Comparison

Tic Tiny vs Focus Friend

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

Head to head
About

Tic Tiny

Easily manage multiple countdowns simultaneously with this intuitive timer application. Features include drag-and-drop functionality, customizable grid sizes, and both countdown and count-up options.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous countdowns
  • Drag and drop interface
  • Multiple grid sizes
  • Count up timer
  • Easy to use
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A simple countdown app for multiple timers. Just open the app and start your countdown with a single Tap. - Easy drag and drop - Simultaneous Countdowns - Different Grid Sizes - Count Up Timer

About

Focus Friend

This app offers a guilt-free daily planner designed for ADHD brains. It combines task management with neurodivergent focus strategies like body doubling and energy tracking to help users build momentum and complete tasks.

Highlights
  • Body doubling and study buddies
  • Energy-based planning
  • Visual focus timers with ambient noise
  • Zero-overhead task boards
  • Smart task suggestions
  • On-device privacy
Features
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Focus Friend is the guilt-free daily planner built specifically for the ADHD brain. If standard to-do lists leave you feeling overwhelmed, paralyzed, or burnt out, you are in the right place. We combine task management with proven neurodivergent focus strategies—like body doubling and energy tracking—so you can finally build momentum and get things done. WHY IT WORKS FOR ADHD: Body Doubling & Study Buddies: Can't start a task? Work alongside a virtual study buddy or a real-time "Work With Me" video right inside the app to instantly break through task paralysis. Energy-Based Planning: Stop forcing productivity. Track your energy levels to spot your natural focus windows and work when your brain is actually ready. Visual Focus Timers: Combat time blindness with simple, color-coded focus sessions and ambient background noise (brown noise, lo-fi, coffee shop). Zero-Overhead Task Boards: Triage your day fast. Sort tasks into High, Medium, or Low priority, or simply drop them into Morning, Afternoon, or Evening buckets. No complex scheduling required. Smart Task Support: Let on-device intelligence suggest categories and urgency so you don't have to overthink it. PRIVACY FIRST Your brain dump is safe. Your task data stays securely on your device, with smart suggestions running locally for maximum privacy. Important: Focus Friend is a productivity and self-management app. It is not a medical app and does not provide diagnosis, treatment, or medical advice. PREMIUM & PRICING Focus Friend offers a free version to help you get started with limited daily tasks. Ready to go all in? Start a 7-day free trial of Focus Friend Premium (yearly plan) to unlock unlimited tasks, advanced tracking, and our full library of body-doubling features. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://shubhamjada.github.io/privacy/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Tic Tiny4 screens
Focus Friend4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Tic Tiny at free against Focus Friend's freemium. Tic Tiny also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Tic Tiny sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Focus Friend sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tic Tiny against 5.0 for Focus Friend. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tic Tiny versus Focus Friend: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTic TinyFocus Friend
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohannes PfahlerShubham Jada

Customer experience

Tic Tiny

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Focus Friend

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tic Tiny

One-time1
  • Full Version$1.99
2 purchases

Focus Friend

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Tic Tiny free?
Tic Tiny is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Friend free?
Focus Friend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tic Tiny or Focus Friend?
Tic Tiny and Focus Friend are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Tic Tiny or Focus Friend have ads?
Neither Tic Tiny nor Focus Friend shows ads.

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