Bear Focus Timer vs Auto Refresh+ for Safari
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Face-down focus mode
- Pomodoro focus and break cycles
- White noise sounds
- Customizable durations
- Praise cards
- Apple Watch support
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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
Auto Refresh+ for Safari
This extension automatically reloads Safari pages at user-defined intervals. Streamline checking news, stocks, and social feeds without manual intervention. Settings are saved and persist across restarts.
- Automatic page reloading
- Customizable intervals (seconds/minutes)
- One-tap start/stop
- Badge countdown timer
- Reload counter
- Settings saved automatically
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For everyone who never wants to miss an update. Auto Refresh+ for Safari is a simple extension that automatically reloads Safari pages at the interval you choose. Fully automate your morning news check, stock watching, and social feeds. No more reloading by hand. [Key Features] - Two modes: seconds (1-60 s) and minutes (1-60 min), switchable to fit the task - One-tap start/stop with intuitive controls - Badge countdown shows the time until the next reload - Reload counter shown right on screen - Settings saved automatically and kept across restarts [Perfect For] - Making your morning news rounds effortless - Traders keeping stock and FX charts up to the second - Shoppers who refuse to miss auctions and flash sales - Checking the latest social posts without manual reloads [Privacy] - No network data collection, no personal information collected - Everything stays on your device [Compatibility] - Safari (iOS 15 / iPadOS 15 / macOS Monterey or later)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Bear Focus Timer at 4.3 against Auto Refresh+ for Safari's 3.0. Bear Focus Timer also leads on ratings volume (159 vs 2) and chart position (#90 vs unranked). Auto Refresh+ for Safari's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and price ($1.99 vs $2.99). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases 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
Bear Focus Timer costs $2.99 and Auto Refresh+ for Safari $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bear Focus Timer holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bear Focus Timer has 159 ratings behind it against 2, 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 63% of Auto Refresh+ for Safari's.
Bear Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, Auto Refresh+ for Safari every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Bear Focus Timer | Auto Refresh+ for Safari |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (159 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.3% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 159 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #90 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EUIHYUNG JUNG | Seiya.k |
Customer experience
Bear Focus Timer
Auto Refresh+ for Safari
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
Auto Refresh+ for Safari
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bear Focus Timer
No in-app purchases
Auto Refresh+ for Safari
No in-app purchases
Questions
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