Comparison

Nomodoro vs Sundae

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

Head to head
About

Nomodoro

Features
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Nomodoro is a cute pomodoro focus timer with a little buddy that keeps you company. Stay until the end and it cheers. Give up halfway and it gets sad. Pick one task, tap Begin and start with just 5 minutes. Use it to stop doomscrolling and get started: lock distracting apps at the hours you set, or allow only the apps you need while you focus. Built for minds that need less noise. A big countdown, gentle nature sounds, soft charts and companions you unlock with focus gems. WHAT YOU GET - One task home with a big Begin button - Big visual countdown with focus and break rounds - Loose, Whitelist and Strict modes - Focus hours: distracting apps lock at the times you set and open during your break - Giving up takes a 3-second hold on End, and your buddy gets sad - Make your own slime: stretch it, color it, pick its face - Mood check in: your slimes feel tired, calm or excited with you - Gentle nature sounds and a soft completion chime - Task modes: Work, Study, Read, Create, Plan, Workout - Friends: earn gems by focusing and unlock doodle companions - Progress: today overview, weekly mood, activity map and weekly usage - Share your day as a cute card - Widgets: quick start your usual tasks, Pause or End from the Home Screen. Live Activities keep your session in view FREE - Unlimited focus sessions of any length - Loose, Whitelist and Strict modes - Focus hours: 1 daily window with up to 3 apps - 3 nature sounds - 1 custom slime - Full history, charts and mood - Gems to unlock companions - Data backup export and import NOMODORO PRO - More Focus hours: up to 5 windows on the days you choose, unlimited apps and whole categories - Slime squad: up to 3 slimes on screen, every color and face, exclusive patterns - 5 exclusive companions - 7 more nature sounds - Custom short break, long break and focus rounds - Monthly, yearly or lifetime - Yearly starts with a 7-day free trial Nomodoro is not a medical treatment, just a calmer way to begin. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tnson1307.github.io/freshair/privacy.html

About

Sundae

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Time you can't see is time you can't feel. Sundae turns it into something you can watch β€” an ice cream that melts, a candle that burns down, a train that rides home. Start a session, set your phone down, and just glance. MADE FOR TIME BLINDNESS β€’ Every second is visible: the scene is consumed smoothly in real time, on screen and on your Lock Screen β€’ Live Activity + Dynamic Island: the melting sundae stays with you even when the phone is face up on your desk β€’ Start in three seconds: two taps, no setup, no account NO GUILT. EVER. β€’ Step away anytime β€” your session just naps. Nothing withers, nothing breaks, nothing is lost β€’ Streaks only celebrate. Miss a day and the app simply says nothing β€’ Rest counts: Lounge Mode is an official do-nothing timer. A sun sets over the sea while you lie flat. Finishing a rest keeps your streak alive A FRIEND, NOT A COACH β€’ Pebble the sea otter waits with you, naps with you, and floats in the dessert lake when you finish β€’ Write one thing ("Reply to Sam's email") and the whole app becomes about just that β€” even on your Lock Screen β€’ Finished time becomes a collection of little dioramas ONE THING A DAY β€’ Tell Sundae what you're working toward, and roughly how you'd get there β€’ Each day it puts a single step on your Lock Screen β€” tap it and you're focusing β€’ Skip one and it rotates to the next. Nothing is ever overdue, nothing accumulates β€’ Never a list, never a checkbox, never a nag TWELVE SCENES, THREE UNIVERSES β€’ Dessert: Sundae, Popsicle, Hot Cocoa, Cotton Candy β€’ Flame: Candle, Campfire, Sparkler, Firefly Jar β€’ Journey: Night Train, Sailboat, Balloon, Snail SOUND THAT ACTUALLY HELPS β€’ Real rain and ocean recordings, crackling fireplace, summer crickets, brown noise β€’ Gentle music-box chime when you finish β€” never an alarm PAY ONCE. YOURS FOREVER. β€’ Free: full timer, Pebble, and three scenes β€’ Sundae Full ($9.99, one-time): every scene, Lounge Mode, the full collection β€’ Never a subscription PRIVATE BY DESIGN β€’ Works completely offline. No account, no ads, no tracking, no data collected β€” the app has no networking capability at all

Screenshots

Nomodoro4 screens
Sundae4 screens

Verdict

The call

Nomodoro and Sundae are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters β€” price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them β€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

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

Both are free to download. Nomodoro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Sundae sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nomodoro ships an update every 3 days, Sundae every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Nomodoro versus Sundae: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNomodoroSundae
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days β€” betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size27 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNgoc Son Tran飞 徐

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Nomodoro

Subscriptions2
  • Nomodoro Pro Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Nomodoro Pro Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Nomodoro Pro Lifetime$19.99
1 purchases

Sundae

One-time1
  • Sundae Full$9.99

Questions

Is Nomodoro free?
Nomodoro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sundae free?
Sundae is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Nomodoro or Sundae have ads?
Neither Nomodoro nor Sundae shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nomodoro or Sundae?
Nomodoro ships an update every 3 days, and Sundae every 4 days. Most recently, Nomodoro was updated on November 6, 2026 and Sundae on November 6, 2026.

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