Comparison

Focus timer vs SmartTracer

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

SmartTracer

Features
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Verifica l'andamento di produzione delle tue macchine e dei tuoi impianti tramite grafici intuitivi e la lista degli ordini di lavorazione eseguiti. Verifica lo stato attuale di ogni macchina e il programma attualmente in esecuzione. Applica i filtri temporali per dettagliare la produzione o gli eventi di allarme in un periodo specifico, puoi selezionare : • L’ultima ora • La giornata di oggi • La giornata di ieri • Un periodo di produzione personalizzato (da data/ora a data/ora) Visualizza in tempo reale il calcolo dell'OEE (Overall Equipment Effectiveness) relativo al periodo di tempo selezionato. Visualizza la lista degli ordini di produzione realizzati da ogni macchina rilevando il numero di pezzi prodotti, gli scarti e il tempo effettivo di produzione. Visualizza lo storico degli eventi per diagnosticare la manutenzione necessaria e applicare le azioni di diagnostica predittiva. Visualizza tramite i grafici : • il grafico di distribuzione degli stati macchina (programmazione, produzione, attrezzaggio, allarme, standby, .. • il grafico di distribuzione dei tempi di un programma che la macchina ha prodotto • il grafico di distribuzione delle ricorrenze degli eventi di allarme Introduci le credenziali di accesso fornite per accedere al servizio locale oppure attiva un account per utilizzare il server remoto.

Screenshots

Focus timer4 screens
SmartTracer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SmartTracer at none against Focus timer's 1. SmartTracer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Focus timer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On price 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. SmartTracer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, SmartTracer every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus timer versus SmartTracer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus timerSmartTracer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer书敏 贾Rem Software & Automation

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

SmartTracer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99
None

SmartTracer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmartTracer free?
SmartTracer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus timer or SmartTracer have ads?
Focus timer shows ads; SmartTracer does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus timer or SmartTracer?
Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and SmartTracer every 5 months. Most recently, Focus timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and SmartTracer on October 27, 2026.

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