Comparison

divideTimer vs Focus Matrix

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

Head to head
About

divideTimer

Features
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It's a count up timer. You can divide the time into equal parts and check the progress. The pie chart goes around in divided time. Supports background processing. Simple and intuitive UI. No sound is played in the background.

About

Focus Matrix

Features
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Congratulations. You have downloaded a productivity app. This is either a great decision, or you're procrastinating right now by downloading a productivity app instead of doing the thing you're supposed to do. Either way, welcome. THE MATRIX Not the movie. No red pill, no blue pill. Just four boxes that force you to answer one deeply uncomfortable question: Is this actually important, or do I just FEEL like it's urgent? - Do Now: Yes, this. Right now. Stop reading. - Schedule: Important but not today. Future You will handle it. (Future You is not happy about this.) - Delegate: Someone else's problem. Excellent. - Eliminate: You were never going to do this anyway. Be honest. ACCOUNTABILITY FRIENDS Add your friends. Watch their progress bar in real time. When they're killing it, send a cheer. When they haven't moved in three days, send a nudge. When they nudge you back, feel a complicated mix of gratitude and shame. Get things done. CHECKLIST For people who need to write "shower" on a list before they'll do it. No judgement. We have a Pomodoro timer too. CALENDAR Your deadlines, visualised. In colour. So you can see exactly how bad things are. The month view shows dots in your tag colours on each day. If you see a lot of red dots, that's on you. DEADLINE TRACKER A countdown to your impending doom, but make it aesthetic. TAG COLORS Blue = Work. Red = Urgent. Green = Personal. Yellow = I'll figure out what this is later. The app remembers your labels. It's more organised than you are. WIDGETS Put your next deadline on your home screen. So every time you open your phone to scroll social media, you see it. Staring at you. Waiting. Focus Matrix. Because adulting is hard, but at least it can be colour-coded.

Screenshots

divideTimer2 screens
Focus Matrix4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focus Matrix at none against divideTimer's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
divideTimer versus Focus Matrix: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterdivideTimerFocus Matrix
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad โ€” better
Requires iOS16.216.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size6 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikinori Edayuchin Chiang

In-app purchases

None

divideTimer

No in-app purchases

None

Focus Matrix

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is divideTimer free?
divideTimer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Focus Matrix free?
Focus Matrix is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do divideTimer or Focus Matrix have ads?
divideTimer shows ads; Focus Matrix does not.

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