Stillfin vs Softomato
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stillfin
This app transforms focused work sessions into a peaceful fishing simulation. As you study or work, your in-game angler fishes, and completing focus goals helps your island grow and unlocks rare catches. It offers a calming environment for productivity with optional social features.
- Focus timer with calming sounds
- Gamified focus sessions with fishing
- Island customization and growth
- Collect illustrated fish
- Friend system for collaboration
- Focus statistics and reports
- Optional iCloud sync
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A little less scrolling. A little more reeling. Stillfin turns your focus timer into an island fishing trip. Study, read or get lost in deep work while your angler watches the water. Come back with something to show for the time you gave yourself. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Optimized for iPhone Duo, folded or unfolded. Open the larger display to keep your island and focus charts side by side, with quick access to friends, your aquarium and widgets. FOCUS FIRST. FISH LATER. Choose a task, set your timer and cast your line. Finish your target to earn a fish sticker. Reel in early and the line comes back empty. What will you catch next? GOOD COMPANY, QUIET FOCUS Exchange island cards to add friends, including through AirDrop. Visit an island when its owner opens it, or settle in for shared focus with up to four people. Different tasks, the same little shore. SOMEONE HAS AN EYE ON YOUR ISLAND A sneaky thief helps himself to resources while you are away. Return to your focus habit and bring your island back to life. Give yourself a reason to come back tomorrow. MAKE TIME YOUR OWN Set your focus time, short breaks and long breaks for a rhythm that suits your day. Live Activities keep the timer visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island on supported devices. BUILD YOUR LITTLE ESCAPE Choose a landscape and add trees, houses and animated fantasy companions. Earn focus progress to unlock more decorations, then make the island feel like yours. SEE YOUR EFFORT ADD UP Explore focus charts, keep mood notes, collect illustrated fish and share a focus report. Ambient sounds and light or dark themes help set the scene. Basic focus and fish collection are free. Some features require Pro, available monthly, yearly or as a lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be managed or cancelled in App Store settings. Cast your line. Give your next task a little space. Privacy: https://boobar.app/stillfin/en/privacy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Softomato
This app offers a gentle and cute approach to time management using the Pomodoro technique. It helps users maintain focus with a simple rhythm of work and break intervals, enhanced by calming sounds and visual themes. Unlock all features with a one-time purchase for a lifetime of ad-free productivity.
- Pomodoro timer with focus, short, and long breaks
- 3 soft themes with cute companions
- 3 calming focus sounds
- Live Activity on Lock Screen
- Gentle phase-end alerts
- Weekly focus statistics
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Softomato is a soft tomato pomodoro timer for gentle, cute focus. Stay with a simple rhythm: focus, short break, repeat — with soft theme companions and calm focus sounds. WHAT YOU GET FREE • Full pomodoro timer (focus, short break, long break) • 3 soft themes with cute companions • 3 focus sounds (rain, waves, cafe) • Live Activity on Lock Screen • Gentle phase-end alerts • Weekly focus stats SOFTOMATO FOREVER (OPTIONAL) One-time unlock for every theme and every focus sound. Pay once. Yours for life. No subscription. No ads. Stay soft. Stay focused.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stillfin at 5.0 against Softomato's 2.0. On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Stillfin sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Softomato sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stillfin holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stillfin | Softomato |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 少强 吴 | Weili Ong |
Customer experience
Stillfin
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In-app purchases
Stillfin
- Stillfin Pro · Monthly$0.991 Month
- Stillfin Pro · Yearly$4.991 Year
- Stillfin Pro · Lifetime$12.99
Softomato
- Softomato Forever$2.99









