Focus timer vs FounderFocus
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
FounderFocus
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Founder Focus es una app de productividad diseñada para fundadores, creadores, estudiantes y cualquier persona que quiera hacer más trabajo profundo y reducir las distracciones. Mantén el enfoque con herramientas diseñadas para ayudarte a construir de forma constante: • Bloqueo de aplicaciones durante tus sesiones. • Temporizador de enfoque personalizable. • Estadísticas para seguir tu progreso. • Widgets para mantener tus objetivos visibles. El progreso no depende de trabajar más horas, sino de aprovechar mejor las que ya tienes. Founder Focus te ayuda a crear el hábito del trabajo profundo para avanzar en los proyectos que realmente importan. Privacy Policy: https://garylima.notion.site/Politicas-de-privacidad-39a5539a93068040928dfe8ea4643649 Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: FounderFocus at none against Focus timer's shown. FounderFocus also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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 and FounderFocus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, FounderFocus every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus timer | FounderFocus |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 书敏 贾 | Kevin Gary Huayhuasi Lima |
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
FounderFocus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Focus timer
- Professional Version$2.99
FounderFocus
- FounderFocus Mensual$3.991 Month
- FounderFocus Anual$11.991 Year
- FounderFocus Anual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- FounderFocus Lifetime$29.99
Questions
Is Focus timer free?
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Do Focus timer or FounderFocus have ads?
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