Comparison

PomoTracker vs DoThread

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

Head to head
About

PomoTracker

This application helps improve focus and combat procrastination by implementing the Pomodoro Technique. It guides users through timed work sessions of 25 minutes, followed by short breaks, with longer breaks after every four sessions.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro Technique implementation
  • Timed work sessions
  • Short and long breaks
  • Distraction management guidance
  • Procrastination beating tool
Features
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This app uses Pomodoro Technique, which is a time management method that break down work into tasks traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. This is how you do with this app: 1. Remove all distractions. 2. Choose a focus task. 3. Start the timer that lasts 25 minutes. 4. Work on the task until the timer rings. 5. Take a 5 minute break. 6. Every 4 sessions take a longer break, perhaps 15 or 20 minutes. Hope it helps you to focus on your productivity and beat procrastination. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

DoThread

This app offers a flexible journaling experience to track moods, habits, and life events. Organize your thoughts with custom threads, gain insights through analytics, and stay consistent with daily reminders. Your data is private and syncs across devices.

Highlights
  • Customizable threads for notes, moods, and metrics
  • Fast capture with text, photos, and mood logging
  • Number tracking with custom units
  • Location and weather data integration (opt-in)
  • Apple Shortcuts and Siri integration
  • Powerful analytics and trend visualization
  • Daily reminders for consistency
  • iCloud and WebDAV sync
Features
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A journal that keeps up with you. Write an entry, tap a mood, tick off the swim, log the weight — DoThread holds all of it in threads you shape yourself. Free to start. No account, no one else's servers. WRITE PROPERLY Markdown where you want it: headings, lists, quotes, bold. Up to four photos in a single entry. Place and weather attach themselves, if you let them. LOG IN ONE TAP Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets record a mood or a check-in without opening the app. Put the Control Centre control on your Action Button and it is a single press. Ask Siri, or build it into a Shortcut. AN ENDLESS PAGE Canvas threads drop the timeline entirely: an endless page you write anywhere on, in handwriting-style fonts if you like. Photos, stickers and sticky notes drag, resize and rotate. Give the page a colour and a texture, and export all of it as one PDF. SIX KINDS OF THREAD Journals, mood trackers, daily check-ins, number trackers, checklists and freeform canvases. Pin the ones you live in to the top. Each with its own colour, its own moods if the standard ones don't fit, and Face ID on the private ones. SEE WHAT YOU'D MISS Two months of moods on one calendar. A streak you can watch grow. Numbers charted week by week. Search every word you have ever written, across every thread at once. YOURS, PROPERLY Everything syncs across your devices with iCloud, or to your own server over WebDAV if you would rather. Export to Markdown, or take a full backup you can restore. Nothing is locked in. DOTHREAD PRO One subscription unlocks everything: canvas threads, unlimited threads of every type, widgets, four photos per entry, analytics, custom moods, Face ID protection and WebDAV. A daily reminder, if you want one. Dark mode, Dynamic Type and VoiceOver throughout. Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Dutch. --- For technical assistance, reach our team at contact@chelodo.com Privacy Policy: https://chelodo.com/apps/dothread/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://chelodo.com/apps/dothread/terms

Screenshots

PomoTracker3 screens
DoThread4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: DoThread at every 5 days against PomoTracker's every 5 weeks. DoThread also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). PomoTracker's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. PomoTracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and DoThread sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PomoTracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PomoTracker ships an update every 5 weeks, DoThread every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PomoTracker versus DoThread: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPomoTrackerDoThread
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer春晖 王Chelodo

Customer experience

PomoTracker

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

DoThread

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PomoTracker

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$6.99
2 purchases

DoThread

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is PomoTracker free?
PomoTracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DoThread free?
DoThread is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PomoTracker or DoThread?
PomoTracker is rated higher. PomoTracker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while DoThread averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do PomoTracker or DoThread have ads?
Neither PomoTracker nor DoThread shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PomoTracker or DoThread?
PomoTracker ships an update every 5 weeks, and DoThread every 5 days. Most recently, PomoTracker was updated on October 24, 2026 and DoThread on October 24, 2026.

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