Comparison

Bear Focus Timer vs My Van

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

My Van

Connect with your city government and services through this official application. Access city departments, pay utilities, report concerns, and stay updated with news. It simplifies civic engagement for residents.

Highlights
  • Government services access
  • Utility bill payments
  • Report city concerns
  • Department information
  • City news updates
Features
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Become a civic citizen and engage with your city like never before by downloading the official app. With features like Government, Residents, Departments, Utility Payments, Report a Concern, and Newsroom you’ll find it easier than ever to stay connected with City of Van with just a few taps on your mobile device.

Screenshots

Bear Focus Timer4 screens
My Van4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bear Focus Timer at 70% against My Van's 0%. Bear Focus Timer also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (155 vs 1). My Van's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

My Van is free to download; Bear Focus Timer costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bear Focus Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bear Focus Timer has 155 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Bear Focus Timer's written reviews are positive against 0% of My Van's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bear Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, My Van every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bear Focus Timer versus My Van: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBear Focus TimerMy Van
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (155 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews70.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings155 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEUIHYUNG JUNGCity of Van

Customer experience

Bear Focus Timer

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

My Van

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

My Van

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Bear Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

None

My Van

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bear Focus Timer free?
Bear Focus Timer costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is My Van free?
My Van is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bear Focus Timer or My Van?
Bear Focus Timer is rated higher. Bear Focus Timer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 155 ratings, while My Van averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bear Focus Timer or My Van have ads?
Neither Bear Focus Timer nor My Van shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bear Focus Timer or My Van?
Bear Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, and My Van every 2 months. Most recently, Bear Focus Timer was updated on October 13, 2026 and My Van on October 6, 2026.

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