SimpliFocus vs MonoMind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpliFocus
This app offers a distraction-free environment to boost productivity. It features a minimalist timer and session tracking, allowing users to focus on tasks without clutter or complex interfaces. Designed for simplicity, it helps users achieve deep work and accomplish their goals.
- Instant focus with one tap
- Minimalist Pomodoro-inspired timer
- Session tracking with streaks
- Lock screen and Live Activities support
- Customizable session and break times
- Ad-free and clutter-free interface
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SimpliFocus — Focus Made Effortless Make space for focused work, study, and everyday tasks with a simple Pomodoro-inspired timer. Choose your session length, add an optional intention or focus tag, and tap Start. FOCUS AND REST Customize focus sessions, short breaks, long breaks, and your daily session goal. Keep track of your timer with Live Activities and Lock Screen updates. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Review your session history, including intentions, tags, focused time, and paused time. Use insights to explore your streaks and focus trends. MAKE IT YOURS Choose ambient focus sounds and adjust your timer settings to suit the way you work. An Apple Watch companion and widgets help keep your sessions close at hand. ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS Version 2.2.4 improves VoiceOver labels and navigation across key screens, larger-text layouts, and reduced-motion behavior. Settings controls and session history are easier to understand and use. SIMPLIFOCUS PRO Optional Pro features include expanded insights, additional ambient sounds, and more widget options. Pro is a one-time lifetime in-app purchase with no subscription. No ads. No account required. Just a little more room to focus.
MonoMind
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No matter how many tasks you have, you can only do one thing right now. Let MonoMind help you with that one thing. While we crave constant stimulation, we still find peace in watching flames or flowing water. Observing gradual changes helps clear our minds and brings calmness. Our daily lives need slow changes, just like MonoMind's numberless clock. MonoMind helps you focus on just one task at a time. The screen shows only your current task and a numberless clock. Don't worry about what's next. When you finish your current task, MonoMind automatically brings up the next one from your list. - Tap the clock to check remaining time - Long press the clock to end session - Tap next task to complete current and start next - Plan your breaks by writing what you'll do - View your focus and break history in statistics
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Verdict
SimpliFocus and MonoMind are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpliFocus ships an update every 8 days, MonoMind every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpliFocus | MonoMind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josh Wood | Heung Ju Ha |
In-app purchases
SimpliFocus
No in-app purchases
MonoMind
No in-app purchases









