Comparison

focus vs Timed

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

Head to head
About

focus

This application helps you stay focused on tasks using a simple timer. It guides you through work sessions and scheduled breaks, with options to skip breaks and track your progress towards longer rest periods.

Highlights
  • Work and study session tracking
  • Short break notifications
  • Option to skip breaks
  • End of break notifications
  • Longer break reminders
  • Session history
Features
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The focus app is a very simple pomodoro timer that does not distract you from actually being focused on what matters. With focus you can: - Track your work or study sessions - Get notified when it's time for a short break - Skip short breaks if you feel like skippin' - Be notified when breaks end - Keep track of your sessions to remember about taking a longer break after 4 complete work sessions Use the focus app now, and achieve more!

About

Timed

This app helps you boost productivity and focus by breaking down tasks into timed work sessions with short breaks. It supports setting goals, tracking progress, and reusing schedules, making it ideal for students and professionals alike.

Highlights
  • Schedule timed sessions with breaks
  • Set goals for each session
  • Track daily, weekly, monthly progress
  • Modern timer with notification option
  • Ability to reuse schedules
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Let's get it done! No more procrastination. Timed app helps you boost your productivity and your ability to focus to the next level. How it works? Break down your complex daily tasks into timed sessions, take a short break at the end of each session, start the next one, get it all done! Build on your success, prepare that exam, learn that new skill, finish that side project, get your daily work done, write that book, edit that video, do your daily workouts with consistency... Whether you are a student, a dreamer, a hard worker, a perfectionist, or a procrastinator Timed is made for you. Features: * Schedule timed sessions with breaks * Set your goals for each session * Keep track of your daily, weekly, monthly progress * A modern beautiful Timer to help you focus, with notification option * Ability to reuse the schedules * Light and dark themes are both supported Try it out! Work in small increments, get your mind in the zone to finish your tasks!

Screenshots

focus4 screens
Timed4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timed at none against focus's 5. Timed also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). focus's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 35 months) and device support (4 vs 2). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Timed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for focus against 4.0 for Timed. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

focus ships an update every 8 days, Timed every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
focus versus Timed: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfocusTimed
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 35 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJakub AdamczykGoldenWill Labs

Customer experience

focus

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Timed

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

focus

One-time5
  • Home brewed coffee$0.49
  • Notifications Customization$1.00
  • Session Customization$2.00
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  • Coffee at the café$3.00
  • Take me to lunch$12.00
None

Timed

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is focus free?
focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Timed free?
Timed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, focus or Timed?
focus and Timed are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do focus or Timed have ads?
Neither focus nor Timed shows ads.
Which is updated more often, focus or Timed?
focus ships an update every 8 days, and Timed every 35 months. Most recently, focus was updated on September 13, 2026 and Timed on September 8, 2026.

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