Comparison

Just Focus vs Flip Timer

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

Head to head
About

Just Focus

Enhance your productivity with a clean and simple focus timer. Customize timers, sounds, and animations to minimize distractions and stay on task. Track your productive time with daily statistics.

Highlights
  • Customizable timers
  • Screen lock to prevent distraction
  • Adjustable sound effects and animations
  • Full-screen wallpaper design
  • Daily productivity statistics
  • iOS and macOS support
Features
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Just Focus - a clean and simple app to help you improve your productivity. It's now available on iOS and macOS. ## FEATURES ## * Support for iPhone, iPad, and macOS * You can use a standard timer, or customize for yourself * Force to stay in Just Focus App (Screen lock is allowed), keep away from distraction by your phone * Timer, sound effects, animation, fully customizable! * Beautiful full-screen wallpaper design, non-distraction while using the app * Statistics for daily timers, review your productive time ---- justin@justinyan.me Twitter: @MapleShadow https://getjustfocus.com

About

Flip Timer

This app uses your phone's proximity sensor to minimize distractions by activating a timer when placed face down. It helps you concentrate on tasks and reminds you to take breaks. Strict mode prevents early interruptions.

Highlights
  • Proximity sensor activation
  • Blocks notifications and apps
  • Strict mode for discipline
  • Flashlight notification
  • Customizable timer length
Read full description

Flip Timer utilizes your phone's proximity sensor to help you stay focused on your work. It activates when your phone is placed face down on a table, eliminating distractions from notifications or tempting apps, allowing you to concentrate fully on your current task. Once the time is up, the timer will ring to remind you to take a break or transition to your next task. – If strict mode is enabled, the timer will reset if you flip your phone back before the time is up. Discipline is key! – Flashlight feature helps you notice when the timer ends, especially useful in quiet environments. – Customizable timer length: use it for work or rest.

Screenshots

Just Focus4 screens
Flip Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Just Focus at 137 against Flip Timer's 2. Just Focus also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.1). Flip Timer's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flip Timer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Just Focus has 137 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Just Focus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flip Timer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Just Focus ships an update every 11 days, Flip Timer weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Just Focus versus Flip Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJust FocusFlip Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (137 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews89.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings137 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer哲 严Daniil Kim

Customer experience

Just Focus

All ratings137 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive89.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.5%

Flip Timer

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Just Focus

No in-app purchases

None

Flip Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Just Focus free?
Just Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Flip Timer free?
Flip Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Just Focus or Flip Timer?
Flip Timer is rated higher. Just Focus averages 4.7 out of 5 from 137 ratings, while Flip Timer averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Just Focus or Flip Timer have ads?
Neither Just Focus nor Flip Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Just Focus or Flip Timer?
Just Focus ships an update every 11 days, and Flip Timer weekly. Most recently, Just Focus was updated on October 8, 2026 and Flip Timer on October 4, 2026.

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