Comparison

To Do List MinimaList & Widget vs Pomodoro Timer

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

Head to head
About

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

This app helps you organize your life with intuitive to-do lists, reminders, and a schedule planner. It offers customizable themes, shared lists, and widgets for easy task management. Stay productive with its focus timer and smart input features.

Highlights
  • Intuitive and colored lists
  • Customizable themes
  • Shared lists
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Time and location-based reminders
  • Focus Timer (Pomodoro)
  • Cloud syncing
Features
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​MinimaList, a simple productive app featured on App Store home page. It's a to do list, a reminder, a checklist, a schedule planner and a task manager that helps you to get things done, available for iPhone, iPad, and Mac). ----Main Features---- - Intuitive lists: different lists for different purposes - Colored lists: assign different colors to different tasks - Customizable theme: color/pic background & font style/size/color - Shared lists: simplest way to share the same list with others (Share link must be opened in Safari) - Grocery lists: simple shopping list - Widgets: Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets - Reminders: repeated time-based and location-based reminders - Memo & Sub-Task: description and sub-tasks - Smart input: automatically detect time in a phrase and set it as a reminder - Auto-snooze: you can set a reminder auto snooze three times (change the time interval in setting - more option) - Focus Timer: Pomodoro, count down and count up timer, with amazing sound effects - Today Widget: create and complete tasks in Today Widget - Cloud Syncing: same lists for all devices (iPhone,iPad, Mac) - TouchID/FaceID: privacy is protected now - Siri ready: remind me to go shopping at 3 pm on MinimaList - Custom setting: your notification sounds, your font, your background - Calendar syncing: syncing with Apple calendar - Continuous Reminder (Notification action, force touch on your notification - where you snooze a reminder) - Supports iPhone iPad and Mac - Url Scheme supports: to create a task: minimalist://x-callback-url/create?list=valueList&content=valueContent&date=yyyy-mm-dd&time=HH:mm&x-success=valueCallback to open a list: minimalist://x-callback-url/open?list=valueList (valueList is the name of the list, valueContent is the task content, valueList and valueContent must be url encoded first,valueCallback is the callback app's url scheme name) MinimaList, a simple list to solve big problems. Less is More. Terms of Use:http://intuitive.studio/minimalist/terms Terms of Use(EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy:http://intuitive.studio/minimalist/Privacy MinimaList is free but you can also upgrade to Premium for full access to premium features for $0.99 a month or $5.99 a year (price in usd) through an auto-renewing subscription. Subscriptions for Pro account will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. You will not be able to cancel a subscription during the active period. You can manage your subscriptions in the Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable.

About

Pomodoro Timer

Enhance focus and productivity with a versatile tool that combines a Pomodoro timer with task management. Organize your day, set reminders, and track progress to build better habits and manage your time effectively.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro focus timer
  • Task and list management
  • Customizable reminders
  • Data analysis for habits
  • Voice input for notes
  • iCloud synchronization
  • Password protection
Features
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Pomodoro, a light and concise focusing software. It can help you focus on learning, make learning plans, set meeting reminders, arrange travel plans, and can also be used to record notes and organize shopping lists. Pomodoro integrates practical functions such as focus, clock-in, reminders, memos, lists, notes, notes, alarms, time management, etc., an application that meets all your needs. "Efficient Pomodoro" -Focus: focus on matters, learn efficiently, and develop habits; -Data analysis: data analysis, tracking problems, and getting rid of bad habits; -Reminders: remind on time at the set time and place; -Continuous reminder: stubborn continuous reminder, no longer miss important things; -Voice input: voice to text, bid farewell to manual input; -Classification list: simple and clear list, work and life are in order; -Intelligent time semantic analysis: intelligently analyze the text in text and voice, and intelligently create reminder time; -Today widget: No need to open the App, quickly view, complete, and create your items in the notification center; -iCloud synchronization: automatic backup, multi-terminal synchronization, data will no longer be lost; -Password protection: support digital password, Touch ID, Face ID, protect privacy most professionally; -Personal settings: you can choose themes, ringtones, button sounds, and vibration feedback according to your preferences; ------- Obtained high-quality recommended applications by well-known media "Aicheng Technology" and "Neosoft". ------- "Pomodoro Member" Pomodoro membership is a paid subscription service. You can find this feature on the [Settings] page. If you subscribe to this service, you can become a daily reminder member, and you can use all features indefinitely during the subscription period, including new features in the future. The service provides a standard service price of RMB 10 per month, RMB 58 per year, and RMB 98 for permanent members. The price may change during the promotion period. When the price adjustment occurs, the new fee will be incurred in your next subscription cycle. Or when the free trial period ends, the fee will be automatically deducted after the trial period. "Regarding subscription-related rules for this service" -The fee will be officially deducted from the iTunes account after the purchase is confirmed and the free trial period ends; -Subscription is an automatic renewal service. If you want to stop the renewal, please manually cancel the service at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing cycle; -The cost of renewal will be deducted within 24 hours before the end of the current period; -After subscribing to the service, you can enter the [Subscription] entry provided in the account settings of the App Store to manage subscription renewal and other operations; -During the free trial period, any unused days will be cleared after the user purchases the service; Terms of Use: http://doc.liangzemu.cn/tomatotodo/cn/usage_terms.html Privacy agreement: http://doc.liangzemu.cn/tomatotodo/cn/privacy_policy_ios.html

Screenshots

To Do List MinimaList & Widget4 screens
Pomodoro Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: To Do List MinimaList & Widget at 4.8 against Pomodoro Timer's 4.4. To Do List MinimaList & Widget also leads on ratings volume (47K vs 44) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). Pomodoro Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. To Do List MinimaList & Widget sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Pomodoro Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

To Do List MinimaList & Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: To Do List MinimaList & Widget has 47K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of To Do List MinimaList & Widget's written reviews are positive against 77% of Pomodoro Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

To Do List MinimaList & Widget ships an update weekly, Pomodoro Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
To Do List MinimaList & Widget versus Pomodoro Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTo Do List MinimaList & WidgetPomodoro Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (47K ratings) — better4.4 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews89.7% of reviews — better77.2% of reviews
Number of ratings47K — better44
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#164 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnerGrowChongqing LiangZeMu Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

All ratings47,461 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews3,119 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.5%

Pomodoro Timer

All ratings44 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral5.3%
Negative17.5%

Bugs and requests

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Issues with syncing and restoring purchases
  • Problems with reordering and rearranging tasks
  • Inconsistent behavior of gestures and navigation
  • Notifications not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to create subtasks and nested lists
  • Improve widget functionality and customization
  • Implement better sorting and filtering options
  • Allow bulk deletion of completed tasks
  • Add calendar integration and scheduling features

Pomodoro Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

To Do List MinimaList & Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Pay Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Boost Productivity3 Days trial$5.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lifetime (special offer)$5.99
  • Lifetime Premium (best offer)$5.99
  • Lifetime VIP (50% off)$8.99
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  • Lifetime VIP (50% off)$9.99
  • Lifetime Family$14.99
3 purchases

Pomodoro Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly membership$0.991 Month
  • Annual membership3 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Permanent member$5.99

Questions

Is To Do List MinimaList & Widget free?
To Do List MinimaList & Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pomodoro Timer free?
Pomodoro Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, To Do List MinimaList & Widget or Pomodoro Timer?
To Do List MinimaList & Widget is rated higher. To Do List MinimaList & Widget averages 4.8 out of 5 from 47K ratings, while Pomodoro Timer averages 4.4 from 44 ratings.
Do To Do List MinimaList & Widget or Pomodoro Timer have ads?
Neither To Do List MinimaList & Widget nor Pomodoro Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, To Do List MinimaList & Widget or Pomodoro Timer?
To Do List MinimaList & Widget ships an update weekly, and Pomodoro Timer monthly. Most recently, To Do List MinimaList & Widget was updated on September 24, 2026 and Pomodoro Timer on September 9, 2026.

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