Comparison

Haruda Focus vs Nova Record

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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Sat for hours but feel like nothing got done? Count the time you truly focused, not the time you sat there. Haruda Focus is a Pomodoro study timer that tracks every session and locks distracting apps. Made for students in exam season, anyone studying for a certification, and anyone tracking real study time every day. ■ Time your study A Pomodoro timer that repeats "25 min focus, 5 min break" in sets. Add a long break after each set, save your own Pomo Presets, and let Auto flow start each break and Pomodoro for you. Skip setup with the stopwatch, or use a saved timer for fixed blocks like a practice test. ■ Focus Lock While you focus, only apps you allow will open. The lock lifts during breaks. ■ Records & stats Give each session a focus score, then spot patterns in a 24-hour timeline, daily/weekly/monthly stats, and time by subject. ■ D-Day countdown See the days left until your exam whenever you open the app. ■ Together Sign in, set up a private space with a few friends, and see each other focus. Leave quiet cheers. No leaderboards, just the feeling of studying side by side. ■ Also Sound, vibration, and flash alerts, plus 13 languages. Switch devices and your records follow you when you sign in. ■ Premium (one-time purchase) No ads and unlimited Pomo Presets (up to 3 without Premium). When tasks pile up, just do it. Think "I can" instead of "how do I do this?"

About

Nova Record

Features
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Nova Record turns your iPhone and Apple Watch into a private conversation recorder with on-device AI transcription. Your audio and transcripts never leave your device — no accounts, no cloud processing, no tracking. RECORD ANYWHERE • One-tap recording on iPhone, Apple Watch, Control Center, Lock Screen and Action button • Live Activity with timer and controls in the Dynamic Island • External microphone support with input selection • Recordings from your watch transfer to your iPhone automatically • While your iPhone is recording, the watch becomes a remote: mark a moment, pause, stop TRANSCRIBE OFFLINE • Fast on-device transcription in many languages • Choose between the system speech engine and Whisper models (tiny to large) — downloaded once, then fully offline • Speaker detection separates who said what • Tap any sentence to jump playback to that moment NOVA INTELLIGENCE (subscription) • Summarise a conversation into key points • Clean up the wording without filler words — with your own glossary for technical terms • Title suggestions for your recordings • Semantic search: find transcripts by meaning rather than keywords, by voice from your Apple Watch or iPhone (€3.49/year, auto-renews, cancel anytime in Settings) FIND & SHARE • Full-text search across all transcripts, plus Spotlight integration • Export as text, Markdown, SRT subtitles, JSON or PDF • Share audio and transcripts via AirDrop, Files and more • Optional iCloud sync and collaboration — data stays in your private iCloud • Trash: deleted recordings wait 30 days before they are gone for good AUTOMATE (one-time purchase) • Deep Shortcuts integration: start/stop recording, transcribe, search, export and chain your own workflows with Siri PRIVACY FIRST Recording requires the consent of everyone involved — Nova Record reminds you on first launch. No analytics, no ads. See our privacy policy: https://cluster-one.eu/nova-apps/privacy/ Subscription terms: Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Haruda Focus4 screens
Nova Record4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nova Record at none against Haruda Focus's 2. Nova Record also leads on ads (none vs shown). Haruda Focus's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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. Haruda Focus sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Nova Record asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Haruda Focus versus Nova Record: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaruda FocusNova Record
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaeMyeong LeeMarlon Meuters

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Haruda Focus

One-time2
  • 1 Month$0.99
  • Lifetime$4.99
None

Nova Record

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Haruda Focus free?
Haruda Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nova Record free?
Nova Record is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Haruda Focus or Nova Record have ads?
Haruda Focus shows ads; Nova Record does not.
Which is updated more often, Haruda Focus or Nova Record?
Haruda Focus ships an update every 4 days, and Nova Record every 4 days. Most recently, Haruda Focus was updated on October 12, 2026 and Nova Record on October 13, 2026.

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