Focus timer vs Focus & Break Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Focus & Break Timer
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Stop overthinking your schedule. Focus & Break is a timer that guides you through focused work intervals with regular breaks and tracks your progress with clear, insightful stats. Perfect for students, developers, writers, designers, and anyone who wants a little structure to stay in flow. See how many sessions you’ve completed today right on the timer screen.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus & Break Timer at none against Focus timer's 1. Focus & Break Timer also leads on ads (none vs shown). Focus timer's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Focus timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Focus & Break Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Focus timer | Focus & Break Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 书敏 贾 | Nikos Galanis |
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
Focus & Break Timer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus timer
- Professional Version$2.99
Focus & Break Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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