Comparison

Focus timer vs LongRoad

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

LongRoad

Features
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Turn every Pomodoro into a road trip. LongRoad is a focus timer that drives you down Route 66. Start a 25- or 50-minute focus session and your 1950s car rolls down the next stretch of America's most famous highway, from Chicago to Santa Monica: 2,448 miles and 93 towns. Finish the session and you arrive in a new town with a vintage postcard to keep. Then take a short break at a roadside diner, motel or gas station before the next leg. WHY IT WORKS • The classic Pomodoro rhythm: focus, then a short built-in break • A goal that keeps you coming back: every session moves you further down the road • A calm, beautiful pixel-art world seen from the driver's seat FOCUS TIMER • 25- or 50-minute focus legs with built-in breaks • Live Activity and Lock Screen timer, plus widgets • Gentle reminders when a leg or a break ends • Pause anytime: the car pulls over and waits for you THE ROAD • Drive all of Route 66: 93 towns, 2,448 miles, Illinois to California • Collect a "Greetings from…" postcard in every town • Watch your passport and route map fill up as you study • Dawn, midday, sunset or night, rain or shine: pick your sky, or let the road decide SOUND FOR DEEP WORK • Built-in lofi radio stations • Mix the music, engine, road and rain to your taste • Music only, road only, or silence No account. No ads. Just you and the open road. LONG ROAD PASS Your first focus session (one leg, 25 or 50 minutes) is free, with everything switched on: the radio, the sky, the passport and the Live Activity. After that, starting new focus sessions requires a Long Road Pass subscription. Plans and prices are shown in the app before you buy, and you can see them any time in the Glove Box (Settings). The yearly plan includes a free trial for eligible new subscribers. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase or when the free trial ends. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://longroadapp.netlify.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://longroadapp.netlify.app/privacy

Screenshots

Focus timer4 screens
LongRoad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LongRoad at none against Focus timer's shown. LongRoad also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). Focus timer's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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 LongRoad sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, LongRoad every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus timer versus LongRoad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus timerLongRoad
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer书敏 贾Muhammed Gultekin

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

LongRoad

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus timer

One-time1
  • Professional Version$2.99
2 purchases

LongRoad

Subscriptions2
  • Long Road Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Long Road Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus timer free?
Focus timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LongRoad free?
LongRoad is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus timer or LongRoad have ads?
Focus timer shows ads; LongRoad does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus timer or LongRoad?
Focus timer ships an update every 5 weeks, and LongRoad every 2 days. Most recently, Focus timer was updated on November 1, 2026 and LongRoad on October 31, 2026.

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