Comparison

Focus Timer vs Habit Tracker

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 focus and build productive habits with a tool that integrates a calendar, timer, and app blocker. Plan your day, track your time, and block distractions to reduce mental load and improve presence.

Highlights
  • Integrates with Apple Calendar
  • Creates focus timers from events
  • Standalone focus timer option
  • App blocking (scheduled and spontaneous)
  • Supports ADHD and neurodivergent minds
  • Reduces mental load
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Studious is designed to help you stay focused and build studious habits by combining your calendar, to-do list and a focus timer in a single app. 1 – Plan your day Studious connects to Apple Calendar, Apple Reminders and Google Calendar to help you stay organized easily. 2 – Stay focused Use the Studious timer to help you focus during events and block distracting apps. Stay in control of your focus session by adding more time or by ending early, Studious will automatically update your schedule for you. 3 – Get insights Understand how you spend your time by comparing your screen time to your focus time, and set limits on distracting apps. Using Studious can help you: → Create structure to support ADHD and neurodivergent minds → Work or study with greater sustained focus → Reduce mental load and decision fatigue Privacy Policy: https://getstudious.app/privacy Terms of Service: https://getstudious.app/terms

About

Habit Tracker

Build lasting daily habits with a visually engaging tracker. Monitor your progress with detailed statistics and a unique yearly calendar view that fills with color as you complete your routines. Stay motivated and achieve your goals with a clean, distraction-free interface.

Highlights
  • Set daily routines
  • Track habits with a tap
  • Visualize yearly progress
  • Measure streaks and trends
  • Clean, distraction-free design
  • Motivation through visual progress
Features
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Turn small daily actions into a year you can see. Yearlit is a calm habit tracker for building consistency without pressure. Pick the habits you want to keep, check in with one tap, and watch your year fill with color as you show up. No complicated system. No noisy gamification. Just simple daily progress, visible over time. HOW YEARLIT WORKS Choose a tiny habit Start with something realistic: drink water, move for 5 minutes, read one page, write three lines, meditate, stretch, study, or anything you want to practice. Check in each day Mark your habit complete with one tap. Yearlit keeps the habit tracking simple so you can focus on showing up, not managing another productivity system. Watch your year take shape Every completed day becomes a colored dot in your yearly habit calendar. Over time, those dots become proof of your consistency. WHY YEARLIT IS DIFFERENT Yearlit is built for people who keep restarting. Most habit apps focus on pressure, perfect streaks, and more things to manage. Yearlit focuses on visible proof. One day counts. One small action counts. Missing a day does not erase the year you are building. Use Yearlit to: - Track daily habits and routines - Build streaks without obsessing over them - See your progress in a full-year calendar - Track multiple habits or goals - Review stats, trends, and completion rates - Add Home Screen widgets for habits, streaks, and year progress - Use reminders to return without noise - Reflect on your progress over time - Track mood and patterns if you want more context BUILT FOR REAL LIFE Yearlit works for simple habits and long-term goals: - Fitness and movement - Reading - Hydration - Journaling - Meditation - Studying - Sleep routines - Creative practice - Self-care - Any daily promise you want to keep You do not need a perfect plan. You need a small action you can repeat. Start today. Add one habit. Mark one dot. Build the kind of year you can look back on. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Yearlit offers optional premium upgrades. Prices may vary depending on your region. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscriptions in your App Store account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Timer4 screens
Habit Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

Focus Timer and Habit Tracker both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Focus Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Habit Tracker's. Habit Tracker's advantage is iOS requirement (18.0 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Habit Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Focus Timer against 4.2 for Habit Tracker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 6 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Focus Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Habit Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, Habit Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 8, 2026 and August 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focus Timer versus Habit Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TimerHabit Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (17 ratings) — better4.2 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorent PerillatMYKHAY.LO. TYMOFYEYEV

Customer experience

Focus Timer

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Habit Tracker

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Focus Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
5 purchases

Habit Tracker

Subscriptions4
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Yearlit Monthly Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$17.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Yearly3 Days trial$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • One Time$44.99

Questions

Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Habit Tracker free?
Habit Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Timer or Habit Tracker?
Focus Timer is rated higher. Focus Timer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Habit Tracker averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Focus Timer or Habit Tracker have ads?
Neither Focus Timer nor Habit Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer or Habit Tracker?
Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Habit Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Focus Timer was updated on July 8, 2026 and Habit Tracker on August 13, 2026.

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