Comparison

BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest vs 番茄ToDo

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

Head to head
About

BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest

This app helps you establish healthier work habits by reminding you to take regular breaks. It features a daily schedule planner, a work timer, and visual statistics to track your progress. Improve efficiency and prevent sedentary-related issues with routine rest.

Highlights
  • Daily schedule planning
  • Work and rest timers
  • Work-break charts
  • Data export and sharing
  • Customizable reminder ringtones
Features
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BreakingTime helps you improve your work habits, allows you to rest routinely during work, avoiding prolonged screen watching, sedentary lumbar injuries and other bad habits. = Special Feature = 1. Daily Schedule: Enter your work and rest plannning, automatically remind you to rest every day 2. Work Timer: Work every X hours, Rest X minutes, an alarm which can be used at any time 3. Charts Statistics: Intuitive and beautiful work-break chart 4. History: Support data Export and Share 5. Reminds Ringtones: A variety of sound options 6. More: More detailed features await your exploration Resting routinely makes your work more efficient and a better performance! Remember to stretch your body, drink and eat fruits during your break.

About

番茄ToDo

This app helps you build focus habits and overcome procrastination with a minimalist design. It offers a 'study mode' to minimize distractions, habit tracking, and white noise for enhanced concentration. Track your progress and connect with friends in virtual study rooms.

Highlights
  • Study mode to block distractions
  • Quantified habit management
  • Forced reminders for tasks
  • High-definition white noise
  • Data statistics and Apple Health integration
  • Virtual study rooms for collaboration
  • Minimalist and intuitive interface
Features
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极简清新强大的学霸模式&番茄工作法&习惯养成工具,保持专注,拒绝低头族。 ==学霸都在用的专注神器== 学霸模式:帮你暂时远离手机,抵制分心,专注当下。配合优美的白噪音在强大心流中高效学习工作 量化习惯管理:使用计时器量化你的每日习惯,完成一万小时计划很真的简单 强制提醒:一直不间断提醒到您完成所计划的待办为止,专治拖延症,不做手机控 高清白噪音:超高清的立体声白噪音资源,在舒缓优美的音乐中完成你的一万小时计划吧~ 统计数据:不仅有完善的数据统计模块,还可将时长计入 Apple Health 中「正念训练」 自习室:和朋友一起加入自习室,相伴提升自我 无广告,秒启动:坚持为所有用户提供无广告的清爽体验 功能完备:待办清单,番茄钟,白噪音,到点提醒,工作数据分析展示,个性化设置(背景音,背景色,番茄时间,休息时间)等等功能一应俱全,只为认真生活的你。 极简风:界面简洁美观,操作逻辑清晰简单,学习成本为0。优化大部分操作,以流畅的动画进行衔接,将操作过程最简化。 番茄工作法的关键是规划,追踪,记录,处理,以及可视化。您可以在此App中完成全部的番茄工作法流程,并随时查看记录,总结提高。

Screenshots

BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest4 screens
番茄ToDo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 番茄ToDo at 89% against BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest's 42%. 番茄ToDo also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.1) and ratings volume (4.9K vs 11). BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads 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. 番茄ToDo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

番茄ToDo holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 番茄ToDo has 4.9K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest's written reviews are positive against 89% of 番茄ToDo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest ships an update every 5 days, 番茄ToDo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest versus 番茄ToDo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest番茄ToDo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (11 ratings)4.9 (4.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews89.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings114.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better15.3
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB192 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiDaily Corp.Shanghai Paitui Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative41.7%

番茄ToDo

All ratings4,858 ratings
Positive98.5%
Neutral0.8%
Negative0.7%
Written reviews495 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral4.8%
Negative6.1%

Bugs and requests

BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

番茄ToDo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • White screen issue when editing whitelist
  • Inconsistent behavior of 'study mode' locking
  • Countdown timer not always working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add English language support
  • Improve syncing across devices
  • Introduce dark mode theme
  • Allow more customization of timers and backgrounds
  • Add multi-user functionality for shared study sessions

In-app purchases

None

BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

番茄ToDo

One-time3
  • 番茄ToDo季度卡(3 个月)$1.99
  • 番茄ToDo季度卡(6个月)$2.99
  • 番茄ToDo季度卡(三年)$8.99

Questions

Is BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest free?
BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 番茄ToDo free?
番茄ToDo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest or 番茄ToDo?
番茄ToDo is rated higher. BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest averages 3.1 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while 番茄ToDo averages 4.9 from 4.9K ratings.
Do BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest or 番茄ToDo have ads?
Neither BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest nor 番茄ToDo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest or 番茄ToDo?
BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest ships an update every 5 days, and 番茄ToDo every 2 weeks. Most recently, BreakingTime · Smart Reminder for Work & Rest was updated on November 6, 2026 and 番茄ToDo on November 9, 2026.

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