Comparison

Focus Master. vs Countdown Visual Timer

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

Head to head
About

Focus Master.

Enhance productivity with a Pomodoro timer and activity logger. Customize focus sessions, breaks, and tasks, track progress, and export logs. Offers passcode protection and cloud backup.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro and break times
  • Task management
  • Activity logging and statistics
  • Log export (PDF, HTML, CSV)
  • Passcode protection
  • Dropbox backup and restore
  • Today Widget support
Features
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We all have the things we should to do or finish, but actually we are often attracted by the checking the phone, reading the news and blogs, checking weather, playing game and other little staff, of course the time elapses and elapses when we are ‘off line’. We often feel guilty about time but how to change this? Pomodoro technique is recommended by many people to help to focus and enhance work effectiveness. Just focus on your study, work, reading or writing during pomodoro, all others should stand by. This app helps to do it better, it helps timing and recording, you can custom the time of pomodoro and break, check the logs and export by email. Here is the key features: ⁃ Custom pomodoro, short break and long break time. ⁃ Custom number of sessions of each set. ⁃ Different alert sounds. ⁃ Big hourglass counting style. ⁃ Custom different tasks. ⁃ Rewards a tomato icon after each pomodoro. ⁃ Supports pause and skip when counting. ⁃ Check pomodoro logs. ⁃ Check pomodoro statistics. ⁃ Export pomodoro logs by email in format of PDF, HTML or CSV. ⁃ Print pomodoro logs in app. ⁃ Set goal number of pomodoro. ⁃ Supports Today Widget. ⁃ Passcode protection. ⁃ Dropbox backup and restore. ⁃ Supports universal version (available on both iPhone and iPad). If you have any question or suggestion, please email to linklinksapp@tom.com.

About

Countdown Visual Timer

This app provides a calming, visual countdown timer designed to reduce anxiety for individuals with special needs, autism, or ADHD. It offers customizable sounds and an easy-to-understand interface, making time management accessible for children and those with cognitive delays.

Highlights
  • Visual countdown interface
  • Reduces anxiety and stress
  • Customizable alert sounds
  • Lockout options for buttons and settings
  • Screen stays on during countdown
  • Simple and intuitive design
Features
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Calming. Visual. Quiet. Reduces anxiety and stress. Perfect for nonverbal, special needs,, autism, ADHD. Silent or choose from many alter sounds. Kids, toddlers and caregivers will love the relaxing and easy-to-understand interface. Over 50 sounds for notifications (or turn them off!). Finally! The perfect accessibility timer for young kids and people with communication or cognitive delays. Those on the Autism spectrum (ASD) and young kids can struggle with understanding time, leading to high anxiety and frustration around transitions. Being able to SEE time pass helps understanding, reducing frustration and anxiety. NO ANNOYING STUFF: — No ads, ever! — No annoying ticking sounds USEFUL FEATURES & OPTIONS: — Simple, elegant design — Easily save custom timer presets — Customize the alert sound (or turn it off!) — Lock out Stop button while timer is running (optional) — Lock out settings changes (optional) — Keep screen on during countdown (optional) — Alert sound when time is up (optional) — Notification if app is closed when timer expires (optional) — Accessibility support for Large Text, VoiceControl, Voice Over, Differentiate without Only Color, Reduce Motion, and more For some who have severe forms of Autism / Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), young children, and those with communication or cognitive impairments, Autism Timer Visual Countdown provides a superior, highly accessible experience. Hours, minutes, and seconds are abstract concepts that can be difficult to understand, leading to anger and aggression. Instead, we eliminate both visual and auditory distractions and provide a continuous, calm, visual cue. Most of the time, the app will be used by a caregiver, ABA therapist, or other professional. Changing options, and even the Stop button, can be disabled while the timer is running, and you can choose if you want an alert sound or not when the timer expires. The interface is designed to be simple and intuitive, and most of the buttons get out of the way while the timer is running. This app offers subscriptions. Privacy policy: https://nuclearcyborg.com/privacy Terms of use: https://nuclearcyborg.com/terms

Screenshots

Focus Master.4 screens
Countdown Visual Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Countdown Visual Timer at none against Focus Master.'s shown. Countdown Visual Timer also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). Focus Master.'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Focus Master. sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per 6 months and Countdown Visual Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Master. ships an update every 7 months, Countdown Visual Timer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Master. versus Countdown Visual Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Master.Countdown Visual Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.3 (35 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLINKLINKS LTDNuclear Cyborg Corp

Customer experience

Focus Master.

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Countdown Visual Timer

All ratings35 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral5.7%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Master.

Subscriptions1
  • Premium - 6 months7 Days trial$2.996 Months
3 purchases

Countdown Visual Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Autism Timer Premium (Weekly)$0.997 Days
  • Autism Timer Premium (Monthly)$2.991 Month
  • Autism Timer Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$9.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Master. free?
Focus Master. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Countdown Visual Timer free?
Countdown Visual Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Master. or Countdown Visual Timer have ads?
Focus Master. shows ads; Countdown Visual Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Master. or Countdown Visual Timer?
Focus Master. ships an update every 7 months, and Countdown Visual Timer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Focus Master. was updated on September 17, 2026 and Countdown Visual Timer on September 11, 2026.

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