Comparison

FavFocus vs Focus Timer

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

Head to head
About

FavFocus

Features
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"I’m working hard right now so I can see my favorite." Why not turn those precious feelings into better grades or a passing exam score? You know you need to study, but the motivation just isn't there... That’s where this app comes in! It’s designed to help you power through your studies alongside your favorite. What You Can Do with This App "Reward Messages" from Your Favorite: This is the ultimate motivator! When the timer ends, a pre-registered line from your favorite appears on the screen. "You did your best!" "I'm proud of you!"... With words of appreciation like these, your fatigue will vanish in an instant. You'll find yourself heading back to your desk just to see that next message. Custom Colors & Photos: Personalize the entire app with your "favorite’s color" and photos. Catching a glimpse of them while you study provides a sense of being "watched over"β€”giving you a mix of healthy tension and pure bliss that keeps your focus razor-sharp. Recommended for you if: You want a great career in the future to fund your life as a fan! You want to become a version of yourself that makes your favorite proud! Studying alone feels lonely, but with your favorite, you feel like you can work forever. Turn your love for your favorite into your greatest weapon. Now, let’s head to the desk together!

About

Focus Timer

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Every session from now on is a step toward a more mindful life. Focus Timer is a simple way to see where your time actually goes. Make a handful of categories for anything you want to measure, good or bad: Work, Reading, Studying, Meditation… or Gaming and Scrolling, if you're up for it. Then start a timer with a default track and break time whenever you start one of them. That's the whole habit. After a few days the numbers start talking, and most people are surprised by what they hear. HOW IT WORKS β€’ Pick a category, tap Start. β€’ Pause when life gets in the way. Pauses are saved too, so your history stays honest. SEE WHERE YOUR TIME GOES β€’ Your day as a timeline, in each category's colour. Pinch to zoom in, all the way down to the minute. β€’ Every past day and week is there too. β€’ Filter by category to see just your Work, or just your Gaming. ON YOUR WRIST β€’ The Apple Watch app runs sessions on its own. Turn off your iPhone, leave it in another room, and keep tracking from your wrist. β€’ Start on your iPhone, pause on your Watch. They stay in sync. JUST TELL SIRI β€’ "Start Work in Focus Timer." Any category works, no setup needed. β€’ Pause, resume, stop, take a break, or ask for today's summary without touching a thing. YOUR DATA, YOUR WAY β€’ Everything syncs between your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch through your own iCloud. β€’ Export your whole history to CSV or SQL anytime, with a README that explains every column. Hand it to your spreadsheet, your analytics app or your AI and ask things like "Which hour of the day do I get the most tracked time, and is it different on weekends?" β€’ Import it back whenever you like. β€’ No accounts, no ads, no tracking. We never see your data. OUR PROMISE Create a handful of categories and keep tracking your sessions through the week. This one simple change will save you hours of your life, every week. We know from our testing that this works for most people, but certainly not everyone. If the experiment doesn't save you real time after a few days, please feel free to delete the app.

Screenshots

FavFocus3 screens
Focus Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focus Timer at none against FavFocus's shown. Focus Timer also leads on device support (4 vs 1). FavFocus's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.4). On price and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. FavFocus sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Focus Timer sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FavFocus ships an update every 9 days, Focus Timer monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
FavFocus versus Focus Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFavFocusFocus Timer
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days β€” betterMonthly
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS18.6 β€” better26.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size79 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJumpei NakaCododev Technology Inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

FavFocus

Subscriptions2
  • 1-Month Plan$2.991 Month
  • Annual Plan$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • One-time purchase plan$9.99
2 purchases

Focus Timer

One-time2
  • 7-day TrialFree
  • Full Version$7.99

Questions

Is FavFocus free?
FavFocus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FavFocus or Focus Timer have ads?
FavFocus shows ads; Focus Timer does not.
Which is updated more often, FavFocus or Focus Timer?
FavFocus ships an update every 9 days, and Focus Timer monthly. Most recently, FavFocus was updated on October 5, 2026 and Focus Timer on October 28, 2026.

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