Routine Flow Focus Timer vs Hobby Journal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Routine Flow Focus Timer
Enhance your focus and productivity with a time-blocking tool designed to help you study smarter. Block distractions, manage tasks efficiently, and race against the clock to overcome procrastination.
- Time blocking
- Task management
- Distraction blocking
- Live Activities & Dynamic Island
- Statistics
- Unlimited flows (PRO)
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Get in the zone. Study smarter, not longer. Block your time, crush your tasks, and stay Focused. Race the timer. Beat procrastination. PRO Features - Create unlimited flows - Live Activities & Dynamic Island - Block distracting apps using screen time - Statistics - Advanced Controls Free Features - Create and run a single flow For more information, see our Terms of Use: https://natetedesco.notion.site/Flow-Terms-Conditions-1aece04c9990800c829ff0fc5ea5b360
Hobby Journal
Manage your passions with this app designed for hobby enthusiasts. Track active interests, pause others to maintain focus, and monitor skill development and milestones. Organize your hobbies visually by category for a clear overview of your progress and free time.
- Track active hobbies
- Pause inactive hobbies
- Track skills and milestones
- Reflect on progress
- Organize hobbies by category
- Visual overview
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Are you a hobby connoisseur with too many interests to manage? Hobby Tracker helps you keep track of your favorite hobbies, pause the ones you’re taking a break from, and reflect on your progress. Add up to 3 active hobbies per category. Pause the rest to keep your focus clear. Track skills and milestones for each hobby. Check in anytime to reflect on your progress. Organize hobbies by category for a cozy, visual overview. Perfect for lifelong learners, hobby enthusiasts, or anyone looking to bring order and joy to their free time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hobby Journal at none against Routine Flow Focus Timer's 1. Hobby Journal also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Routine Flow Focus Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (40 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Routine Flow Focus Timer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. Hobby Journal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hobby Journal holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Routine Flow Focus Timer has 40 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Routine Flow Focus Timer ships an update every 4 days, Hobby Journal monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Routine Flow Focus Timer | Hobby Journal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nathaniel Tedesco | Kevin Merwin |
In-app purchases
Routine Flow Focus Timer
- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
Hobby Journal
No in-app purchases
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