Comparison

Bear Focus Timer vs Study Bunny

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

Head to head
About

Bear Focus Timer

This app helps you stay focused by using a unique face-down timer. It incorporates forest-style white noise to enhance concentration and rewards you with praise cards upon completion of focus sessions. Customize your work and break times for optimal productivity.

Highlights
  • Face-down focus mode
  • Pomodoro focus and break cycles
  • White noise sounds
  • Customizable durations
  • Praise cards
  • Apple Watch support
Features
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Turn your phone over. Leave the screen behind. Focus with Tom. Bear Focus Timer is a simple Pomodoro timer for work, study, reading, writing, and everyday tasks. Choose a session, place your iPhone face down, and let Tom the bear keep you company while the timer runs. When focus time ends, take a break and receive an illustrated praise card. FLIP TO FOCUS • Choose your focus time and place your iPhone face down to begin • Keep the screen out of sight while you work or study • Build a small physical ritual around starting a focused session CUSTOM POMODORO CYCLES • Alternate focus sessions with breaks • Adjust focus and break durations • Choose a rhythm that fits the task in front of you FOREST-STYLE WHITE NOISE Add an optional nature-inspired background sound to your session. The calm audio and hand-drawn black-and-white design create a simple setting for time spent on one task. TOM AND PRAISE CARDS Tom is friendly, but he notices when it is time to concentrate. Complete a session to receive an illustrated praise card, then save a favorite card to Photos. Praise cards are available in English, Korean, and Japanese. APPLE WATCH SUPPORT Use the Apple Watch version when you want focus and break timing on your wrist. Available alerts and session behavior can vary according to your device and operating system settings. USE IT FOR • Study sessions and exam preparation • Reading, writing, and creative work • Work sprints and personal projects • Chores or any task that benefits from a defined focus period and break Bear Focus Timer keeps the experience straightforward: set your time, turn the phone over, focus, and take a break with Tom. Support: BearFocusTimer@gmail.com

About

Study Bunny

This app helps you focus on your studies with a motivational timer. Earn coins by studying to unlock in-app items and music. Utilize tools like a to-do list, flashcards, and a customizable tracker to boost productivity.

Highlights
  • Motivational study timer
  • In-app coin rewards
  • Virtual store for items and music
  • To-do list functionality
  • Flashcard creation
  • Customizable study tracker
Features
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Study Bunny: Focus Timer 1. Time your studying. Hit pause when you can't stay focused for motivational advice! 2. Earn coins. Buy items or music in the store! 3. Be productive. Use tools like the To Do list, Flashcards, and the customizable Study Tracker. For a detailed tutorial of the app please visit www.superbyte.site/tutorial. This webpage can be translated into any language. PLEASE read the FAQ within the app settings or on our website if you have any questions www.superbyte.site/faq

Screenshots

Bear Focus Timer4 screens
Study Bunny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Study Bunny at Free against Bear Focus Timer's $2.99. Study Bunny also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (21K vs 155). Bear Focus Timer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence and device support 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

Study Bunny is free to download; Bear Focus Timer costs $2.99 up front. Study Bunny sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Bear Focus Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Study Bunny holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Study Bunny has 21K ratings behind it against 155, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Bear Focus Timer's written reviews are positive against 54% of Study Bunny's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bear Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, Study Bunny every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Bear Focus Timer versus Study Bunny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBear Focus TimerStudy Bunny
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (155 ratings)4.7 (21K ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better53.5% of reviews
Number of ratings15521K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#173 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB123 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEUIHYUNG JUNGJustin Patrick Silang

Customer experience

Bear Focus Timer

All ratings155 ratings
Positive83.2%
Neutral5.8%
Negative11.0%
Written reviews407 reviews
Positive70.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative16.0%

Study Bunny

All ratings21,228 ratings
Positive92.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews1,145 reviews
Positive53.5%
Neutral19.1%
Negative27.3%

User reviews

Bear Focus Timer

From 155 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🐻 Cute and charming bear design
  • 🔕 Ability to disable phone notifications during focus sessions
  • 🎨 Soothing background sounds/white noise
  • ⏱️ Simple and effective Pomodoro timer
  • 🎉 Motivational reward cards after completing sessions

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Difficulty seeing timer/time remaining when phone is face down
  • 🔋 Timer stops when phone is locked or app is in background
  • 🔇 Weak/inaudible alerts for break time ending
  • 🤔 Lack of customization options (e.g. timer durations)
  • 📊 No history or tracking of completed sessions

Study Bunny

From 21K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💻 Great for exam studying
  • 🐰 Cute and motivating study buddy
  • 🕰️ Helpful timer and tracking features
  • 🎨 Customizable bunny and room
  • 🎶 Relaxing study music

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📺 Too many disruptive ads
  • 🔋 Drains device battery
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches

Bugs and requests

Bear Focus Timer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer not starting reliably when phone is flipped
  • Settings menu not functioning properly after updates
  • Compatibility issues on certain devices/iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to start/stop timer without flipping phone
  • Ability to customize white noise/background sounds
  • Sync and history tracking across devices
  • Notifications/alerts for break time ending
  • Detailed usage statistics and progress tracking

Study Bunny

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Timer stops when app is closed
  • Purchased items not showing up
  • Inability to change subject names

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to move objects in front/behind
  • Pomodoro timer option
  • Offline music playback
  • Syncing across devices
  • More customization options

In-app purchases

None

Bear Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Study Bunny

One-time6
  • 1 Gold Crown$0.99
  • 100 coins & 100 carrots$1.99
  • 250 coins & 250 carrots$4.99
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  • 250 coins/carrots & No Ads$14.99
  • 500 coins/carrots & No Ads$19.99
  • 2000 coins & 2000 carrots$69.99

Questions

Is Bear Focus Timer free?
Bear Focus Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Study Bunny free?
Study Bunny is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bear Focus Timer or Study Bunny?
Study Bunny is rated higher. Bear Focus Timer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while Study Bunny averages 4.7 from 21K ratings.
Do Bear Focus Timer or Study Bunny have ads?
Study Bunny shows ads; Bear Focus Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Bear Focus Timer or Study Bunny?
Bear Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Study Bunny every 3 weeks. Most recently, Bear Focus Timer was updated on September 23, 2026 and Study Bunny on September 25, 2026.

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