Thiro vs Study Timer for Students
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Study Timer for Students
This app helps students improve focus during study sessions. It functions as a timer and tracker for academic subjects, aiding in concentration for school or university work.
- Study focus timer
- Subject tracking
- Pomodoro technique support
- University study aid
- School subject management
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Study timer is the #1 App for focusing on your study. It lets you focusing while studying for your school or university subjects, while keeping track of them. Terms of service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/47498420
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Verdict
Thiro and Study Timer for Students both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Study Timer for Students's written reviews are positive against 83% of Thiro's. Thiro's advantage is ratings volume (48 vs 3) and device support (5 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Thiro sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Study Timer for Students sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Study Timer for Students holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thiro has 48 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Thiro's written reviews are positive against 100% of Study Timer for Students's.
Thiro ships an update every 5 weeks, Study Timer for Students every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thiro | Study Timer for Students |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (48 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple Watch — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 博宇 秦 | Francesco Paciello |
Customer experience
Thiro
Study Timer for Students
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
Study Timer for Students
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thiro
- Thiro Pro$1.99
Study Timer for Students
- Unlimited access$0.991 Month
- Unlimited access3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Unlimited access$29.991 Year
