The Clock by seense vs Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Clock by seense
Manage contacts across time zones, plan meetings efficiently, and view calendars with this highly customizable world clock app. It offers a variety of clock faces, business hour highlights, and break reminders, with widget and Siri shortcut support.
- World clock with customizable faces
- Meeting planner with business hours
- iOS Calendar integration
- Break reminders
- Widget and Siri Shortcuts
- Customizable themes
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After 10 years on the Mac and tens of thousands of happy users, The Clock now on your iPhone/iPad. The Clock • Keep track, easily and efficiently of your contacts in different time zones. • Have a quick view on a Calendar, which can be integrated with the iOS Calendar • Easily setup meetings with the Meeting Planner. • Have a highlight on the Business Hours and Holidays of your subcontractors, customers, ... • Highly customizable. • Be reminded when to Take a Break and relax. • Widget ready for your convenience. • Siri Shortcuts available. • Responsive design to adapt to portrait/landscape view. • HandOff with The Clock on your Mac. The World Clocks • AM/PM or 24Hours. • Analog or Digital Clock view. • Choose among a wide range of complications • Business Hours. • Time offset. • Sunrise/Sunset. • Country. • Time Zone offset (PDT, CDT, UTC…). • Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow. • AM/PM, 24H. • Drag&Drop the world clocks to order them. • Beautiful clock face displaying day and night. • Personalize the world clock time format per cities. • Change the city name. • PDT, CDT, MDT, GMT… and more automatically adapting during daylight saving period. Meeting Planner • Meeting Planner swipe the screen to travel through time. • Business Hours led to check if your contact is in the working hours time frame. • Select a date in the calendar for an accurate Daylight Saving adjustment. • With the iOS Calendar integration into The Clock have a quick look on your schedule • With the Calendar Complication, automatically know if you are busy while planning a meeting. • Export easily your schedule information with the share menu or Drag & Drop (iPad). • Slider automatically round the time to 15/30 min. Calendar • Navigate the months with a tap, or keyboard shortcuts (iPad Pro). • Show/Hide the Calendar. • Toggle week/month view. • Show/Hide the weeks number. • Select your referenced calendar for the week number. (Regional settings, or ISO 8601). • Select a day in Meeting Planner for an accurate Daylight Saving adjustment. • Highlight days off per city. • Follow the iOS setting for Calendar first day of the week or set your own... • Choose to integrate or not with the iOS Calendar. • Have a quick view on your calendar events. • Calendar complication to immediately see what is coming next on your schedule. Accessibility • Voice Over. • Dynamic Type for font size to adapt to your need. • Color blind friendly. • Haptic feedback (for device supporting it). Other • Choose between 4 beautiful themes (White/Dark/Daisy Blue/Deep Dark). • Select clock faces. • Keyboard Shortcuts for most common actions (on iPad Pro with keyboard). • Backup/Restore your settings easily (Local, Dropbox, iCloud). • Enjoy the Take a Break feature, and relax. • And more … • And with a real user manual to go deeper in the discovery of all the features.
Focus Timer
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Drag your finger to set your focus time! The shrinking red circle intuitively shows the remaining time. Use this focus timer whenever you need to concentrate on your studies or work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Focus Timer at Free against The Clock by seense's $2.99. Focus Timer also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 8 months). The Clock by seense's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Focus Timer is free to download; The Clock by seense costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Clock by seense ships an update every 8 months, Focus Timer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Clock by seense | Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (22 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 — better | 18 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Fabrice Leyne | SooRyong Hyun |
In-app purchases
The Clock by seense
No in-app purchases
Focus Timer
No in-app purchases
Questions
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