Comparison

Focal vs Habit Tracker

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

Head to head
About

Focal

Enhance your concentration and manage tasks with timed work sessions and restorative breaks. This tool helps minimize distractions, encouraging deep work and mindful relaxation. Stay on track with customizable notifications and live updates on your home screen.

Highlights
  • Smart focus sessions based on research
  • Rejuvenating break timer
  • Customizable notifications
  • Live Activity on widgets
  • Distraction-free work slots
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Introducing FocusTimer - To Boost Your Focus! Ever felt overwhelmed with distractions? Dive deep into your tasks and rejuvenate with well-timed breaks using TimerApp. It's not just a timer; it's your personal productivity booster. HIGHLIGHTS: - Smart Focus Sessions - Based on scientific research, our focus timer ensures you get the most out of every minute. Say goodbye to procrastination and embrace peak productivity. - Rejuvenating Breaks - Don’t just stare at your screen. Our break timer encourages true relaxation, reminding you to stretch, hydrate, or even step outside. Return refreshed and ready for the next task. - Notifications - From subtle nudges to fun mode, customize how TimerApp interacts with you. Stay motivated in style! - Live Activity on Widgets - Stay updated without even opening the app! With our live activity widgets, your focus sessions and breaks are always just a glance away. Why TimerApp? Our lives are cluttered with notifications, calls, and endless tasks. TimerApp helps carve out dedicated, distraction-free slots, ensuring you make progress on what truly matters. Whether you're a student tackling assignments, a professional meeting deadlines, or anyone wanting more discipline in their routine, TimerApp is your ally. Revolutionize your productivity. Experience the magic of focused attention. Download TimerApp today and unlock your true potential.

About

Habit Tracker

Features
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Tempo is a habit tracker with a focus timer built in. Tick off the small things as you go. When something needs real attention, tap it and a session starts with a countdown that keeps running on your Lock Screen. Everything you complete fills in the same progression grid of squares. TWO KINDS OF HABIT Some take a second. Drink water. Take your vitamins. Others want real time set aside: thirty minutes of deep work, a twenty minute run. • Tick-off habits • Timed habits that open a focus session the moment you tap them • Choose the days of the week each habit runs on • 64 habit templates ready to go, covering health, study, finance, and more. • Rough week? Pause a habit and come back to it. Your history stays exactly where it was. REMINDERS Ensure you do not miss a completion by setting reminders. Each habit can carry its own reminder. You can also switch on a daily check-in reminder, with your own time and message. THE FOCUS TIMER Tap a timed habit and the rest of the app gets out of the way. Eleven sounds to sit behind your work: rain, heavy rain, storm, ocean, forest, campfire, wind, stream, birds, a night field and a ticking clock. Keep the screen awake if you like watching the numbers drop, or lock the phone and follow the countdown from your Lock Screen. TRACK YOUR IMPROVEMENTS • Streaks, and a progression grid of little squares that fill in as you progress • Weekly, monthly and yearly views • The hours of the day you tend to show up • A journal of every session you finished, including its date and time MAKE IT LOOK RIGHT • Over 30 backgrounds. Set some of your favourite cities and natural scenery as backgrounds. • Light and dark, with habit cards that you can make as see-through as you like • Reorder your habits, hide the finished ones, hide the habits on days you are off • Home Screen widgets to show today's list without opening the app • 12 languages WHERE YOUR DATA SITS Your habits are stored on your phone. There is no Tempo account and no servers. Switch on iCloud sync and the backup goes to your own private iCloud. --- Terms of Use: https://tempohabit.app/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://tempohabit.app/privacy/

Screenshots

Focal4 screens
Habit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focal at none against Habit Tracker's 2. Habit Tracker's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Habit Tracker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Focal asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focal ships an update every 2 months, Habit Tracker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focal versus Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocalHabit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.215.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB85 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJakob VogtAndy Wu

In-app purchases

None

Focal

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Tempo Premium Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Tempo Premium Yearly7 Days trial$11.991 Year

Questions

Is Focal free?
Focal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focal or Habit Tracker have ads?
Neither Focal nor Habit Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focal or Habit Tracker?
Focal ships an update every 2 months, and Habit Tracker every 4 days. Most recently, Focal was updated on September 23, 2026 and Habit Tracker on October 11, 2026.

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