Comparison

Focus Clock vs Today Clock

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Today Clock

Enhance your productivity with a beautifully designed companion app. It offers customizable alarms, focus tools like Pomodoro timers, and engaging alarm tasks to ensure you never miss important reminders or tasks.

Highlights
  • Stylish Themes
  • Pomodoro Timer
  • Reliable Alarms
  • Silent Assurance
  • Alarm Task Challenges
  • Custom Widgets
Features
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Today Clock – A beautifully designed productivity companion for study, work, and daily life. • Stylish Themes: Choose from beautifully crafted designs—with more added regularly! • Focus Tools: Timer, Pomodoro, and Countdown to maximize your productivity. • Reliable Alarms: Reliable and customizable to start your day right. • Silent Assurance: The alarm will sound/vibrate on time even if the device is muted, ensuring important reminders are never missed! Supports system-level alarm reminders on iOS 26. • Alarm Task: Complete preset challenges (e.g., math problems, shaking the phone, memory games) to turn off the alarm. • Custom Widgets: Personalize your device's screen with customizable widgets. Subscription Details for Today Clock Members: By subscribing to Today Clock, you gain exclusive access to all premium features and future updates. Payment and Cancellation Policies: Subscription payments will be processed through iTunes at the time of your purchase confirmation and at the commencement of each renewal period. It's important to note that you have the option to cancel your subscription via iTunes settings up to 24 hours before the end of your current subscription period. If you fail to do so, your subscription will automatically renew. Terms of Use: Please review our Terms Of Use at: https://www.xsdech.com/terms_of_use_en Privacy Policy: For more information on how we handle your data, please refer to our Privacy Policy at: https://www.xsdech.com/privacy_policy_en

Screenshots

Focus Clock4 screens
Today Clock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Today Clock at free with in-app purchases against Focus Clock's subscription. Today Clock also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Focus Clock's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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 Clock sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Today Clock sells 6 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

Today Clock holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Today Clock has 152 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Focus Clock's written reviews are positive against 100% of Today Clock's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Clock ships an update fortnightly, Today Clock every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Focus Clock versus Today Clock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus ClockToday Clock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (16 ratings)4.6 (152 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings16152 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB41 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer晓庆 张xsdech

Customer experience

Focus Clock

All ratings16 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative15.4%

Today Clock

All ratings152 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Clock

Subscriptions1
  • Subscription member$0.993 Months
One-time2
  • Permanent buyout$1.99
  • discounts VIP$2.99
6 purchases

Today Clock

Subscriptions5
  • Monthly Plan$1.991 Month
  • Quarterly Plan$4.993 Months
  • Yearly Plan$6.991 Year
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  • Yearly Plan$9.991 Year
  • Yearly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Plan$24.99

Questions

Is Focus Clock free?
Focus Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Today Clock free?
Today Clock is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Clock or Today Clock?
Today Clock is rated higher. Focus Clock averages 4.1 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while Today Clock averages 4.6 from 152 ratings.
Do Focus Clock or Today Clock have ads?
Today Clock shows ads; Focus Clock does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Clock or Today Clock?
Focus Clock ships an update fortnightly, and Today Clock every 2 weeks. Most recently, Focus Clock was updated on October 14, 2026 and Today Clock on October 15, 2026.

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