Comparison

Focus Timer vs Simplified Reminders

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro sessions
  • Guided pre-work meditations
  • Timely notifications and reminders
  • Progress tracking for habits
  • Personalized focus and break periods
Features
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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

About

Simplified Reminders

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Create reminders fast and easy. Supports customizable alerts, multiple categories, progress status and widgets. All your reminders sync with iCloud on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. Contact: https://github.com/lucasditomase/contact Privacy policy: https://github.com/lucasditomase/privacy-policy Terms of service: https://apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula You need a subscription to use this app's features.

Screenshots

Focus Timer4 screens
Simplified Reminders4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Focus Timer at Free against Simplified Reminders's $4.99. Focus Timer also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.1). Simplified Reminders's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Focus Timer is free to download; Simplified Reminders costs $4.99 up front. Focus Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Simplified Reminders sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer ships an update every 9 days, Simplified Reminders every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Focus Timer versus Simplified Reminders: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TimerSimplified Reminders
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMykola MylashkoLucas Exequiel Di Tomase

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Focus Timer

Subscriptions2
  • Premium (1 Month)$2.991 Month
  • Premium (1 Year)7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$24.99
3 purchases

Simplified Reminders

Subscriptions3
  • MemoriMe 1 Month7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • MemoriMe 6 Months7 Days trial$4.996 Months
  • MemoriMe 1 Year7 Days trial$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simplified Reminders free?
Simplified Reminders costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Focus Timer or Simplified Reminders have ads?
Neither Focus Timer nor Simplified Reminders shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer or Simplified Reminders?
Focus Timer ships an update every 9 days, and Simplified Reminders every 2 weeks. Most recently, Focus Timer was updated on September 22, 2026 and Simplified Reminders on September 13, 2026.

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