Comparison

Countdown & Visual Timer vs Focuso

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

Head to head
About

Countdown & Visual Timer

This app helps you track important dates and events with customizable countdowns and timely reminders. It offers unlimited event creation and a count-up feature for past occasions. Personalize your countdowns with custom backgrounds and home screen widgets.

Highlights
  • Customizable countdowns
  • Timely reminders
  • Unlimited event creation
  • Count up from past events
  • Customizable backgrounds
  • Home screen widget
Features
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Countdown is a free, user-friendly countdown timer and reminder app designed to help you keep track of all your important events and dates. Key Features: Home Screen Widget: Stay on top of your upcoming events by placing our customizable widget directly on your Home Screen (Premium feature on iOS 14). Customizable Backgrounds: Choose any color for your countdown background to suit your style. Timely Reminders: Get notified when it's time for your event, plus optional reminders 1 day or 1 week before. Unlimited Event Creation: Add as many events as you'd like—no limits! Count Up from Past Events: Look back on memorable moments with the count-up feature on each countdown page. Plan for any occasion: vacations, birthdays, holidays, parties, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Halloween, cruises, weddings, anniversaries, births, graduations, pregnancies, trips, new homes, retirements, concerts, goals, and much more! Privacy Policy: https://byteblocksdigital.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Focuso

Features
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Focuso helps you build a deep work habit that actually sticks. Start your focus session, track your streaks, and watch your consistency grow — all wrapped in a clean, aesthetic timer design that stays completely out of your way. --- HOW IT WORKS --- Focuso is a Pomodoro timer: focused work intervals followed by short and long breaks. Whether you call it a focus timer, a study timer, or a deep work timer, the rhythm is the same — the app handles the timing so your brain can handle the thinking. 1. Choose your session length 2. Start the timer and get to work 3. Take a break when it ends 4. Watch your streak grow day by day --- FEATURES --- - Focus, short break, and long break timers - Streak tracking to build daily consistency and habits - Weekly and lifetime statistics - Calm ambient sounds to relax and block out noise: rain, café, forest, ocean waves, fireplace, white noise, and more - Five beautiful timer animations to suit your mood - Custom ring colours and session intervals for a truly aesthetic timer - Session completion notifications - Background timer — keeps running when you switch apps - No login. No account. No internet required. --- FOCUSO PRO --- Unlock everything: - Streak tracking — never break the chain - Detailed stats and focus pattern charts - Full ambient sound library for every mood - Custom intervals tailored to your workflow - All timer animations and ring colour themes - Session completion notifications - Lifetime access — pay once, own it forever One payment, unlocked forever. No subscription and no renewals. A 7-day free trial starts automatically on your first launch. No purchase required to get started. --- BUILT FOR FOCUS --- No social feeds. No gamification gimmicks. No bloat. Focuso is a single-purpose focus timer and study timer designed to help you sit down, relax into the work, and actually do it. Start building your focus habit today. Terms of Use: https://danish-khan01.github.io/danishiosapps/focuso-terms.html Privacy Policy: https://danish-khan01.github.io/danishiosapps/focuso-support.html

Screenshots

Countdown & Visual Timer4 screens
Focuso4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Focuso at none against Countdown & Visual Timer's shown. Countdown & Visual Timer's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Countdown & Visual Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Focuso sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Countdown & Visual Timer ships an update every 2 days, Focuso every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Countdown & Visual Timer versus Focuso: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCountdown & Visual TimerFocuso
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperByteBlocks, LLCDanish Khan

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Countdown & Visual Timer

One-time1
  • Countdown$3.99
3 purchases

Focuso

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$4.99

Questions

Is Countdown & Visual Timer free?
Countdown & Visual Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focuso free?
Focuso is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Countdown & Visual Timer or Focuso have ads?
Countdown & Visual Timer shows ads; Focuso does not.
Which is updated more often, Countdown & Visual Timer or Focuso?
Countdown & Visual Timer ships an update every 2 days, and Focuso every 10 days. Most recently, Countdown & Visual Timer was updated on October 30, 2026 and Focuso on October 25, 2026.

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