Comparison

Focus timer vs Stundenglas

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

Stundenglas

Features
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Stay on top of your project hours — and see instantly whether you're still on plan. Stundenglas is time tracking built for project work. It doesn't just measure how long you worked; it shows how much of that was planned. The plan-vs-actual view tells you at a glance whether a project is on budget or running over — before it's too late. Whether you're a freelancer billing clients or a team managing capacity, Stundenglas keeps effort and plan side by side instead of leaving you guessing. WHAT STUNDENGLAS DOES • Project-based time tracking with a timer or manual entries • Plan vs. actual: planned against logged hours per project • Clear reports by project, day, week and month • Capacity view showing where you're over- or under-planned • CSV & PDF export for billing and accounting (Pro) • Native apps for iPhone and Mac — fast, lean, no clutter WHO IT'S FOR Freelancers and the self-employed who want clean, defensible billing. Small teams and agencies that need project budgets under control. Anyone who wants more than a basic timer. EXPORT THAT SAVES YOU TIME With the Pro upgrade, export your hours as CSV or a ready-made PDF timesheet — perfect as proof for clients or your accountant. Download Stundenglas and log your first project hour in under a minute. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus timer4 screens
Stundenglas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Stundenglas at none against Focus timer's shown. Focus timer's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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 Stundenglas sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, Stundenglas monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus timer versus Stundenglas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus timerStundenglas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer书敏 贾Maurice Woike

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

Stundenglas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99
1 purchases

Stundenglas

Subscriptions1
  • Stundenglas Pro$2.991 Month

Questions

Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stundenglas free?
Stundenglas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus timer or Stundenglas have ads?
Focus timer shows ads; Stundenglas does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus timer or Stundenglas?
Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and Stundenglas monthly. Most recently, Focus timer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Stundenglas on September 19, 2026.

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