Comparison

PopList vs Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Freeform text and picture layout
  • Draggable, resizable notes
  • Organize ideas
  • Brainstorming tool
  • Repeatable to-do lists
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Flexible work intervals
  • Customizable poster decoration
  • Adjustable session timing
  • Daily calendar view
  • Live Activity and Dynamic Island support
  • No ads or account required
Features
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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/

Screenshots

PopList1 screens
Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
PopList versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPopListFocus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShigenori KumagaiARDA AKDERE

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PopList

One-time1
  • Upgrade$3.99
2 purchases

Focus Timer

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly$3.991 Month
One-time1
  • Forever$19.99

Questions

Is PopList free?
PopList is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PopList or Focus Timer?
PopList and Focus Timer are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do PopList or Focus Timer have ads?
PopList shows ads; Focus Timer does not.

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