Comparison

focus vs FocusMoments

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

FocusMoments

Features
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FocusMoments helps you stay focused with interval sessions, countdown timers, labels, to-do support, widgets, Apple Watch sync, Live Activities, and iCloud syncing — all in a clean, Apple-native app. FocusMoments — Minimalist Focus Timer Focus Timer Stay productive with a simple and flexible focus timer. Use interval-based sessions with work and break cycles, or switch to a standard countdown timer when you need a single uninterrupted session. Session Labels Organise your focus sessions with custom labels. Assign colours and icons to your labels, track where your time goes, and review your productivity by category. To-Do Integration Keep your tasks and focus sessions connected. Choose a to-do item to work on during a session, mark items as completed, and manage your daily workflow in one place. Charts and Statistics Understand your progress with clear and insightful statistics. Review your focus history through monthly charts, label-based breakdowns, and detailed daily or long-term trends. Milestones and Achievements Stay motivated with milestones and achievement tracking. Set progress goals, monitor how far you’ve come, and build momentum as you complete more sessions. Apple Watch Sync Control your timer from your wrist with the Apple Watch app. Start, pause, reset, skip breaks, and keep your timer state in sync between your watch and iPhone. Widgets See your progress at a glance with home screen widgets. Check focus distribution and monthly statistics directly from your home screen for quick updates throughout the day. Live Activities Keep your active timer visible on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Follow your session in real time without opening the app. Notifications Stay on track with timer completion alerts and reminders. FocusMoments helps you keep your sessions moving with timely notifications when a work or break period ends. iCloud Sync Keep your data secure and synchronised across your Apple devices with iCloud. Your sessions, labels, and progress stay up to date wherever you use the app. Personalisation Make FocusMoments fit your routine. Adjust timer lengths, session counts, sounds, appearance settings, and other options to create a focus experience that works for you.

Screenshots

focus4 screens
FocusMoments4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: focus at Free against FocusMoments's $2.99. FocusMoments's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (16.1 vs 18.0). On ads 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

focus is free to download; FocusMoments costs $2.99 up front. focus sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. FocusMoments asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
focus versus FocusMoments: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfocusFocusMoments
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.016.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB202 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJakub AdamczykCAN AVSAR

In-app purchases

5 purchases

focus

One-time5
  • Home brewed coffee$1.99
  • Notifications Customization$1.99
  • Session Customization$3.99
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  • Coffee at the café$8.99
  • Take me to lunch$19.99
None

FocusMoments

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is focus free?
focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusMoments free?
FocusMoments costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do focus or FocusMoments have ads?
Neither focus nor FocusMoments shows ads.

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