Comparison

Focus Tower vs Regain

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

Head to head
About

Focus Tower

This app helps you build productive habits and overcome distractions using the Pomodoro technique. Plan tasks, set focus timers, and build virtual towers to visualize your progress. Earn rewards and unlock new themes to stay motivated and get more done.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro technique timer
  • Task planning
  • Gamified tower building
  • Unlockable themes and rewards
  • Distraction blocking
  • Progress statistics
Features
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Most focus timers hand you a number at the end of the week. This one hands you a city. Set the timer and put the phone down. Every finished session lays another floor on your tower. Put a roof on it and the whole tower moves into a city you build — where it stands for good and pays you rent every day. BUILT ON THE POMODORO TECHNIQUE Work in one focused block, rest, repeat. Twenty-five minutes on, a short break, a longer one after four — the rhythm people have used since the 1980s, except here each block leaves a floor behind. BUILT FOR ATTENTION THAT WANDERS Starting is the hard part, so the app makes starting small: one block, 25 minutes, a reward you can see at the end of it. The shield takes the temptation off the table instead of asking you to out-argue it, and a session survives a locked screen — so a wobble costs you nothing. If you have ADHD, that is usually the combination that finally sticks. Focus comes from the rhythm, not from willpower. BLOCK WHAT PULLS YOU AWAY — FREE, ALWAYS • Shut selected apps for the length of a session, using Apple's own Screen Time • Keeps working with the screen locked and outside the app • No limit on how many, no paywall on blocking — ever THE TIMER • Pomodoro presets (10 / 25 / 45 min) or any length you like • Automatic cycles: focus → break → focus, a long break after four • Name the session — every floor remembers what you built it for • Lock your screen and the session keeps running. Nothing is lost. • Your floor rises on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island WHAT YOU KEEP • 6 towers to unlock, each with its own world and music • 6 lands to settle, 12 plots to a city • Finished towers pay daily rent in coins • 32 achievements, from your first floor to a city on every land • Daily streaks with streak protection • Towers, cities and history sync through your own iCloud PROOF YOU DID THE WORK • Export every session as a CSV spreadsheet — date, task, minutes, coins • Or as a printable PDF table, with your totals across the top • Export your city as a picture and show someone what a month of focus looks like • Your tower and streak on a home screen widget, your session on the Lock Screen Useful for a thesis log, for billable hours, or simply for proving to yourself that the week happened. FAIR AND PRIVATE • Free. One-time purchases only — no subscription • No ads. No accounts. No trackers. • We collect nothing. Your sessions stay on your device and in your iCloud. Put the phone down. Build something.

About

Regain

Features
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Regain your focus. Get more done in less time. Regain is a beautifully simple Pomodoro timer built for students, deep workers, and anyone whose brain fights back against long study sessions. Work in focused 25-minute sprints, take smart breaks, and watch your productivity climb. WHY REGAIN WORKS - The Pomodoro Technique breaks overwhelming tasks into bite-sized 25-minute sessions your brain can actually commit to. - Short, timed breaks keep you fresh and prevent burnout. - Smart focus sessions adapt to your energy so you push when you can and rest when you need to. BUILT FOR REAL FOCUS - Clean, distraction-free timer — no clutter, no noise - Customizable focus and break lengths - Track your streaks and daily focus time - Gentle notifications that keep you on task - Works for study, deep work, coding, writing, and revision PERFECT FOR - Students grinding through exams and homework - Anyone battling procrastination and deadlines - ADHD minds who need structure to lock in - Remote workers and creatives doing deep work Stop scrolling. Start focusing. Download Regain and take back control of your time.

Screenshots

Focus Tower4 screens
Regain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focus Tower at weekly against Regain's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Tower ships an update weekly, Regain every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Focus Tower versus Regain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TowerRegain
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB21 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMichal CilindzOMAR FAHID

In-app purchases

None

Focus Tower

No in-app purchases

None

Regain

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Tower free?
Focus Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Regain free?
Regain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Tower or Regain have ads?
Neither Focus Tower nor Regain shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Tower or Regain?
Focus Tower ships an update weekly, and Regain every 2 months. Most recently, Focus Tower was updated on November 3, 2026 and Regain on October 31, 2026.

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