Comparison

Focus Timer vs Days Until

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

Head to head
About

Focus Timer

This timer app helps you maintain focus by automatically scheduling work and break intervals. Customize work durations and choose from multiple themes to enhance your productivity during study or work sessions.

Highlights
  • Customizable work and break intervals
  • Adjustable work session lengths (10-120 mins)
  • Simple and focused UI design
  • Multiple theme color options
  • Automatic break scheduling
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人間の集中が持続するのは約50分であることをご存知ですか? Focus Timerは、50分間の作業時間の後、10分間の休憩時間が自動的にスタートするタイマーになっています。 この「50分作業・10分休憩」のサイクルを繰り返すことで、より集中が持続し、効率的に作業や学習をすることが可能です。 ○特徴 ・10分から120分までの作業時間が設定できるので、自分にあった時間設定が可能。(アップデートで作業時間の上限をなくす予定) ・シンプルなUIで、より作業に集中できる設計 ・5色のテーマカラー ○タイマーのサイクルについて ・50分に設定した場合 50分作業→10分休憩 ・60分に設定した場合 50分作業→10分休憩→10分作業 ・30分に設定した場合 30分作業 (休憩時間はありません) ・120分に設定した場合 50分作業→10分休憩→50分作業→10分休憩→20分作業 ○使い方 ①タイマーを作成 ②合計時間を設定 ③STARTボタンをタップ ※タイマー動作中に画面をダブルタップすると、タイマーをキャンセルできます。 ○アプリ内課金について アプリ内に表示される広告を非表示にすることができます。 価格:250円 ※請求が発生するのは1回限りです。 ○アプリに関するお問合せ アプリに関するお問い合わせはプロダクトページ下部にあります「Appサポート」ボタンからお願い致します。 機能リクエストも上記ページからお願い致します。

About

Days Until

Display countdowns to important dates directly on your iPhone's lock screen. Customize the look with various backgrounds, colors, and fonts. Supports both countdowns and count-ups for anniversaries and events.

Highlights
  • Lock screen widgets for constant display
  • Customizable backgrounds, text, and colors
  • Photo backgrounds and pattern options (Pro)
  • Choice of fonts (Pro)
  • Countdown and count-up modes
  • Data stored locally on device
Features
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The day you're waiting for, always in sight. Days Until puts a countdown to your trip, anniversary, birthday, wedding or exam right on your iPhone Home Screen. It takes about a minute to make one. BIG NUMBERS, EASY TO READ • Choose how the number is laid out: Standard, Big number, Minimal, Vertical, Ring, Bar, Daily dots or Split digits. • Eleven typefaces for the numbers, from rounded and serif to marker, pixel and handwritten. • Fifteen patterns, including grid, dots, stripes, checks and traditional Japanese motifs like seigaiha and asanoha. • Set the background, text and number colors separately. Use a photo as the background and adjust blur, dimming and black-and-white. • Pick a scene to change everything at once: cherry blossoms, summer sea, autumn leaves, snow, Christmas, baby and more. ON YOUR HOME SCREEN, EVERY DAY • Home Screen widgets count down by themselves. No need to open the app. • Square and wide sizes. Add as many as you like. • On the day itself, the Lock Screen counts down to the hour, minute and second. • Also shows while your iPhone charges on its side, in Control Center, and on Apple Watch. TIDY, EVEN WITH MANY • Sort countdowns into folders and switch between them from the list. • Search by title. • Show the days to your next event on the app icon (or turn it off). COUNT YOUR WAY • Days, Auto, Years/months/days, Weeks, Workdays, Hours or Minutes. • Repeats weekly, monthly or yearly. Birthdays and anniversaries roll over to next year on their own. • Count up, too: "it's been 100 days". Get notified at milestones like 100 days and one year. • Reminders 3 days before, the day before and on the day, set per countdown. YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Syncs with iCloud, so it moves with you to a new iPhone. • Your countdowns are stored only on your device and in your own iCloud. Nothing is sent to our servers. PRICING • You can make up to 2 countdowns. • Twelve colors, two layouts, two typefaces and three scenes are included. • Photo backgrounds, gradients, patterns and the other typefaces are part of Pro. You can try them on and see the result before saving. • Days Until Pro unlocks unlimited countdowns and every design. One-time purchase, no subscription. Terms of Use: https://support-site-vercel.vercel.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://support-site-vercel.vercel.app/privacy.html

Screenshots

Focus Timer4 screens
Days Until4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Days Until at none against Focus Timer's shown. Days Until also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). Focus Timer's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Days Until sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer ships an update every 4 months, Days Until every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Focus Timer versus Days Until: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TimerDays Until
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperReo ShigenoMasaki Sato

Customer experience

Focus Timer

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Days Until

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Timer

One-time1
  • 広告を非表示$1.99
3 purchases

Days Until

Subscriptions2
  • 月額プラン7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • 年額プラン14 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Days Until Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Days Until free?
Days Until is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Timer or Days Until have ads?
Focus Timer shows ads; Days Until does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer or Days Until?
Focus Timer ships an update every 4 months, and Days Until every 6 days. Most recently, Focus Timer was updated on October 24, 2026 and Days Until on October 25, 2026.

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