Comparison

Textback vs PomoGem

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

Head to head
About

Textback

Features
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Never stare at a text again. They said something and you have no idea what to say back, so the message sits there for hours. Textback fixes that in seconds. Paste their message or add a screenshot of the chat, pick a tone, and Textback writes three different, ready-to-send replies. Tap one to copy it, paste it, send. Done. HOW IT WORKS 1. Paste their message, or add a screenshot of the chat 2. Pick a tone: friendly, flirty, funny, firm, warm and more 3. Get 3 replies, tap to copy, send WHAT YOU GET β€’ Three genuinely different replies, not three versions of the same line β€’ It reads the situation: making plans, an apology, a crush, an awkward silence β€’ Rewrite any reply to be shorter, flirtier, more formal or more confident β€’ Screenshot mode reads the chat for you, no retyping β€’ Save the people you text and start in the right tone for each β€’ Works in English, Spanish, French and Portuguese β€’ No sign-up and no account FREE AND UNLIMITED Free: your first 5 replies with every tone unlocked, then 1 reply a day with 4 tones (Friendly, Casual, Polite, Short) and one saved person. Unlimited: unlimited replies and rewrites, all 12 tones, screenshot replies, everyone you text and your full history. CRAFTED IN SWEDEN Built by AI and UX specialists with over 20 years of experience. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Textback Unlimited is available Yearly ($29.99/year, with a 1-week free trial for eligible new subscribers), Monthly ($4.99/month) or Weekly ($1.99/week), all auto-renewing. Friends invited with a code get 50% off: $14.99/year or $2.49/month. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase, or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Prices may vary by region. Terms of Use: https://textback-prod-2026.web.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://textback-prod-2026.web.app/privacy

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PomoGem

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Turn focused time into colorful gems. Gems stay when you take a day off. English and Japanese UI; support is currently provided in Japanese. FOCUS BY ACTIVITY Choose an activity and a free 25-, 45-, 60-, or 90-minute timer. Each completed minute adds 10 grams to your jar. β€’ Tap a gem to bounce it; long-press for details. Tilt your iPhone to move gems β€’ Vivid crystals reflect the colors in their breakdown β€’ Vertical menus and smoother returns from landscape timers to the portrait jar β€’ Every 250 minutes forms a crystal; ten form the next size. Remaining time carries forward β€’ Weekly and lifetime progress, milestones, and manual records separate from timed focus β€’ Share images and short GIFs of eligible records, with PomoGem branding and its website MUSIC FOR EACH ACTIVITY Set music and autoplay per activity using suggestions, your playlists, Apple Music search, or a shared link. Save choices in the activity editor. Music settings stay on this iPhone. Autoplay respects audio already playing. Playback uses the Music app; streaming music requires an Apple Music subscription. OPTIONAL SCREEN TIME GEMS In Settings > Add App Time, choose apps and an activity for each. Apps with the same activity combine their use: each confirmed 10 minutes adds a 100-gram gem. Activities count separately. Free: 5 apps; Pro: unlimited. OS notifications may be delayed. Periods under 10 minutes are not added. Gem recording pauses during focus timers. Apps you want to use less can add black gems every combined 10 minutes. This selection is unlimited for everyone. Black gems combine only with black gems; they never count toward study time, mass, rewards, or sharing, or subtract earned gems. An app cannot belong to both selections. Authorization and recording are optional. POMOGEM PRO A one-time In-App Purchase adds custom timers from 1:00 to 360:00 and unlimited Screen Time learning apps. Enter minutes and seconds or use wheels. Update both devices to hand off second-level timers. Pro has no subscription, trial, or renewal. The purchase screen shows your price. Time-based crystals no longer offer Pro month stamps. Session dates, monthly records, and your purchase remain intact. YOUR STORAGE CHOICE At first launch, choose private iCloud sync or this iPhone only. Device-only mode works without an Apple Account or network and never uploads automatically. If you confirm iCloud, activity names, achievement notes, records, settings, and the active timer use your Apple Account's private CloudKit storage. Initial loading and resuming sync require online checks. An eligible, previously verified local copy can be used offline in iCloud mode; changes wait on this iPhone for sync. Verified account changes or conflicting history can block access to protect data. Reopening the app may be required. A connection check does not prove all records have uploaded. Settings lets you enable iCloud using its data to replace device-only records, or disable it by copying verified data to this iPhone while retaining iCloud data. In iCloud mode, you may also preview the cloud contents and explicitly confirm replacing this device's data, including unsent changes. Histories are not merged. Replacing all iCloud data with device data remains unavailable. Transfers require a connection and restarts as instructed. Do not uninstall during a transfer. Uninstalling loses device-only records and unsent changes. Exported JSON cannot be reimported for restoration or migration. Screen Time app selections, pending thresholds, and black gems stay on this iPhone and are excluded from JSON export and storage transfers. Imported learning records follow your chosen storage, including private iCloud sync, but are excluded from shared images, GIFs, captions, and JSON export. Unverified summaries are excluded from sharing and export. Diagnostics stay on-device without app tokens or gem counts. No advertising, tracking, analytics SDK, or developer server.

Screenshots

Textback4 screens
PomoGem4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PomoGem at weekly against Textback's every 2 months. Textback's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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. Textback sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and PomoGem sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Textback ships an update every 2 months, PomoGem weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Textback versus PomoGem: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTextbackPomoGem
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size29 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developermrbooz ABShungo Ichikawa

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Textback

Subscriptions5
  • Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Unlimited Friend Monthly$2.491 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Friend Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
1 purchases

PomoGem

One-time1
  • PomoGem Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Textback free?
Textback is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PomoGem free?
PomoGem is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Textback or PomoGem have ads?
Neither Textback nor PomoGem shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Textback or PomoGem?
Textback ships an update every 2 months, and PomoGem weekly. Most recently, Textback was updated on October 29, 2026 and PomoGem on October 26, 2026.

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