Comparison

Focus timer vs FOCUS26

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

FOCUS26

Features
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FOCUS26, hayatını bir komut merkezi mantığıyla yönetmek isteyenler için tasarlanmış minimalist ve güçlü bir kişisel asistan uygulamasıdır. Klasik, karmaşık ve göz yoran uygulamaların aksine, terminal tarzı saf arayüzü ile sadece yapman gerekenlere odaklanmanı sağlar. Temel Özellikler: • Komuta Merkezi (Dashboard): Tüm günlük hedeflerini (su, spor, görev, çalışma süresi) ve finansal net durumunu tek ekrandan canlı takip et. • Odak Çalışma: Süreölçer ile çalışma seanslarını kaydet, aylık ve yıllık performans ısı haritanı (heatmap) çıkar. • Finans & Yatırım: Varlıklarını, borçlarını ve kripto/hisse yatırımlarını kâr/zarar oranlarıyla canlı izle. • Görev Yöneticisi: Günlük planlarını yap, tamamlanmayan görevler zincirini kırmasın diye disiplinini koru. • Sağlık Takibi: Su tüketimini ve sana özel (vitamin, egzersiz vb.) günlük alışkanlıklarını takip et. Saf odaklanma, tam kontrol. FOCUS26 ile hayatını sistemleştir.

Screenshots

Focus timer4 screens
FOCUS264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FOCUS26 at none against Focus timer's 1. FOCUS26 also leads on ads (none vs shown). Focus timer's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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. FOCUS26 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, FOCUS26 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus timer versus FOCUS26: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus timerFOCUS26
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer书敏 贾Yusuf Talha KAMILOGLU

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

FOCUS26

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99
None

FOCUS26

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FOCUS26 free?
FOCUS26 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus timer or FOCUS26 have ads?
Focus timer shows ads; FOCUS26 does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus timer or FOCUS26?
Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and FOCUS26 every 3 months. Most recently, Focus timer was updated on October 1, 2026 and FOCUS26 on September 24, 2026.

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