Focus & Productivity Timer vs FastScanner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus & Productivity Timer
This app uses the Pomodoro technique to enhance focus and productivity. It offers customizable work and break timers with background notifications and alarm sounds. The interface is designed to be simple, beautiful, and distraction-free for optimal concentration.
- Pomodoro timer with customizable durations
- Work and break modes
- Circular progress ring
- Background notifications
- Alarm sound alerts
- Seamless timer cycling
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Pomodoro helps you stay focused and productive using the proven Pomodoro technique — 25 minutes of focused work followed by a 5-minute break. Simple, beautiful, and distraction-free. FEATURES • Timer and Break modes with circular progress ring • Background notifications — get alerted when your session ends • Customisable durations — tap the ring to set your own time • Alarm sound at the end of each session • Seamless timer/break cycling — it keeps going automatically • Works on iPhone and iPad
FastScanner
Transform your phone into a portable scanner. Quickly capture documents, notes, and IDs, then convert them to PDF, Markdown, JPG, or TXT. Features include OCR, smart filters, and privacy tools for secure document management.
- High-quality scans with auto-edge detection
- OCR text recognition
- ID and card scanning
- Privacy tools (encryption, watermarks)
- Smart file management
- Multiple export formats (PDF, TXT, JPG, Markdown)
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Fast Scanner— Your All-in-One Mobile Scanner Turn your phone into a portable scanner and document hub. Scan contracts, notes, receipts, IDs, or textbooks in seconds, and export them as PDF, Markdown, JPG, or TXT. Main features: - High-quality scans with auto-edge detection and smart filters. - OCR text recognition for printed and handwritten text in multiple languages. - ID and card scanning with 1:1 reproduction and instant printing. - Privacy tools: encryption, watermarks, and digital signatures. - Smart file management: folders, tags, and quick search. - Format conversion: PDF, Markdown, TXT, JPG. - Wireless printing support. Typical use cases: - Business: scan and share contracts, reports, and presentations. - Education: organize notes and create searchable digital study materials. - Everyday life: archive receipts, coupons, and personal documents. - Travel: keep offline copies of passports, tickets, and itineraries. Fast Scanner makes scanning faster, smarter, and safer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Focus & Productivity Timer at none against FastScanner's shown. Focus & Productivity Timer also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). FastScanner's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Focus & Productivity Timer against 5.0 for FastScanner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively.
Focus & Productivity Timer ships an update every 3 weeks, FastScanner every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus & Productivity Timer | FastScanner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soumy Ladha | 静 樊 |
Customer experience
Focus & Productivity Timer
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In-app purchases
Focus & Productivity Timer
No in-app purchases
FastScanner
No in-app purchases
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