PopList vs Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PopList
Organize your thoughts and tasks with flexible notes that can be freely arranged, resized, and expanded. Ideal for brainstorming, managing to-do lists, and structuring ideas visually.
- Freeform text and picture layout
- Draggable, resizable notes
- Organize ideas
- Brainstorming tool
- Repeatable to-do lists
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- You can layout text & picture freely. - Each note can be drag, contract or expand. - This app is suitable for organizing ideas, brain storming, repeatable ToDo(ex. shopping list), and so on.
Focus Timer
A cozy, hand-drawn focus timer designed for December. Work in focused intervals, take breaks for hot drinks, and personalize a unique poster. It offers flexibility with session timing and a focus on guilt-free productivity.
- Flexible work intervals
- Customizable poster decoration
- Adjustable session timing
- Daily calendar view
- Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
- No ads or account required
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A cozy, hand-drawn focus timer for December. Work in warm stretches, break for cocoa, and decorate a poster that nobody else has. FROM THE DESK OF S. CLAUS The Workshop, North Pole Dear busy human, Every year I deliver to the whole world in a single night. One deadline. Zero extensions. Not one missed rooftop since 1823. People ask how. Here is the Workshop way: —— THE WORKSHOP METHOD —— 1. Pick one thing. (One. Even I load the sleigh one gift at a time.) 2. Work for a warm stretch of minutes. The bauble keeps the time. 3. Take a cocoa break. You've earned it. 4. Repeat. Rest longer when your body asks — I don't schedule your long breaks for you. Nobody should. —— WHAT YOU WON'T FIND IN YOUR STOCKING —— No ads. No account. No streaks. No leaderboards. No guilt. Nothing tracked across other apps, ever. The usage data that helps me fix things is anonymous, and there is a switch for it in Settings. —— WHAT YOU WILL FIND —— • A timer that doesn't stop you mid-flow. Finish your thought; the extra minutes count too. • A list you can actually fix. Forgot to press start? Fix it afterwards. Corrected. Forgiven. • Half sessions count. Half a cookie is still a cookie. • A hand-drawn poster you rearrange yourself — swap the tree for the snow globe, the stocking for the gingerbread man. It is your workshop. • A calendar of your own days, so you can see the month you actually worked. • Live Activity, Dynamic Island, and one quiet chime. Work warmly. Rest honestly. Then close the app and go enjoy the season. You made the list. Now go and finish it. Warm regards, S. Claus (The reindeer says hello.) Sleigh the Day is unlocked with a one-time purchase or a monthly subscription. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ardaakdere.github.io/sleigh-the-day-privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Focus Timer at none against PopList's shown. On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. PopList sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Focus Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PopList against 5.0 for Focus Timer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | PopList | Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shigenori Kumagai | ARDA AKDERE |
In-app purchases
PopList
- Upgrade$3.99
Focus Timer
- Monthly$3.991 Month
- Forever$19.99









