Comparison

Focus timer vs TicknCook KDS

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

TicknCook KDS

Features
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TicknCook is the Kitchen Display System (KDS) built for ambitious restaurateurs who treat digital as a real performance lever — not just a gadget. Ditch the paper tickets. TicknCook turns your kitchen into a precision machine: orders flow in from every channel — POS, delivery platforms, online ordering — and land exactly where they need to be, in real time, with zero manual re-entry. WHY TICKNCOOK • Built for growth: run 1, 5 or 50 locations with the same tool, the same standards, the same visibility. • Deep configurability, simple onboarding: it adapts to how YOUR kitchen actually works — screen by screen, station by station. • Multi-brand, multi-screen: one physical kitchen serving several restaurant brands? One dashboard, all your operations. • Real data, real decisions: know exactly how long your burger station really takes — not a gut feeling, a number. WHAT YOU GET - Kitchen, counter, pass, runner and delivery screens, each tailored to a role - Order routing and filtering by tag, station, prep step, channel, service type or color - Multi-POS and delivery platform integrations (Zelty, Last.app, Popina, Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Just Eat, Square, HubRise, and more) - Real-time stats and CSV export to track prep times and kitchen performance - Multi-brand and multi-site support for growing chains - Human, expert support — real people who know restaurants RESULTS OUR CUSTOMERS SEE Some locations have cut average prep time from 26 to 12 minutes. Others report ~15% faster kitchens overall — fewer errors, fewer refunds, happier teams and happier customers. TicknCook isn't just a screen that replaces paper. It's the operational backbone of a kitchen that runs on data instead of chaos. Built for independent and multi-site restaurateurs who want their kitchen to scale as fast as their ambition.

Screenshots

Focus timer4 screens
TicknCook KDS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TicknCook KDS at none against Focus timer's 1. TicknCook KDS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TicknCook KDS asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, TicknCook KDS every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus timer versus TicknCook KDS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus timerTicknCook KDS
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.8K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer书敏 贾TicknCook

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

TicknCook KDS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99
None

TicknCook KDS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TicknCook KDS free?
TicknCook KDS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus timer or TicknCook KDS have ads?
Focus timer shows ads; TicknCook KDS does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus timer or TicknCook KDS?
Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and TicknCook KDS every 10 days. Most recently, Focus timer was updated on October 14, 2026 and TicknCook KDS on October 15, 2026.

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