5Goals vs Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
5Goals
This app helps you establish and track five daily goals to build accountability and foster lasting change. Visualize your progress with an interactive calendar and metrics, and maintain motivation through streak tracking. Your data remains private and offline.
- Track up to 5 daily goals
- Interactive progress calendar
- Visualize goal tracking habits
- Streak tracking for motivation
- Adjustable and editable goals
- Offline and private data storage
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5Goals is the tracker for your 5 daily goals. Having 5 daily goals is the first step towards holding yourself accountable and making progress over time. View your progress over time using the interactive progress calendar and visualize your goal tracking habits using the built-in metrics.* Small daily goals for a lasting change. - Keep an eye out on which goals you're falling behind on. - See your streaks for a positive feedback loop so you can stay on top of your goals. - Adjust and edit your daily goals by replacing low priority ones with higher priority goals. Completely offline and private so you can track your goals with peace of mind. Your goals and habits stay on your device. * PROGRESS CALENDAR AND METRICS REQUIRE AN ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTION Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Focus Timer
Enhance productivity and well-being with focused work sessions and guided meditations. Customize your workflow with adjustable focus and break periods, and track your progress to optimize your daily routine.
- Customizable Pomodoro sessions
- Guided pre-work meditations
- Timely notifications and reminders
- Progress tracking for habits
- Personalized focus and break periods
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Focus deeply, rest fully. Focus Timer is a calm Pomodoro timer with guided meditations, tasks, and ambient sounds – built to beat procrastination and make deep work feel sustainable. Most productivity apps just push you harder. Focus Timer works with your brain instead: focused sprints, real breaks, and short meditations to recharge in between – so you stay concentrated all day without burning out. POMODORO FOCUS TIMER - Classic Pomodoro cycles with fully customizable focus and break intervals - Ambient sounds that help you concentrate - Gentle notifications keep the cycle going – no babysitting the timer A MEDITATION FOR EVERY MOOD - Calm pre-work meditations, midday energy boosts, and after-work wind-downs - Library includes Focus & Clarity, Deep Relaxation, Energy Activation, Gratitude Practice, Grounding, and more ONE TASK AT A TIME - Plan your day as a simple task list and attach focus sessions to each task - Weekly statistics for focus flows and meditations - Mindfulness minutes sync automatically to Apple Health ADHD-FRIENDLY BY DESIGN A visual timer, one-task focus, and built-in recovery breaks give your day external structure – a rhythm many people with ADHD find easier to stick with than willpower alone. Whether you're studying for exams, doing deep work from home, or just trying to stop procrastinating, Focus Timer helps you build a daily focus habit. Focus Timer Premium unlocks the full meditation library. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://telegra.ph/Privacy-Policy-07-24-38
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 5Goals at 5.0 against Focus Timer's 4.6. 5Goals also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. 5Goals sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Focus Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
5Goals holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 5 respectively.
5Goals ships an update every 3 days, Focus Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 4, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 5Goals | Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AMAN Labs LLC | Mykola Mylashko |
Customer experience
5Goals
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In-app purchases
5Goals
- Unlimited Weekly$1.997 Days
- Unlimited Monthly$5.991 Month
- Unlimited Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year
Focus Timer
- Premium (1 Month)$2.991 Month
- Premium (1 Year)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$24.99
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