Comparison

Focus Go vs Almost Time

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

Head to head
About

Focus Go

Organize tasks and boost productivity using the Pomodoro Technique. Customize timers, set priorities, and track progress with detailed statistics. Receive notifications to stay on track even when the app is closed.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro Technique timer
  • Project and task creation
  • Customizable timer settings
  • Work statistics
  • Push notifications
  • Multiple timer types and themes
Features
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⏱ Focus Go assists you in organizing your tasks and accomplishing them efficiently with the help of the Pomodoro Technique timer. It's scientifically proven that this technique can help you to achieve productivity increase and improve your task accomplishment speed. The Application enables you to create your projects and tasks to work on effectively customizing the timer settings for each specific task. You also can change the default settings for each following task. How it works: 1. Create a task you want to work on 2. Turn on the timer and work non-stop 3. After work's completion have a rest We recommend working for 25 minutes and having a 5 minutes' rest as it is initially set in the application. The main features: – Creation of Projects and Tasks – Customization of Worktime, Breaks, Intervals – Turning off the Breaks – Selecting Tasks Priority – Timer Pause, Resume and Stop – Short and Long breaks – Completion Notification – Work Statistics – Timer Mode without a specific task What differs us from the others: – 8 unique types of timers – 8 various color themes from the brightest and richest ones to the calmest and most neutral – More than 10 variants of sound notifications – Detailed statistics of your achievements ⏰ Focus Go will prevent you from forgetting your tasks with Push Notifications which will remind you of the completion even off the App. We strive to make Focus Go the most useful tool for you. Rate the App if you liked it. Thank you! Pomodoro™ & Pomodoro Technique ® – registered trademarks of Francesco Cirillo. The application is not connected to Francesco Cirillo. Have any questions? Connect us: spealcy@gmail.com Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://alordead.github.io/legal/focus_go_privacy_policy.html Terms of Service: https://alordead.github.io/legal/focus_go_terms_of_service.html

About

Almost Time

Track time remaining until important events with a visually appealing countdown app. Personalize your countdowns with colors and emojis, and share them easily. Access live updates on your Lock Screen and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Event countdowns
  • Personalized backgrounds and emojis
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island live activities
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
  • Event sharing as images
  • Pro version for folders and notes
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Looking for a sleek and practical countdown app? Look no further than Almost Time! Count down to any event with ease, whether it's a birthday, anniversary, or the release of your favourite movie. See exactly how many years, days, hours, minutes, and seconds are left until your event. With Almost Time, you can personalize your countdowns by adding background colours and emojis. Plus, share them with friends and family as images. Access live countdowns right from your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island, and track all your events with a variety of Home and Lock Screen widgets. Upgrade to Almost Time Pro and unlock even more features, like the ability to organize your countdowns into folders, add notes, and customize the app's accent colours and icon. Download Almost Time now and start counting down to your next big event! (Please note that Live Activities and Lock Screen Widgets are not available on iPad.)

Screenshots

Focus Go4 screens
Almost Time4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focus Go at 4.5 against Almost Time's 3.8. Focus Go also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Almost Time's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and ratings volume (6 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Go sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Almost Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Go holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Focus Go's written reviews are positive against 100% of Almost Time's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Go ships an update fortnightly, Almost Time monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus Go versus Almost Time: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus GoAlmost Time
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better3.8 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings26 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAleksandr PopovRx Software Limited

Customer experience

Focus Go

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%

Almost Time

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Go

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 3 Monthly Subscription$4.493 Months
One-time1
  • Unlimited Subscription$5.99
1 purchases

Almost Time

One-time1
  • Almost Time Pro$3.99

Questions

Is Focus Go free?
Focus Go is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Almost Time free?
Almost Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Go or Almost Time?
Focus Go is rated higher. Focus Go averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Almost Time averages 3.8 from 6 ratings.
Do Focus Go or Almost Time have ads?
Neither Focus Go nor Almost Time shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Go or Almost Time?
Focus Go ships an update fortnightly, and Almost Time monthly. Most recently, Focus Go was updated on October 7, 2026 and Almost Time on October 24, 2026.

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