Comparison

Timed vs Focus Timer & Keeper

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

Head to head
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!

About

Focus Timer & Keeper

Enhance concentration and productivity by gamifying focus sessions. Grow virtual plants by staying away from your phone, motivating you to achieve study or work objectives. Track progress with history and statistics.

Highlights
  • Virtual plant growth for focus sessions
  • Variety of plant seeds
  • Customizable focus objectives
  • Study and work focus modes
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Phone distraction avoidance
Features
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Increase your productivity and concentration with this free app. If you want to stay focused or away from your phone, this app is for you. Main features: - Plant a seed to grow a plant. If you achieve the objective of staying focused without picking up your phone, the plant will grow - Different plant seeds to choose from (cacti, flowers, etc.). Enjoy and customize it to your liking! - All kinds of uses and applications: For studying, working, meeting with friends, etc. All for disconnecting from your phone to focus on what is important. - Improve your productivity while studying or at work, no longer being constantly distracted by your phone. - Motivate yourself to continue improving your productivity by achieving points and viewing your history and statistics in the application.

Screenshots

Timed4 screens
Focus Timer & Keeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Focus Timer & Keeper at 4.9 against Timed's 4.0. Focus Timer & Keeper also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1). Timed's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Timer & Keeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Timed asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Focus Timer & Keeper holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Timer & Keeper has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timed ships an update every 35 months, Focus Timer & Keeper every 32 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and July 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Timed versus Focus Timer & Keeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimedFocus Timer & Keeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings)4.9 (9 ratings) — better
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 32 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoldenWill LabsKoruskan SC

Customer experience

Timed

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

Focus Timer & Keeper

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Timed

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Timer & Keeper

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Timed free?
Timed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Timer & Keeper free?
Focus Timer & Keeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Timed or Focus Timer & Keeper?
Focus Timer & Keeper is rated higher. Timed averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Focus Timer & Keeper averages 4.9 from 9 ratings.
Do Timed or Focus Timer & Keeper have ads?
Focus Timer & Keeper shows ads; Timed does not.
Which is updated more often, Timed or Focus Timer & Keeper?
Timed ships an update every 35 months, and Focus Timer & Keeper every 32 months. Most recently, Timed was updated on September 8, 2026 and Focus Timer & Keeper on July 5, 2026.

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