Comparison

Tomato vs Arctic Habit

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

Head to head
About

Tomato

Features
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Tomato is a Pomodoro timer that helps you move smoothly between focus and rest. Follow a simple cycle of focus sessions, short breaks, and long breaks as you work through your day one session at a time. You can start with the classic Pomodoro rhythm, or adjust each session length from 1 to 120 minutes to match the way you work. Add a note to your current session, and Tomato will save it with your history so you can easily look back on what you focused on. Recent notes are available again when you need to start a recurring task quickly. Tomato keeps the experience simple with dedicated Timer, History, and Settings tabs. The app’s accent color changes with your current session type, and Live Activity support lets you check your progress from the Lock Screen when enabled. If you want a calmer way to separate focus time from break time, Tomato helps you build a rhythm you can return to every day.

About

Arctic Habit

Features
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Focus and rescue your Arctic friends. Turn study, reading and deep work into a growing island of penguins, seals and orcas. MAKE FOCUS FEEL REWARDING • Set a session from 10 to 180 minutes. As you focus, the ice melts; completing the session frees your chosen animal or decoration. • Place your rewards on your own ice island. Watch penguins huddle, seals greet one another at the water's edge and orcas swim and dive. • Shape the snow and ocean with Focus Ice earned from completed sessions. Day and night follow your device's clock. UNDERSTAND YOUR HABITS • Tag sessions for study, reading, languages or exercise. • Follow your streak, compare day, week, month and year charts, and revisit your session history. • Use Focus Lock to limit distracting apps during a session. Screen Time permission is required; essential system apps remain available. • Choose focus sounds such as rain, waves, white noise, lo-fi and piano. GO FURTHER WITH ARCTIC PRO • Analyze time by tag, see your six-month focus grid and discover your golden hours. • Organize To-Dos under your tags and start a focus session for a task. Create unlimited tags. • Save allowed-app presets for study and work in Focus Lock. • Enjoy an aurora over your island and double a completed session's Focus Ice without ads. • Unlock the orca after your first paid subscription purchase, rather than during the free trial. The focus timer, core island progression, streaks and focus charts are available free. Free users can optionally watch a rewarded ad after a session to double that session's Focus Ice; ads never interrupt an active focus session. Pro offers monthly and yearly auto-renewable plans. Eligible new subscribers receive a 7-day free trial. Prices, eligibility and renewal details appear before purchase. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Restore Purchases is available in the app. Focus history and your island stay on this device. Sign in with Apple, Google or a one-time email code. Delete your account from Settings. Build a habit. Grow a habitat. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://policy.go2gym365.com/arctichabit/en/privacy

Screenshots

Tomato3 screens
Arctic Habit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tomato at none against Arctic Habit's 2. Tomato also leads on ads (none vs shown). Arctic Habit's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Arctic Habit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Tomato asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tomato ships an update every 3 months, Arctic Habit every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Tomato versus Arctic Habit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTomatoArctic Habit
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB345 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEui-Gyom Kimjeonghwan lee

In-app purchases

None

Tomato

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Arctic Habit

Subscriptions2
  • Arctic Pro Monthly7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Arctic Pro Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Tomato free?
Tomato is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arctic Habit free?
Arctic Habit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tomato or Arctic Habit have ads?
Arctic Habit shows ads; Tomato does not.
Which is updated more often, Tomato or Arctic Habit?
Tomato ships an update every 3 months, and Arctic Habit every 2 days. Most recently, Tomato was updated on October 11, 2026 and Arctic Habit on October 6, 2026.

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