Comparison

Focus timer vs Milki

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

Head to head
About

Focus timer

Enhance concentration with a Pomodoro-style timer. Choose from various ambient sounds to create a focused work or study environment. Customize focus and break durations, and receive end-of-timer reminders with a selection of sounds.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer with customizable intervals
  • Ambient soundscapes for focus
  • Customizable focus and break times
  • End-of-timer reminders with sound options
  • Minimalist interface with flip animation
  • Background running support
Features
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Focus timer is a tomato timer based app that helps you concentrate on your work and study. When you want to start concentrating on, you can choose an environment, accompanied by beaches, trains, rainy days, bonfire, country cricket sounds, and you will be comfortable concentrating on. Features: - Tomato timer, break down work into intervals, traditionally 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. - Support custom time, easy to set the focus time, rest time. - Set the reminder after the end of the timer, a variety of sounds to choose from. - Minimal interface design, timer display clear with flip animation - Supports background running

About

Milki

This app helps you overcome procrastination by tracking your study and work sessions using the Pomodoro technique. Set custom daily targets for activities and visualize your progress with powerful charts to stay motivated and achieve your goals.

Highlights
  • Customizable daily targets
  • Actual vs. Target progress charts
  • Pomodoro technique focus timer
  • Activity tracking and metrics
  • Multi-device sync
  • Status levels and leaderboards
Features
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Study timer with custom targets that will end your procrastination forever! Pomodoro time tracking with targets is your answer to getting more done. How much does it suck pulling an all nighter because you left your study to the last minute. Or the disappointment of your side project losing momentum. With Milki, you can set variable daily targets for each activity and track against them over a defined period e.g. 2 weeks or 2 months. The Actual vs. Target (worm) chart is incredibly powerful at keeping you on track, you can visually track your performance over the period. No other focus timer app does this, so I had to create one that did haha. Milki also uses the Pomodoro productivity hack of 25 minute intervals. With the combination of the Pomodoro technique & Actual vs. Target tracking, you will be shocked at the improvement for your study, work or side projects. CUSTOM TARGETS • Set variable daily targets for each activity e.g. Study or Side Project. • Actual vs. Target chart, the ultimate way to stay on track. • See how you are tracking against your targets over the defined period. FOCUS TIMER • Perform focus timer intervals. • Utilizes the Pomodoro Technique. • Short & long breaks between sessions. SYNC MULTIPLE DEVICES • One account for all your devices. ACTIVITIES • Create activities like Study, Work, Side Project, Life Admin or Chem 101. • Quickly switch between activities. • Charts and metrics for each activity. CLEAN & BEAUTIFUL DESIGN • Incredible design & animations. • Miki is seriously cute. CHARTS • Actual vs. Target charts, track your performance over time. • Charts for each activity, quickly switch between tasks / activities. • Daily, weekly, monthly charts for each activity e.g. Physics 101. STATUS LEVELS • As you do more sessions, you will climb the status levels and unlock more features! • Status Levels including NOOB, BRONZE, SILVER, GOLD & PLATINUM. • Gain access to exclusive features and benefits at each status level increase. LEADERBOARD • Streak leaderboard. • Daily, weekly, monthly & lifetime leaderboards! FEATURE REQUESTS • Email me directly if you have feature requests, at hello@milki.app LANGUAGES • English • Turkish • French • German • Italian • Brazilian Portuguese • Malay SAY HI My name is Chris, I developed Milki & I’m from Brisbane, Australia. I’m actively building features for Milki! Let me know if you have feature requests or suggestions. I will reply to your email ridiculously fast (if I am awake, Australia time zone). Email: hello@milki.app MILKI PRO • Sync multiple devices. • Customize session time. • Customize alarm sounds. • Customize long breaks. • Combined weekly & monthly charts. Milki offers auto-renewing subscriptions: • $11.99 billed annually. The subscription will automatically renew unless it is canceled more than 24 hours in advance of the period. Your account will be charged the subscription price within 24 hours of the period ending. To manage your active subscriptions, go to App Store settings. You can only get the introductory price once. The price above is in USD, prices may vary between countries & with local exchange rates. To read our policies, go to: • Terms & Conditions: https://www.milki.app/terms • Privacy Policy: https://www.milki.app/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Focus timer4 screens
Milki4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Milki at none against Focus timer's shown. Milki also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (97% vs 77%). Focus timer's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 106). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Focus timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Milki sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Milki holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus timer has 1.8K ratings behind it against 106, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Focus timer's written reviews are positive against 97% of Milki's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, Milki every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus timer versus Milki: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus timerMilki
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings)4.9 (106 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews97.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.8K — better106
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer书敏 贾Christopher ODonnell

Customer experience

Focus timer

All ratings1,829 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews568 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative16.2%

Milki

All ratings106 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews333 reviews
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative1.2%

User reviews

Focus timer

From 1.8K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple and functional
  • 👍 Minimalistic and aesthetic design
  • 🚀 Helps with focus and concentration
  • 👍 Useful for studying and work
  • 👍 Customizable timer settings

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Timer inaccuracies
  • 🔊 Loud alarm/notification sound
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 💰 Limited features in free version
  • 🔇 No option to disable background sounds

Milki

From 106 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Motivating and boosts productivity
  • 💡 Cute and aesthetically pleasing design
  • 🔒 Ad-free and no in-app purchases required
  • 👍 Helpful for studying and tracking progress

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Certain features locked behind paywall
  • 💡 Leaderboard system could be improved
  • 💡 More customization options desired
  • 🐛 Some issues with tracking and syncing data

Bugs and requests

Focus timer

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Timer stops when device is locked or app is minimized
  • Inconsistent timer behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to set custom alarm/notification sounds
  • Option to disable background sounds
  • Automatic start/stop of focus and break timers
  • Customizable timer duration
  • Dark mode or theme options

Milki

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional issues with timer counting
  • Pomodoro history not updating correctly for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add widgets for easier access
  • Ability to adjust pomodoro and break times without paying
  • More detailed statistics and analytics
  • Ability to share progress with friends or classmates
  • Integration with other productivity/study apps

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99
3 purchases

Milki

Subscriptions3
  • Miki Pro Subscription1 Year trial$11.991 Year
  • Miki Pro Subscription1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Miki Pro Subscription1 Year trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Milki free?
Milki is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus timer or Milki?
Milki is rated higher. Focus timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.8K ratings, while Milki averages 4.9 from 106 ratings.
Do Focus timer or Milki have ads?
Focus timer shows ads; Milki does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus timer or Milki?
Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Milki every 2 weeks. Most recently, Focus timer was updated on September 25, 2026 and Milki on September 4, 2026.

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