Focus Clock vs Study Tracker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Clock
This app helps you concentrate on tasks with a unique focus mode that rewards sustained attention. It offers customizable timers, background operation, and detailed statistics to track your progress. Enjoy an ad-free experience with various visual themes to enhance your study or work sessions.
- Ad-free focus mode
- Background timing with notifications
- Daily focus statistics
- Customizable clock styles and skins
- Gesture controls for navigation
- Progress bar and color customization
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Ad-free, versatile, and focused timing software that helps you concentrate on your work or studies. Introduction: Whenever you want to focus on a task (reading, working, preparing for exams, etc.), you can activate the "Focus Mode," and a "little flying man" will appear on the clock, moving towards your goal. If you can't resist checking your social media or playing games, unfortunately, the "little flying man" will disappear immediately, and the Focus Mode will exit (you can switch to background timing mode)... If you activate the "background timing mode," you can use other applications after setting the time, and the clock will send a reminder notification when the time is up. If you succeed in the challenge, it will be recorded in the daily focus statistics. The longer you study, the darker green the cover background on the statistics page will be. There are also surprises for successful challenges! After activating the background mode, the countdown can be displayed in Lingdong Island! Points to note: Please enable push notification permissions. After successfully completing a challenge, a message will be sent to notify you. Features: Various clock styles can be changed. Background skins can be changed. Activates the countdown mode after entering the "Focus Mode." Check your daily focus time and previous focus times. Explore features such as "glass background," "custom progress bar," "custom color," and "statistics report." Gesture functions: Swipe left to view the daily focus time. Swipe right to enter the Focus Mode. Swipe up to switch clock styles. Suggestion and Feedback: Your feedback and suggestions are the best support for me! Please leave your comments in the comment section, and I will respond regularly! Alternatively, you can send an email to du1992@88.com. About the application: To ensure a better user experience, there will be no ads now or in the future. At present, the charging method is a subscription membership to unlock some value-added services in the application, but it will not affect the use of basic functions. Thank you for your understanding! Membership Subscription Instructions: After subscribing, you can unlock all features. After purchasing and completing payment, the subscription will automatically be charged through your iTunes account. The iTunes account will be charged 24 hours before the expiration date. If you wish to cancel the subscription, please manually turn off the auto-renewal feature in the Apple ID Settings Management 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. User Agreement: https://du1992.github.io/worksWeb/appAgreement.html Subscription Agreement: https://du1992.github.io/worksWeb/payAgreement.html
Study Tracker
This app helps you track your study time, set custom courses and plans, and utilize various timers like Pomodoro and countdown for efficient learning. It offers detailed statistics, white noise for focus, and exam countdowns with widgets. Data syncs across devices via iCloud.
- Track study time
- Customize courses and study plans
- Pomodoro and countdown timers
- Detailed study statistics
- White noise for focus
- Exam countdowns and widgets
- Multi-device iCloud sync
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Study Tracker helps you focus on learning and see where your study time goes. Whether you are preparing for exams, working toward a qualification, or learning on your own, start with one focused session. Track time by subject and review your daily and weekly effort. STUDY BY SUBJECT Create subjects and study plans for reading, lectures, practice questions, review, and more. Record time for each activity and see how you divide your effort. FIND YOUR FOCUS Choose a full-screen clock, stopwatch, countdown timer, or Pomodoro timer. Switch between flip-clock and digital displays to suit reading, timed practice, or focused study. SEE YOUR EFFORT ADD UP Review your study calendar, daily and weekly statistics, and time spent on different subjects. Add missed sessions manually and create a study poster to save or share. KEEP YOUR EXAM DATE IN VIEW Set your target date and see how many days remain. Add countdown widgets to your Home Screen and Lock Screen to keep your goal in sight. Lock Screen widgets require iOS 16 or later. MAKE IT YOUR STUDY SPACE Choose a theme, adjust the clock's text size, colors, and display options, and settle in with rain, wind, or river sounds. SYNC AND KEEP YOUR TIMER VISIBLE Sync study records between iPhone and iPad using the same Apple Account with iCloud enabled. Picture in Picture lets you keep a timer visible while using other apps, on supported devices and systems. Start with one session today. Give your effort a record you can look back on. PREMIUM AND PURCHASES Study Tracker is free to download and includes basic timing and study recording. Premium unlocks unlimited subjects and study plans, detailed statistics, additional customization, and more. Premium is available through a monthly auto-renewable subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. The subscription period is one month. The price and currency are displayed before purchase and confirmed by the App Store. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Monthly subscriptions renew automatically until canceled. Manage or cancel in Settings > your Apple Account > Subscriptions. Canceling renewal normally preserves access until the end of the current paid period. A lifetime purchase is a one-time payment with no automatic renewal. Buying lifetime Premium or deleting the app does not cancel an existing monthly subscription. Manage that subscription separately. Use Restore Purchases in the app to restore eligible purchases. Terms of Use: https://www.gudelabs.com/study-tracker/en/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://www.gudelabs.com/study-tracker/en/privacy.html Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact: zach@gudelabs.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Study Tracker at free with in-app purchases against Focus Clock's subscription. Focus Clock's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 50%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Focus Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Study Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 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 — 4.1 for Focus Clock against 4.1 for Study Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 29 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Focus Clock's written reviews are positive against 50% of Study Tracker's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Clock | Study Tracker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (16 ratings) — better | 4.1 (29 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 29 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晓庆 张 | Shenzhen Gude Aipu Technology Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Focus Clock
Study Tracker
In-app purchases
Focus Clock
- Subscription member$0.993 Months
- Permanent buyout$1.99
- discounts VIP$2.99
Study Tracker
- Premium (Month)$0.991 Month
- Premium (Lifetime)$4.99
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