Visual Timer by Yong vs Ultimate Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Visual Timer by Yong
This app offers a customizable countdown timer with a visual indicator, ideal for various tasks and productivity boosts. It features kid-friendly options, multiple sound and color choices, and integration with voice assistants.
- Create multiple preset timers
- Pomodoro timer with repeat feature
- Customizable reminders with notes
- Multiple sound and completion effect options
- Gesture, button, and wheel duration controls
- Wide color options with dark mode
- Siri and Shortcuts support
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Visual Timer by Yong provides an awesome graphical indicator for measuring times. It contains wide configuration options so that the user can make their own timers for various occasions. Boost your productivity with a powerful timer! = Main Features = - Create Multiple Preset Timers. - Repeat features for Pomodoro timer. Boost your productivity! - Add reminders of the timers: so that you can easily check the remaining time by percentage, or by time. (e.g. alert 5 mins before it ends) - Multiple sound options (starting, during, ended) - Multiple adjusting options (classical buttons, gestures, wheels) - Wide color options with dark mode support. Choose your favorite color! - Siri and Shortcuts Support. You can control timer using your voice! - Kid-friendly Image Sets included (You can display the image sets on the ending screen!) = Highlights = - Various completion effects Set your favorite effects: Sounds, vibration, flashlight, images to reveal. (Kids friendly!) - Presets Prepare your preset for your task. Quick start leads to finish. - Reminders Add more reminders to handle complicated tasks. Add a note and sounds as breadcrumbs. - Repeat Repeat a whole timer as much as you want. - Landscape/Multitasking support Visual Timer is avilable to use on iPhone and iPad. The layout optmized for the both mode, landscape and portrait. - Title as a mini note Tap the title on presets screen. Add a note or inspirational quote easily. - Open preset or last timer Decide the first screen of the app: a list of timer or the last-used timer. - Styles You can change every color of the timer using a flexible color picker. - Change timer display Change timer display setting such as a direction of movement, size of display. - 3 types of duration control Visual Timer provides wheel, buttons, and gestures mode for duration control. - Quick action buttons You can quickly change certain settings such as brightness, sounds, vibrations. - Default templates provided Visual Timer comes with basic presets. Create the timer using templates. - Share the timer Share your timer setting with others using a QR code or a link.
Ultimate Focus
Enhance your productivity with a visual timer designed for focused work and study. Manage tasks, utilize Pomodoro cycles, block distractions, and track your progress. Sync with your calendar and personalize your experience with customizable themes and sounds.
- Visual timer with drag-to-set functionality
- Task-specific focus sessions
- Pomodoro mode for cycles
- Distracting app and website blocking
- Calendar sync for sessions and reflections
- Customizable themes and icons
- Home Screen widgets and Shortcuts integration
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Focus is built less on willpower and more on an environment that makes it easy to begin. Ultimate Focus is a simple focus timer designed with only the features you actually need for work and study. Manage separate sessions for each task, review your focus, use Pomodoro mode, block distracting apps, and sync your sessions with Calendar—all in one app. Features - Drag your finger to quickly set the timer. - Organize your focus time by separating sessions for different tasks. - Stay in rhythm with Pomodoro mode for natural cycles of focus and break. - Review how you focused with stats and reflection features. - Sync your focus sessions and reflections with the Calendar app. - Personalize the app with 70+ color themes and app icons. - Check your focus stats or start a timer right away from Home Screen widgets. - Start a timer using Shortcuts. - Block selected apps and websites while you focus. - Use Habits to receive reminders at the times you want. - Customize notification sounds and background music to match your style. (Premium) - Sync and edit your focus records across devices with iCloud. (Premium) If you experience any issues while using the app, have questions, or find a bug, please contact us anytime at hello@ultimatefocus.app. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Visual Timer by Yong at every 4 days against Ultimate Focus's every 3 weeks. Visual Timer by Yong also leads on review sentiment (99% vs 85%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Ultimate Focus's advantage is device support (6 vs 3) and ratings volume (183 vs 52). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Visual Timer by Yong sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Ultimate Focus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Visual Timer by Yong against 4.6 for Ultimate Focus. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 183 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 99% of Visual Timer by Yong's written reviews are positive against 85% of Ultimate Focus's.
Visual Timer by Yong ships an update every 4 days, Ultimate Focus every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Visual Timer by Yong | Ultimate Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (52 ratings) — better | 4.6 (183 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.7% of reviews — better | 85.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 183 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yong Gyun Kim | StonicSolution |
Customer experience
Visual Timer by Yong
Ultimate Focus
Bugs and requests
Visual Timer by Yong
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ultimate Focus
Reported bugs
17 issues- Pomodoro mode not working
- Timer not movable after exiting desktop app
- Session switching on iPhone is confusing
- Shortcuts only allow one section selection
- Default timer is always 25 min
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- Restarting phone requires re-onboarding
- Alarm sound is too short
- Icon cannot be moved on home screen
- Timer doesn't record if stopped early
- Timer end memo sometimes doesn't display
- Keynote doesn't show timer overlay
- App volume cannot be adjusted
- Dock icon cannot be hidden
- Sync issues across devices
- Apple Watch timer stops when screen dims
- Apple Watch app lacks break timer
- Timer not resetting correctly
Requested features
37 requests- Pause and resume timer functionality
- Guide website for usage
- Option to purchase premium
- Improve iPhone session switching clarity
- Pomodoro mode without breaks
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- Ability to add time manually after forgetting to start
- Count-up (stopwatch) mode
- Ability to choose own theming colors
- Weekly report with productivity insights
- AI to break down trends
- Continuous timer alarm sound until dismissed
- Real-time widget for specific sessions
- Ability to set default timer per session
- Option to change daily reset time (e.g., 2 AM instead of midnight)
- Show current time on Apple Watch timer screen
- Option to hide numbers on menu bar timer
- Option to have timer circle represent full visual space regardless of duration
- Ability to run multiple timers simultaneously
- Bar graph option for timer visualization
- Stopwatch mode for flexible time tracking
- Option to change time cycle for daily reset
- One-time purchase option for premium
- More sound themes or custom color themes
- Option to disable retrospect pop-up
- Digital display option for timer
- Adjustable alarm volume within the app
- Option to hide app icon from dock
- Tutorial for Pomodoro mode settings
- Option to make timer display on Keynote
- Sync session and retrospect lists across devices
- Improve Apple Watch app functionality (e.g., break timer)
- Option to set timer for over 60 minutes
- Option to reset timer to start from beginning
- Option to have timer on every desktop
- Option to show only icon on menu bar
- Invert clock colors for focus and break times
- Ability to change timer duration for each session individually
In-app purchases
Visual Timer by Yong
- Snack-Sized Tip$1.99
- Vehicle Image Set$1.99
- Vegetable Image Set$1.99
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- Animal Image Set$2.99
- Vintage Flowers Image Set$2.99
- Coffee-Sized Tip$3.99
- Lunch-Sized Tip$5.99
Ultimate Focus
- Ultimate Focus - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Ultimate Focus - Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
- Ultimate Focus - Annual$17.991 Year
- Ultimate Focus - Lifetime$39.99
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