Focus Tower vs PaceRing

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.

Keep your talk on time without losing your flow. PaceRing shows the time with large digits and a clear colour ring. As time runs short, the screen changes from yellow to red, so you can check your pace at a glance—even from the front of the room. It’s a handy companion for conference talks, lectures, speeches, pitches and rehearsals. It also works well for mock exams, practice questions, reading and 25-minute focus sessions. WHAT YOU’LL SEE • Large countdown digits that are easy to read from the podium • A circular progress ring—drag its tip to adjust the remaining time • Yellow and red warning stages that show your pace without words • Bell, vibration and full-screen flashing in any combination you choose • Optional overtime counting when you go beyond your planned time MADE FOR REAL TALKS • Set hours, minutes and seconds, including timers longer than one hour • Keeps the display awake while the timer is running • Sends local alerts even when the screen is locked or the app is in the background • Available in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean PAY ONCE, KEEP IT The Standard Upgrade removes ads and adds more colour themes, digit fonts and alarm sounds, along with overtime tracking, warning bells, presets and planned-versus-actual comparisons. The Advanced Pack adds every appearance option, multi-stage presentation timers, saved plans, alerts for each stage and rehearsal history. There are no monthly or annual subscriptions. Alarm sounds follow your iPhone’s silent switch and volume settings. PaceRing does not use Critical Alerts.