Comparison

Focus timer vs Focus To

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

Focus To

Boost your concentration and manage tasks effectively with a Pomodoro timer and task planner. Organize your to-do list, schedule focused work sessions with breaks, and build productive habits. Ideal for students and professionals seeking to reduce distractions and accomplish more.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro technique timer
  • Task creation and organization
  • Scheduled breaks
  • Focus session tracking
  • Distraction-free interface
  • Productive habit building
Features
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Focus To-Do: Pomodoro & Tasks is a simple productivity app designed to help you stay focused, manage tasks, and work efficiently using the Pomodoro technique. Organize your tasks, start focus sessions, and build productive habits with an easy-to-use timer. Whether you're studying, working, or managing daily goals, this app helps improve concentration and task completion. Key Features: Use focused work sessions with scheduled breaks to improve productivity. Create, organize, and track your daily tasks easily. Stay on track with dedicated focus timers. Easy-to-use design for distraction-free productivity. Smooth performance for daily task management. Focus To-Do: Pomodoro & Tasks helps you stay organized, reduce distractions, and accomplish more every day. in-app purchase included 
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Screenshots

Focus timer4 screens
Focus To4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focus timer at 4.6 against Focus To's 1.0. Focus timer also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 1). Focus To's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Focus To sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus timer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus timer has 1.9K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus timer versus Focus To: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus timerFocus To
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer书敏 贾Nanjibhai Gorasiya

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 To

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99
1 purchases

Focus To

One-time1
  • Lifetime premium$12.99

Questions

Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus To free?
Focus To is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus timer or Focus To?
Focus timer is rated higher. Focus timer averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Focus To averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focus timer or Focus To have ads?
Both Focus timer and Focus To show ads.

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