Comparison

focusedOS vs TimeLeft

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

Head to head
About

focusedOS

This app helps you manage digital distractions and boost productivity across your devices. Create custom environments to adjust device behavior for work, study, or breaks, with powerful blocking and ambient sound features.

Highlights
  • Supercharge productivity with one tap
  • Create custom work/study environments
  • Block distracting apps and websites
  • Play ambient sounds for concentration
  • Automate environments with Shortcuts
  • Sync environments between iPhone and Mac
Features
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Welcome to focusedOS, a super-utility that transforms your devices for productivity. focusedOS helps you manage digital distractions across your devices during a busy work day. Create environments that adjust how your device behaves if you need to work, study, or take a short mental break, and enable it with one tap. Key features: • Supercharge Productivity with one tap Simply flick the switch when you need to get stuff done. • Adjust your device for work - with Environments Adjust your iPhone to suit how you want to work. With focusedOS for Mac you can temporarily change macOS behavior, such as; dimming inactive apps to reduce visual clutter, restricting how many apps can be displayed on-screen, hiding the wallpaper, and more. • Powerful Blocking Easily block access to distracting apps & websites. • Play Ambient Sounds Fade out noisy surroundings with a selection of high-quality ambient sounds that improve concentration. Listen to the sound of light rain falling around you, the cosiness of a campfire, make it feel like you're working from a cafe, or experiment with binaural sounds. • Automate your Environment with Shortcuts (with focusedOS for Mac) Automatically run shortcuts in response to starting or stopping an environment, such as turning on Do Not Disturb. • Link Your Devices Seamlessly sync environments in real-time between iPhone and Mac. Download focusedOS today and supercharge your productivity. View our Privacy & Terms at: https://focusedOS.com/privacy-policy https://focusedOS.com/terms

About

TimeLeft

This app provides a clear, glanceable countdown for your day, week, month, and year, helping you stay aware of time and make the most of it. It allows you to set goals, track upcoming events, and utilize customizable widgets for constant visibility.

Highlights
  • Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly countdowns
  • Goal setting and progress tracking
  • Event countdowns
  • Home and lock screen widgets
  • Customizable themes and display
  • Inspirational quotes
Features
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TimeLeft shows you exactly how much time is left in your day, week, month, and year — then helps you make the most of it. Most of us lose track of time without noticing. TimeLeft keeps it visible: a clear, glanceable countdown for your day, week, month, or year, both in the app and available as widgets for both your home and lock screen. → Time, at a glance See a live countdown for your day, week, month, and year. Choose how it's displayed — hours, days, weeks, or percentage — whatever makes the most sense to you. → Goals for every horizon Set goals for today, this week, this month, or this year, and watch your progress build as you check them off. → Count down to what matters Add upcoming events — birthdays, deadlines, trips — and see exactly how long until each one arrives. → Widgets that keep time in view Add time-remaining, goal-progress, and quotes widgets to your home screen as well as time-remaining widgets to your lock screen, so you stay aware without opening the app. → Make it yours Choose from several themes and accent colors, and customize how time is displayed across every view. → A moment of perspective Open the app to a rotating collection of quotes about time, mindfulness, and making the most of what you have. → Do more with Pro Unlock unlimited goals and events, all widgets, themes, and app icons, and advanced settings. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

Screenshots

focusedOS4 screens
TimeLeft4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TimeLeft at 5.0 against focusedOS's 4.4. TimeLeft also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 78%). focusedOS's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (32 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. focusedOS sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and TimeLeft sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeLeft holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: focusedOS has 32 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of focusedOS's written reviews are positive against 100% of TimeLeft's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

focusedOS ships an update every 2 days, TimeLeft weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
focusedOS versus TimeLeft: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterfocusedOSTimeLeft
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (32 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings32 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMichael TigasJoshua Woodson

Customer experience

focusedOS

All ratings32 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

TimeLeft

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

focusedOS

Subscriptions6
  • focusedOS Pro (1 month)$3.991 Month
  • focusedOS Pro (1 month)$5.991 Month
  • focusedOS Pro (1 month)$7.991 Month
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  • focusedOS Pro (1 year)7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • focusedOS Pro (1 year)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • focusedOS Pro (1 year)7 Days trial$39.991 Year
2 purchases

TimeLeft

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is focusedOS free?
focusedOS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TimeLeft free?
TimeLeft is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, focusedOS or TimeLeft?
TimeLeft is rated higher. focusedOS averages 4.4 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while TimeLeft averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do focusedOS or TimeLeft have ads?
Neither focusedOS nor TimeLeft shows ads.
Which is updated more often, focusedOS or TimeLeft?
focusedOS ships an update every 2 days, and TimeLeft weekly. Most recently, focusedOS was updated on October 30, 2026 and TimeLeft on November 10, 2026.

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