Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • World clock with customizable faces
  • Meeting planner with business hours
  • iOS Calendar integration
  • Break reminders
  • Widget and Siri Shortcuts
  • Customizable themes
Features
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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.

About

Focus Timer

Features
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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.

Screenshots

The Clock by seense4 screens
Focus Timer3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Clock by seense versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Clock by seenseFocus Timer
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (22 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings22 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better18
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFabrice LeyneSooRyong Hyun

In-app purchases

None

The Clock by seense

No in-app purchases

None

Focus Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Clock by seense free?
The Clock by seense costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Clock by seense or Focus Timer have ads?
Focus Timer shows ads; The Clock by seense does not.
Which is updated more often, The Clock by seense or Focus Timer?
The Clock by seense ships an update every 8 months, and Focus Timer every 6 days. Most recently, The Clock by seense was updated on November 2, 2026 and Focus Timer on October 28, 2026.

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