Bathtimer vs Focus Pile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bathtimer
This app helps you take shorter, more efficient showers with a customizable timer. It provides audio cues and tracks your progress, encouraging water and time savings. You can even integrate it with your music apps for an uninterrupted experience.
- Customizable shower timer
- Audio step cues
- Music app integration
- Shower time tracking
- Water usage statistics (opt-in)
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Take long showers? Help yourself take shorter showers by using a shower timer that will help you pace yourself and improve over time! Features: - Shower timer that rings for each step of your shower. - Listen to music on your favorite app (Spotify, Pandora, Tidal, YouTube music, etc.) during your shower without interruption! - Text-to-speech reads your steps out loud during your shower so you know which step you're on without having to look! - Stats are recorded to track your shower times. - Stats on your water usage is also tracked if you opt in! Let us know if you have any feedback: bathtimerapp@gmail.com Tweet us your shorter showers’ progress: @Bathtimerapp Bathtimer (aka Bath timer) is a shower timer that helps you take shorter showers. It’s not just a shower timer - it’s a shower interval timer! Shorter showers not only save you time, but also water. If you want to save some money, or if you live in a region impacted by drought, try adding a shower timer to your shower! Want to save water? You can switch to a water efficient shower head, hop in the shower right away, or take a shorter shower with Bathtimer! If you want to move towards a more sustainable resource lifestyle by conserving water, it can be difficult. Once you have a goal to take a faster shower, you need a way to execute your plan! With Bathtimer, you can design a predictable shower time by setting a routine for yourself, and the shower timer will help you stick to that shower routine.
Focus Pile
This app helps you focus on one task at a time by using your existing reminders. It syncs with Apple Reminders and allows you to skip tasks you can't complete. Widgets are available for iOS and macOS.
- Focus on one reminder at a time
- Uses existing Apple Reminders
- Syncs tasks via iCloud
- Mark tasks as done to update Apple Reminders
- Skip tasks that cannot be done
- Widgets for iOS and macOS
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Use Focus Pile to monotask with the reminders you already have. One Thing at a Time - Focus on just one reminder from your list. After that's done see what's next on the pile. Existing Reminders - Focus Pile uses the tasks in your Apple Reminders app, and syncs your pile over iCloud. You choose which reminder lists go on to the pile. Get Things Done - If possible, do what's on your Focus Pile right away. When you mark it as done, that will be updated in the Apple Reminders app. Skip to Move On - If what's up next in Focus Pile can't be done, skip it. Pile Everywhere - Put your focus pile anywhere with widgets and apps for iOS and macOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Bathtimer at Free against Focus Pile's $1.99. Bathtimer also leads on ratings volume (94 vs 3). Focus Pile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Bathtimer is free to download; Focus Pile costs $1.99 up front. Bathtimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Focus Pile asks for nothing beyond the download.
Focus Pile holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bathtimer has 94 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Bathtimer ships an update every 2 weeks, Focus Pile every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bathtimer | Focus Pile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (94 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 94 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dosagas LLC | David Taylor |
Customer experience
Bathtimer
Focus Pile
In-app purchases
Bathtimer
- Go Ad-Free!$1.99
Focus Pile
No in-app purchases
