Haruda Focus vs Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Haruda Focus
This app helps you track actual study time and block distracting apps. It offers Pomodoro timers, session logging, and D-Day countdowns. Features include home screen widgets and a collaborative focus mode for friends.
- Pomodoro, stopwatch, and custom timers
- App blocker using Screen Time
- Session records and detailed stats
- D-Day countdown for exams
- Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets
- Collaborative focus sessions with friends
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Spent hours at your desk but feel like nothing got done? Track the time you actually focused, not just the time you sat there. Haruda Focus is a Pomodoro study timer that logs your real study hours and locks distracting apps while you work. Made for high school and college students heading into finals, anyone preparing for a certification or licensing exam, and anyone who wants to log real study hours every day. ■ Pomodoro, stopwatch & timers A Pomodoro timer built on the classic rhythm of 25 minutes of focus and a 5-minute break. Turn on Set Mode for a long break after every few rounds, save your own Pomo Presets, and switch on Auto flow so focus sessions and breaks keep rolling on their own. Don't feel like setting anything up? Start the stopwatch. For fixed blocks like a practice test, start a saved timer. ■ Focus Lock While you focus, only the apps you allow will open. Everything unlocks during breaks. Focus Lock uses Apple's Screen Time. ■ Records & stats Give each session a Focus Score when it ends. Then see your patterns at a glance: a 24-hour timeline, daily, weekly and monthly stats, and time by category, such as each subject you study. ■ D-Day countdown See how many days are left until your exam every time you open the app. ■ Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets See today's focus time and your nearest D-Day without opening the app. Tap the start button on the Home Screen widget to open the app, and your focus session starts 3 seconds later. ■ Together Sign in, create a private space with a few friends, see each other focusing, and send quiet cheers. No leaderboards, just the feeling of studying side by side. ■ Also Sound, vibration and flash alerts when a session ends. Sign in to keep your records in sync across devices. Available in 13 languages. ■ Premium (one-time purchase) No ads, plus unlimited Pomo Presets (free users can save up to 3). When things pile up, just start. Don't worry about how. Once you start, you'll get there.
Focus Timer
This timer helps you improve focus and track your time visually. Your focused sessions are saved to a calendar, allowing you to easily monitor your progress and boost productivity.
- Visual focus time tracking
- Calendar integration for progress review
- Simple and intuitive design
- Boost productivity
- Track past sessions
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This timer helps you improve focus and track your time visually. Start the timer, and your focused time is saved to a calendar, making it easy to monitor your progress. - Simple and intuitive design - Track and visualize your focus time - Easily review past sessions on the calendar - Boost your productivity with ease Stay focused and achieve more with this timer!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Focus Timer at none against Haruda Focus's shown. On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Haruda Focus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Focus Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Haruda Focus ships an update every 4 days, Focus Timer every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Haruda Focus | Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | DaeMyeong Lee | Jaehyoung Jang |
Customer experience
Haruda Focus
Focus Timer
In-app purchases
Haruda Focus
- 1 Month$0.99
- Lifetime$4.99
Focus Timer
- Remove Ads$0.49









