Comparison

Clean Pomodoro vs CLEPSYDRA

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

Head to head
About

Clean Pomodoro

Features
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Clean Pomodoro is a focus timer built on a 60-year-old idea that still works: 25 minutes of deep work, a 5-minute break, repeat. After four rounds, take a longer rest. No clutter, no account, no noise — just you and the next 25 minutes. WHY IT WORKS Starting is the hardest part. A 25-minute timer makes it easy: the urge to check your phone fades, time stops feeling abstract, and your day becomes a count of pomodoros you actually finished. A TIMER FOR EVERY PART OF YOUR DAY Reading, Workout, Deep Work, Revision — create a separate timer for each, and give it its own: • Theme and color • Photo backdrop or mountain preset • Ambient sound to settle into • Voice cue when a session starts and ends CLIMB YOUR EVEREST Every pomodoro moves you up the mountain. Unlock Base Camp, Camp I through IV, and finally the Summit at 8,849m as your focused hours add up. A GitHub-style heatmap turns your streak into a wall of green you won't want to break. TRACK WHAT MATTERS • Contribution heatmap of every focused day • Daily and total focus time • Current and longest streaks • Achievements for deep-work hours and consistency BUILT TO STAY OUT OF THE WAY • Clean, distraction-free design • Light and dark themes • Works fully offline — no sign-up required • Local reminders so you never forget to start Whether you're studying for an exam, fighting procrastination, doing deep work, or just building a daily habit, Clean Pomodoro keeps it simple: focus, break, repeat — and watch the mountain rise. Download Clean Pomodoro and start your climb today.

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CLEPSYDRA

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CLEPSYDRA is a quiet sequential timer for routines, focused work, study, practice, and any day that refuses to go exactly as planned. Instead of setting separate alarms, restarting timers, or forcing your life into rigid calendar blocks, you create a simple chain of tasks with durations. CLEPSYDRA runs them one after another, shows your progress visually, and helps you keep moving through your plan. Think of it as an upgrade to the Pomodoro technique. Classic Pomodoro timers work well when nothing interrupts you. CLEPSYDRA is built for real days: interruptions, delays, unfinished tasks, changing priorities, and the small chaos of ordinary life. If something cannot be finished now, you can send it back to the queue and continue. Your session can bend without breaking. The goal is simple: get everything done, one task after another, even when the day interrupts you. At the end, CLEPSYDRA gives you a clear session report: what you planned, what actually happened, how long things took, and what remained unfinished. Over time, this helps you understand your real working rhythm and plan future sessions more honestly. CLEPSYDRA is also AI-ready. Your AI assistant can easily create a list of tasks and durations, and you can paste the whole plan into CLEPSYDRA at once. Features: • Create a sequence of timed tasks • Paste multiple tasks at once • Move through your plan one task after another • Handle interruptions without losing the session • Finish a task later and return it to the queue • easily extend or reduce the active timer by one minute • Receive iOS notifications when a locked-screen timer finishes • Review and share a session report • Works locally, without accounts or sign-in CLEPSYDRA is intentionally minimal. No feeds, no tracking, no gamification, no complicated setup, and nothing to learn. Open it, add your tasks, start the first one, and the idea becomes clear immediately.

Screenshots

Clean Pomodoro4 screens
CLEPSYDRA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Clean Pomodoro at Free against CLEPSYDRA's $2.99. Clean Pomodoro also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). CLEPSYDRA's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Clean Pomodoro is free to download; CLEPSYDRA costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Clean Pomodoro ships an update every 9 days, CLEPSYDRA every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Ā· 2 level
Clean Pomodoro versus CLEPSYDRA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClean PomodoroCLEPSYDRA
PriceFree — better$2.99
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBimal KhatriMichal Juraszek

In-app purchases

None

Clean Pomodoro

No in-app purchases

None

CLEPSYDRA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Clean Pomodoro free?
Clean Pomodoro is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CLEPSYDRA free?
CLEPSYDRA costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Clean Pomodoro or CLEPSYDRA have ads?
Clean Pomodoro shows ads; CLEPSYDRA does not.
Which is updated more often, Clean Pomodoro or CLEPSYDRA?
Clean Pomodoro ships an update every 9 days, and CLEPSYDRA every 2 days. Most recently, Clean Pomodoro was updated on October 12, 2026 and CLEPSYDRA on October 6, 2026.

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