Comparison

GradFocus vs Work Timer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

GradFocus

This minimalistic focus timer uses calming ambient sounds and mesmerizing gradient backgrounds to enhance concentration. It features customizable focus sessions and tracks daily progress, encouraging a consistent focus habit.

Highlights
  • Minimalistic one-touch interface
  • Mesmerizing gradient backgrounds
  • Ambient nature and noise sounds
  • Customizable focus sessions
  • Daily focus stats
  • Focus habit reminders
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GradFocus, a minimalistic focus timer with mesmerizing, moving gradient colors combined with calming nature sounds and white/pink/brown noises. Designed for undisturbed focus: leaving the app will result in losing your progress. HOW IT WORKS • 25 minutes of focus session, • 5 minutes of short break after every focus session, • After 4 focus sessions, take a long, 15 minute break. • This is the traditional settings, but you can customize your focus sessions, • If you leave or switch to another app during a session, you will lose your progress. FEATURES • Minimalistic, one-touch interface, • 12 + Mesmerizing gradient background colors that will change as the time goes by, • Brown, Pink, White Noise and Nature sounds that will boost your productivity and helps to keep your focus, • Daily stats about your focus sessions, • Hide the clock option for the simplest focus experience, • Set a goal for the number of daily focus sessions, • Reminder with an inspiring quote that will help building a focus habit. HOW TO USE • Touch the middle of the circle to start/pause the timer, • Touch and hold when the timer is counting to reset the current focus session, • Shake the phone when the timer is counting to skip to the next session, • Swipe right to enter the settings, • Swipe left to see your stats, • Swipe up to share an inspiring daily quote, • Swipe down to: - choose the background for the next round: flick(left or right) the circle, - choose the ambient background music: flick(left or right) the bottom icons, - adjust the ambient volume: slider on the top: only visible when a session is running. Please feel free to contact us with your feedback or suggestions at focusswiftconnect@gmail.com. We would love to hear from you.

About

Work Timer

Features
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Work Timer is a beautifully crafted productivity timer designed to help students, professionals, and creatives get more done in less time. Whether you're studying for exams, coding, writing, meditating, or tackling a big project, Work Timer keeps you in the zone with proven focus techniques and a clean, distraction-free design. THREE TIMER MODES Pomodoro. Work in focused sprints with short and long breaks. The world's most popular productivity technique, fully customizable. Countdown. Set any duration (hours, minutes, seconds) for one-shot focus sessions, meditation, or deep work blocks. Count up. Track elapsed time for open-ended sessions or any activity you want to time. LIVE ACTIVITY & DYNAMIC ISLAND See your timer live on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. No need to unlock your phone. Your timer is always visible. 17 BEAUTIFUL THEMES Dark, minimal, vibrant. Pick a theme that matches your mood and workspace. From classic black to Pink Diamond, Solitary, Christmas, and more. FOCUS SOUNDS Choose from a curated library of focus and completion sounds to block distractions and stay productive. CUSTOM SCHEDULES Build automated work sessions tailored to your workflow. Chain focus blocks, breaks, and timers on autopilot. Perfect for study sessions or long work days. ANALYTICS & INSIGHTS Track your daily, weekly, and monthly time across all three timer modes (Pomodoro, Countdown, and Count up). See your streaks, session counts, average duration, and productivity patterns. Filter by Today, Yesterday, Week, Month, All Time, or Custom date range. SMART NOTIFICATIONS Mode-aware notifications keep you informed. Customize sound, haptic feedback, and enable a 5-minute warning before your timer ends. ZERO DISTRACTIONS Clean, distraction-free interface. No clutter. Just you and your work. SCREEN STAYS ON The screen stays on while your timer runs. No interruptions, no accidental locks. HOME SCREEN WIDGET See your timer at a glance directly from your iPhone home screen. PERFECT FOR - Students studying for exams - Remote workers and freelancers - Developers and designers - Writers and creatives - Anyone who wants to stop procrastinating FREE TO USE All features unlocked from day one. All 17 themes, all sounds, unlimited schedules, and full analytics. Free, supported by occasional ads delivered through Google AdMob, so we can keep building and improving the app. THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE Work 25 minutes, short break 5 minutes, repeat 4 times, long break 15 minutes. Proven by millions worldwide to fight procrastination and boost deep focus. Download Work Timer now and start your most productive day yet.

Screenshots

GradFocus4 screens
Work Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Work Timer at none against GradFocus's 1. Work Timer also leads on device support. GradFocus's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.1). On price 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. GradFocus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Work Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
GradFocus versus Work Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGradFocusWork Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (26 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings26 — better—
Update frequency—Every 6 weeks
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
Devices—iPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMiklos Kekkoiyassine kamal

In-app purchases

1 purchases

GradFocus

One-time1
  • Unlock Every Feature$1.99
None

Work Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GradFocus free?
GradFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Work Timer free?
Work Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

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