flat.social vs Pomoroom

flat.social is a browser-based virtual meeting and events space where people move around shared rooms and talk with nearby participants. Audio volume and video connection respond to proximity. A flat can combine Open Spatial rooms for mingling, Conference rooms for presentations, and Chat rooms for text. Participants can draw, write and add images to shared whiteboards and sticky notes; built-in activities include football, chess, surfing, dice and arcade cabinets. Conference rooms support screen sharing and speaker or gallery layouts. Guests can join from a link, and the service runs in Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. The Free plan costs nothing and allows up to five people at once with unlimited session length. A Day Pass costs $2, paid once, billed at $2 per seat for 24 hours, requires at least 10 seats and supports up to 100 people. Monthly costs $6 a month, billed at $6 per seat per month, with 10 to 100 seats, attendance insights, branding removal, roles and advanced access control, and priority support. Larger capacity can be discussed with the company. Slack users can start a flat with /flat and schedule recurring weekly events.

Pomoroom is a social Pomodoro app for focusing and studying with other people, available on Android and iOS. Users can join public or private virtual study rooms, see who is online, and follow one another’s progress. The timer runs 25-minute focus sessions with customizable break intervals. The app records daily, weekly, and monthly study statistics, and leaderboards let friends compare totals over those periods. Rooms support up to 1,000 members; the Google Play listing also describes real-time chat, saved timer profiles, streak badges, and background ambience sounds. Pomoroom says it minimizes personal data collection and does not sell personal information. It describes encryption in transit, access controls, and monitoring as security safeguards. Users can delete accounts in the app settings or request deletion of remaining account data. The Free plan is available. Premium costs $2.99 a month, $24.99 a year, or 74.99 USD as a one-time purchase. The annual plan includes a one-week free trial and renews automatically unless canceled.