Comparison

Timed vs Focus Break

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 Break

Features
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Focus. Fly. Land. Recover. Focus Break helps you stay in deep focus without running yourself into the ground. Start a session, follow the timer, and when it ends, choose a short guided break - eye reset, breathing, or a mini meditation. The space “flight of thought” theme makes the experience calm, satisfying, and easy to repeat daily. Built for real life Focus presets: choose the session length that matches your day. Optional wind‑down reminder: a gentle mid‑session nudge to start wrapping up (you control it). Guided break choices: practical, short routines you can do anywhere. Thought Fuel: a daily battery that helps you visualize how much focus capacity you have left today. Home Screen widget: see your remaining time at a glance and start/stop quickly. Space visuals: pleasant, lightweight motion designed to keep you calm - not distracted. Who it’s for Students, developers, designers, writers, founders - anyone who wants more focus with fewer crashes. Premium (one‑time unlock) Upgrade once to unlock extra control and a more immersive session: More focus presets Expanded break library Session soundscapes (white noise + deep space ambience) Different flight modes (including Hyperdrive) No subscriptions. No recurring fees. Privacy Focus Break doesn’t require an account. Your settings stay on your device.

Screenshots

Timed4 screens
Focus Break4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Timed at none against Focus Break's 1. Focus Break's advantage is update cadence (every 7 months vs every 35 months). On price, ads, 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 Break sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Timed asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Timed ships an update every 35 months, Focus Break every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Timed versus Focus Break: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimedFocus Break
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGoldenWill LabsAleksei Gavrilov

In-app purchases

None

Timed

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Break

One-time1
  • Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Timed free?
Timed is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Break free?
Focus Break is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Timed or Focus Break have ads?
Neither Timed nor Focus Break shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Timed or Focus Break?
Timed ships an update every 35 months, and Focus Break every 7 months. Most recently, Timed was updated on September 8, 2026 and Focus Break on September 15, 2026.

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