, and settings never leave your device MUROVA PRO Unlock everything with a one-time Lifetime purchase or a monthly subscription: โ€ข Detailed statistics & history with custom date ranges โ€ข All ambient sounds and white noise โ€ข Custom intervals and saved profiles โ€ข Custom accent colors The timer, widgets, Live Activity, today's stats, and the activity heatmap are free, forever. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Murova Pro is available as a monthly auto-renewable subscription or a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation. The monthly subscription renews automatically unless turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://tasty-adasaurus-c8c.notion.site/Murova-Privacy-Policy-375e953879078041878bfb473b89db57 Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Ambient sounds by community contributors.

About

Thumbs

Features
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Thumbs measures how fast you actually type โ€” on the keyboard you use all day. Every typing test was designed for a desk. Ten fingers, a Tab key to restart, and a screen wide enough to read a paragraph ahead. Thumbs keeps what those tests got right and rebuilds the rest around a phone. WORDS PER MINUTE, MEASURED PROPERLY Correct characters over five, per minute โ€” the same standard every typing test uses, so your number means something outside this app. Raw speed is reported next to it, so you can see exactly what accuracy is costing you. SEE EVERY MISTAKE AS YOU MAKE IT Correct letters darken as you type them. Wrong ones turn red, showing the letter you should have hit rather than the one you did. A word you got wrong keeps a red underline after you have moved on, so the mistake is still there when you look back. BUILT FOR THUMBS Autocorrect, predictive text and smart punctuation are all off โ€” a typing test should measure you, not your keyboard's guesses. Delete on an empty word steps back into the previous one, so a fumbled word can be repaired. Every mistake gets a short haptic tap, because thumb typing gives you no other signal that a key went wrong. CHOOSE THE TEST Race a clock at 15, 30, 60 or 120 seconds, or a fixed 10, 25, 50 or 100 words. Turn on punctuation for real sentences with capitals and full stops, or numbers to practise the part of the keyboard everyone avoids. FOUR NUMBERS THAT MATTER Speed, accuracy, raw speed, and consistency โ€” how even your pace was, so a steady typist is told apart from one who sprints and stalls at the same average. Every test is kept, with personal bests for each length. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, no sign-in, no network. Your results are stored on your device and go nowhere else. There is no analytics, no tracking and no advertising.

Screenshots

Murova4 screens
Thumbs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Thumbs at none against Murova's 2. Thumbs also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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. Murova sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Thumbs asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Murova versus Thumbs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMurovaThumbs
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.418.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size19 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUladzislau ZakharoIrfan Furniturewala

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Murova

Subscriptions1
  • Murova Pro - Monthly$0.991 Month
One-time1
  • Murova Pro - Lifetime$2.99
None

Thumbs

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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