Comparison

Focus Time Activity Tracker vs Lofi Desk

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

Head to head
About

Focus Time Activity Tracker

This app helps you improve focus and productivity by using timed work sessions and short breaks. It automatically manages timers, counts completed sessions, and allows you to track your time spent on different activities.

Highlights
  • Timed work sessions
  • Automatic break timers
  • Session counting
  • Activity time tracking
  • Background timer operation
Features
Read full description

Want to focus better on what you're doing? Focus Time is a beautifully designed timer for people who want to avoid distractions and get more done. LifeHacker: "Keeps You On-Task and Productive" Want to eliminate the anxiety of time and enhance your focus and concentration? The key is to apply yourself to tasks by working in units of 25 minutes, separated by short breaks of 5 minutes. The steps are: 1. Choose a task to accomplish 2. Start timer 3. Work until timer rings 4. Take a short break 5. Every 4 sessions, take a longer break Focus Time will automatically switch between the work timer and the long/short break timers, as well as counting the number of sessions you've completed. You can select an activity and see a graph of how you're spending your time. Don't worry about taking a call or switching to another app while using Focus Time - the timer will carry on running even in the background.

About

Lofi Desk

Features
Read full description

Let's focus, together. LofiDesk is a focus timer where PC GIRL, the girl next to you in a pixel-art room, works alongside you. Start with 25 minutes, with lofi music and the sound of rain. ■ Focus and breaks • A Pomodoro timer that repeats 25 minutes of focus and 5-minute breaks • When a session ends, PC GIRL lets you know out loud • On breaks she sips coffee, stretches, or gazes out the window ■ Rooms and outfits • Swap room sets: the usual room, cafe, game, retro • The light changes with the time of day: morning, noon, sunset, night • Change her hair, extras, clothes and colors • Save your favorite looks and switch in one tap ■ Music and ambience • Pick lofi for work and study on CD • Rain, waves, river, forest, fire, cafe and train ambience (Premium) ■ Log and coins • Your focus time turns into coins you can spend on furniture • See your focus time by week and month ■ Premium (one-time purchase) Buy once to unlock every room set and piece of furniture, outfit, color, CD and ambient sound. No subscription. Prefer the old look? Switch back anytime in Settings → Classic view.

Screenshots

Focus Time Activity Tracker4 screens
Lofi Desk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lofi Desk at Free against Focus Time Activity Tracker's $5.99. Lofi Desk also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 months). Focus Time Activity Tracker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

Lofi Desk is free to download; Focus Time Activity Tracker costs $5.99 up front. Lofi Desk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Focus Time Activity Tracker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Time Activity Tracker ships an update every 5 months, Lofi Desk every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Focus Time Activity Tracker versus Lofi Desk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Time Activity TrackerLofi Desk
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB138 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPeer AssemblySHINGO IRIE

Bugs and requests

Focus Time Activity Tracker

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • History/tracking not recording accurately
  • Inability to add previous day's pomodoros
  • App freezing or crashing
  • Inconsistent behavior when locking device

Requested features

5 requests
  • Apple Watch support
  • Ability to label individual pomodoros
  • Export daily/weekly productivity summaries
  • More sound options and customization
  • Landscape mode for iPad

Lofi Desk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Focus Time Activity Tracker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Lofi Desk

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Focus Time Activity Tracker free?
Focus Time Activity Tracker costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lofi Desk free?
Lofi Desk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Time Activity Tracker or Lofi Desk have ads?
Neither Focus Time Activity Tracker nor Lofi Desk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Time Activity Tracker or Lofi Desk?
Focus Time Activity Tracker ships an update every 5 months, and Lofi Desk every 8 days. Most recently, Focus Time Activity Tracker was updated on October 23, 2026 and Lofi Desk on October 21, 2026.

Other comparisons