Comparison

Thiro vs Gika

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

Head to head
About

Thiro

This app helps you concentrate on your work and study by providing a focus timer and time tracking for each task. Set goals, manage tasks in groups, and view detailed statistics to improve your productivity. It syncs seamlessly across all your Apple devices.

Highlights
  • Focus timer
  • Time tracking
  • Task management
  • Goal setting
  • Cross-device sync
  • Detailed statistics
  • Customizable appearance
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Thiro is a focus timer that helps you focus on everything you do. It helps you concentrate on tasks in your study and work by tracking the time you spend on each task. STAY FOCUSED: - Keep track of each of your focus sessions as a timer or manually add a period of focus time. - Set daily/monthly/yearly goals for your tasks and keep moving forward. - Set countdown notification for every focusing session. - Manage tasks in groups to keep everything in order. - Archive finished tasks to help you focus more on your work or study at the moment. - View detailed statistics of your time distribution. FOCUS EVERYWHERE: - Seamlessly use Thiro on your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. Sync across all your devices using iCloud. - Just start a focus session on one of your devices, and it will be seamlessly synced to all your devices. MORE THOUGHTFUL FEATURES: - Night-owl Mode: Records between 0:00 and 4:00 will be counted in the previous day's statistics. Statistics will not be interrupted even if you stay up late working or studying. - Zen Mode: Accompany your work or study as a desktop clock. - Notes: Jot down your ideas after finishing a session. - Custom Appearance: Change theme and chart colors. - Turn over to Start: Turn the phone over to start a focus session. - Widgets: View your statistics on the home screen. - Siri & Shortcuts: Track your focus in a more automated way.

About

Gika

Map your time to understand where your hours go. Track activities with multiple timer types, categorize sessions with one-tap labels, and visualize your day or month. Gain insights into your habits and optimize your schedule.

Highlights
  • Multiple timer types (count-up, countdown, Pomodoro)
  • One-tap session labeling
  • Daily timeline and monthly calendar views
  • Deep summaries and insights
  • Widgets and Live Activities support
  • Customizable themes
Features
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Your time, clearly mapped Build better days by seeing exactly where your hours go. • Track anything, any way. Run count-up, countdown, or Pomodoro timers—or all three at once when you’re multitasking. • One-tap labeling. Every session fits into Thrive, Balanced, or Limit—no messy tag soup. • Daily timeline & Month calendar. Zoom in to a single day’s grid or zoom out to spot patterns across an entire month. • Deep summaries & Insights. Instantly know how much time went to sleep, workouts, meditation, and your top three projects—by day, week, quarter, or year. • Widgets & Live Activities. Start, pause, and glance at progress right from your Home Screen or Lock Screen. • Four handcrafted themes. Match Gika to your mood—or your phone. Gika Premium unlocks Pomodoro mode, the timeline grid, rich summaries, and more. Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewing plan and help us keep the updates coming. Gika uses Apple’s standard End User License Agreement. For details, visit: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ HealthKit usage. Gika can read your sleep and workout data and display them in the app and app widgets. This feature is entirely optional. Most importantly, your data never leave your devices. Gika does not collect any data from you. All your data stay in your devices and your personal iCloud accounts. We cannot access any of them. Your privacy is secure with us. For details, visit: https://liums.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-131b65eeaa764cb8aa69298a57f89765

Screenshots

Thiro4 screens
Gika4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Thiro at 4.8 against Gika's 3.5. Thiro also leads on ratings volume (49 vs 2) and device support (5 vs 3). Gika's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 5 weeks). 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. Thiro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Gika sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Thiro holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thiro has 49 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thiro ships an update every 5 weeks, Gika every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on August 28, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Thiro versus Gika: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThiroGika
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (49 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer博宇 秦Hangzhou Hu Di Shen Shan Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Thiro

All ratings49 ratings
Positive98.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral9.3%
Negative7.4%

Gika

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Thiro

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • Widget not functional/failing
  • Not registering elapsed time
  • Multiple windows opening automatically
  • iCloud not syncing
  • Duplicate time entries
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  • Timer continues indefinitely
  • Configurations in blocks of 5 minutes
  • iCloud sync issues (conflicts, not syncing)
  • Widget update not working well
  • Default task becomes focused task
  • Adding new tasks creates duplicates
  • Stopping timer shows duplicate window
  • Cloud sync not working
  • Cannot modify focused time
  • Cannot press buttons in the app
  • Failed to purchase Pro version

Requested features

44 requests
  • Assign fixed color to each task
  • Add default countdown mode
  • Create an app for habit tracking with streaks
  • Allow selection of which counter on the main screen for widget
  • Add Pomodoro timer functionality
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  • Allow custom break lengths
  • Add countdown timer as an option
  • Ability to change or turn off picture on timer
  • Duplicating tasks/task groups
  • Link colors on diagram to task colors
  • Add focus timer and show on menu bar
  • Add Siri shortcuts/API
  • Hide docker icon
  • Add custom images for cover illustrations
  • Add end-of-task sound
  • Add light pink theme
  • Allow modification of completed task times
  • Add more functions
  • Add more cover illustrations
  • Add task end sound
  • Add countdown timer mode
  • Add habit tracking features
  • Add custom break lengths
  • Add countdown timer option
  • Add custom timer background
  • Add option to duplicate tasks
  • Link task colors to diagram colors
  • Add focus timer to menu bar
  • Add Siri shortcuts integration
  • Allow hiding of dock icon
  • Allow custom cover images
  • Add task completion sound
  • Add countdown timer mode
  • Add habit tracking features
  • Add custom break lengths
  • Add countdown timer option
  • Add custom timer background
  • Add option to duplicate tasks
  • Link task colors to diagram colors
  • Add focus timer to menu bar
  • Add Siri shortcuts integration
  • Allow hiding of dock icon
  • Allow custom cover images
  • Add task completion sound

Gika

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Thiro

One-time1
  • Thiro Pro$1.99
2 purchases

Gika

Subscriptions2
  • Gika Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Gika Premium Yearly7 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Thiro free?
Thiro is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gika free?
Gika is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thiro or Gika?
Thiro is rated higher. Thiro averages 4.8 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Gika averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Thiro or Gika have ads?
Neither Thiro nor Gika shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thiro or Gika?
Thiro ships an update every 5 weeks, and Gika every 6 days. Most recently, Thiro was updated on August 28, 2026 and Gika on September 8, 2026.

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