Tsumoru vs TAKIPORO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Tsumoru
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Track the time you spend reading, studying and practicing with Tsumoru. Start a timer, save your session, and see your hours add up. A fifteen-minute session counts too. Taking a day off never resets your total. START, FINISH, SAVE Choose a category and start the timer on your iPhone. Name your categories for what matters to you: language study, piano, reading or another skill. Create as many as you need. No NFC tag or Apple Watch required. SEE YOUR WEEK AND YOUR PROGRESS β’ See your time by weekday in a weekly chart β’ Review each category's total and the last 12 months β’ Set an hours goal and daily or weekly time budgets β’ Estimate when you will reach your goal at your pace over the last 7 days MORE WAYS TO START Start and end sessions from your Apple Watch. Use the Action button, or hold your iPhone to an NFC tag on your book or desk. Tap the tag again to finish. NFC is optional and needs a tag, sold separately, plus a Shortcuts automation set up once. PAUSED TIME DOESN'T COUNT Optionally block selected apps during a session. To use one, choose to pause and unblock, then reopen that app. Paused time is excluded from your record. Return to Tsumoru to resume the same session. YOUR TIME, AT A GLANCE See today's time and your running session on the Lock Screen, and your total and category breakdown in Home Screen widgets. Tsumoru also supports Live Activities, the Dynamic Island, StandBy and Apple Watch complications. KEEP PAGES AND NOTES Photograph the page when you finish reading to capture its page number. Dictate a note to remember what you worked on. Enable these options for each category. Text recognition and speech recognition run on your device. KEEP YOUR OWN PACE No ads, no account, no streaks, no rankings and no notification reminders. Records come from the timer. You can shorten or delete a session, but you cannot add time manually or increase recorded time. Records are stored on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. Export to CSV or JSON, or choose to save completed sessions to Calendar. REQUIREMENTS β’ iPhone with iOS 26 or later β’ Watch controls need watchOS 26 or later and a connection to your iPhone β’ NFC needs a tag and a Shortcuts automation β’ App blocking needs Screen Time permission β’ Page capture needs camera access; dictation needs microphone and speech recognition access
TAKIPORO
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Focus by the fire. TAKIPORO is a Pomodoro focus timer where you sit by a pixel-art campfire. Put your phone down, watch the fire, and give one thing your full attention for 25 minutes. β Focus by the campfire β’ Pomodoro: 25 minutes of focus, 5 minutes of rest (change the times freely) β’ The crackle of the fire, with insects, a stream, birdsong and waves to mix in β’ Six places to camp, from the forest and a southern beach to a starlit lake β at night or in the early morning β’ A daily reminder at the time you choose β Finish a focus, cook a camp meal β’ Every focus you complete cooks a camp meal β’ Your meals collect in the Cookbook: 48 dishes, from toasted marshmallows to beach-grilled spiny lobster β’ Earn acorns as you focus and gather camp gear such as fire pits and pots β Lock distracting apps β’ Keep the apps you choose locked while you focus (uses Screen Time) β’ See how much you used your phone this past week β Records β’ Look back on today's focus, your total, and what you focused on β TAKIPORO Premium β’ Premium stages: the Hill Above the City, the Snowy Highland and the Rainy Jungle β’ Mix ambient sounds freely β’ Lock as many apps as you like β’ Weekly, monthly and yearly charts β’ Premium-only camp meals Choose a monthly plan, a yearly plan (with a 3-day free trial) or a one-time purchase. Monthly and yearly plans renew automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Cancel during the free trial and you won't be charged. You can cancel anytime in Settings β Apple ID β Subscriptions. No ads. For study, work, reading, exams and creative work. Light the fire and start today's focus. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://takiporo.rowser-ames.workers.dev/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tsumoru at none against TAKIPORO's 3. TAKIPORO's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. TAKIPORO sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Tsumoru asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tsumoru ships an update every 6 days, TAKIPORO weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tsumoru | TAKIPORO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days β better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No β better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yuta Tamaru | HIKARU KAWASAKI |
In-app purchases
Tsumoru
No in-app purchases
TAKIPORO
- γγ¬γγ’γ οΌζι‘οΌ$1.991 Month
- γγ¬γγ’γ οΌεΉ΄ι‘οΌ3 Days trial$14.991 Year
- γγ¬γγ’γ οΌθ²·γεγοΌ$29.99









