Comparison

Chikuwa Diary 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

Chikuwa Diary

This app allows you to journal, track books and movies, and organize ideas using multiple notebooks. It offers automatic iCloud syncing for seamless access across devices and supports image attachments. Organize your life's moments and information effortlessly.

Highlights
  • Multiple notebooks for different themes
  • Book tracking with information retrieval
  • Movie recording and search
  • Collection feature for organizing information
  • Automatic iCloud notebook sync
  • Image attachment support
  • Widget support
Features
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Chikuwa Diary can be writed to keep a diary as well as record books, movies, and ideas. -- Feature List -- ・ Use of Multiple Notebooks For themes of different genres, you can switch the notebook. ・ Books Management Feature Created to make it easier to record your reading. You can get the information from the code number of the book you read. This application can also record the number of pages and words (use for extensive reading) ・ Movies Management Feature Created to make it easier to record movies. You can search by title. ・ Collection Feature Added to organize various information saved in the app freely. ・ Automatic Notebook Sync Feature You can automatically sync your notebook using iCloud. Once synced, you can access your notebook from other devices. ・ Image Feature This is a general image addition function. Save to iCloud. ・ Widget support

About

Focus Timer

This timer app helps you maintain focus by automatically scheduling work and break intervals. Customize work durations and choose from multiple themes to enhance your productivity during study or work sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable work and break intervals
  • Adjustable work session lengths (10-120 mins)
  • Simple and focused UI design
  • Multiple theme color options
  • Automatic break scheduling
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人間の集中が持続するのは約50分であることをご存知ですか? Focus Timerは、50分間の作業時間の後、10分間の休憩時間が自動的にスタートするタイマーになっています。 この「50分作業・10分休憩」のサイクルを繰り返すことで、より集中が持続し、効率的に作業や学習をすることが可能です。 ○特徴 ・10分から120分までの作業時間が設定できるので、自分にあった時間設定が可能。(アップデートで作業時間の上限をなくす予定) ・シンプルなUIで、より作業に集中できる設計 ・5色のテーマカラー ○タイマーのサイクルについて ・50分に設定した場合 50分作業→10分休憩 ・60分に設定した場合 50分作業→10分休憩→10分作業 ・30分に設定した場合 30分作業 (休憩時間はありません) ・120分に設定した場合 50分作業→10分休憩→50分作業→10分休憩→20分作業 ○使い方 ①タイマーを作成 ②合計時間を設定 ③STARTボタンをタップ ※タイマー動作中に画面をダブルタップすると、タイマーをキャンセルできます。 ○アプリ内課金について アプリ内に表示される広告を非表示にすることができます。 価格:250円 ※請求が発生するのは1回限りです。 ○アプリに関するお問合せ アプリに関するお問い合わせはプロダクトページ下部にあります「Appサポート」ボタンからお願い致します。 機能リクエストも上記ページからお願い致します。

Screenshots

Chikuwa Diary4 screens
Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chikuwa Diary at 83% against Focus Timer's 50%. Chikuwa Diary also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months). Focus Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Chikuwa Diary sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Focus Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chikuwa Diary ships an update every 4 weeks, Focus Timer every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Chikuwa Diary versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChikuwa DiaryFocus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTenta ShinojimaReo Shigeno

Customer experience

Chikuwa Diary

Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Focus Timer

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Chikuwa Diary

Subscriptions2
  • Chikuwa+ Plan for 1 months$3.991 Month
  • Chikuwa+ Plan for 6 months$14.996 Months
1 purchases

Focus Timer

One-time1
  • 広告を非表示$1.99

Questions

Is Chikuwa Diary free?
Chikuwa Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Chikuwa Diary or Focus Timer have ads?
Both Chikuwa Diary and Focus Timer show ads.
Which is updated more often, Chikuwa Diary or Focus Timer?
Chikuwa Diary ships an update every 4 weeks, and Focus Timer every 4 months. Most recently, Chikuwa Diary was updated on October 12, 2026 and Focus Timer on October 24, 2026.

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