Comparison

Haruda Focus vs Sumbi

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

Head to head
About

Haruda Focus

Turn focused study sessions into a game with this timer app. It uses the Pomodoro technique to help you measure and improve your concentration. Feel real focus and achieve more.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro technique timer
  • Study time measurement
  • Focus improvement
  • Gamified concentration
Features
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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.

About

Sumbi

This app encourages users to spend less time on their phones by gamifying digital detox. Users engage in timed "dives" away from their devices, earning virtual sea creatures based on their focus duration. It offers a peaceful, non-punitive approach to building healthier digital habits.

Highlights
  • Timed phone-free dives
  • Unlock virtual sea creatures
  • Personalized ocean environment
  • Buddy dive feature
  • Night sea creatures
  • Diary-like dive log
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The longer you put your phone down, the deeper your life gets. Start the timer, set your phone down, and sea creatures come to your ocean. From exam prep to digital detox, dive with Sumbi. Sumbi is a study focus timer and digital detox app named after the "sumbisori," the whistling breath of Jeju haenyeo, Korea's legendary free-diving women. Start a dive when you want time away from your phone. While your phone rests, your ocean deepens, and sea creatures come to live in it. Who dives with Sumbi - Students who need a study timer for exams and deep focus - Anyone fighting phone addiction or doomscrolling - People who want to cut screen time and rebuild concentration - ADHD brains that need a gentle, visual reason to stay off the phone - Anyone who just wants to watch a calm ocean and breathe What makes Sumbi different 1. One dive = one focus session. Keep your phone down while the timer runs, and the dive succeeds. If you fail, nobody scolds you. 2. Your focus time becomes an ocean. Successful dives bring creatures from shallow water, deep water, even the abyss. 3. Collect and raise your sea creatures. The more you dive, the wider and deeper your ocean grows. 4. Gift creatures to your dive buddies. Focus is deeper together. 5. No ads, no noise. Sumbi never drags you back with notifications. Coming back is your choice. Study timer, pomodoro, or deep work Pick any length with the dial: a short pomodoro-style session or hours of exam prep. Every dive adds to your daily focus record. When haenyeo divers surface, they release a long whistling breath: "hooo-ee." Your day deserves a breath that deep. Have a good dive. Hoo-ee! Contact: sumbi@niceday.io

Screenshots

Haruda Focus4 screens
Sumbi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sumbi at none against Haruda Focus's shown. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Haruda Focus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Sumbi sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Haruda Focus against 5.0 for Sumbi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Haruda Focus ships an update every 4 days, Sumbi weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Haruda Focus versus Sumbi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaruda FocusSumbi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaeMyeong Lee나이스데이

Customer experience

Haruda Focus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sumbi

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Haruda Focus

One-time2
  • 1 Month$0.99
  • Lifetime$4.99
3 purchases

Sumbi

One-time3
  • Shallow Sea Creature$0.99
  • Deep Sea Creature$1.99
  • Abyssal Creature$2.99

Questions

Is Haruda Focus free?
Haruda Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sumbi free?
Sumbi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Haruda Focus or Sumbi?
Haruda Focus and Sumbi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Haruda Focus or Sumbi have ads?
Haruda Focus shows ads; Sumbi does not.
Which is updated more often, Haruda Focus or Sumbi?
Haruda Focus ships an update every 4 days, and Sumbi weekly. Most recently, Haruda Focus was updated on October 30, 2026 and Sumbi on October 31, 2026.

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