Focus Timer vs Stroved
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Stroved
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Stroved is a premium focus timer for deep work. Minimal. Monochromatic. Distraction-free. Start a session, block the apps that pull you away, and let the rhythm of focused work carry your day. Stroved quietly tracks every session, draws your whole day on a single beautiful timeline, and shows you the patterns behind your best work. No gamification. No account. No tracking. Just you and the work. FLOW Your calendar and your focus sessions on one vertical line. See your entire day at a glance — meetings on the left, deep work on the right. No tabs, no switching. FOCUS TIMER Clean 25, 50, or 90-minute sessions with a calm, distraction-free ring. Built for Pomodoro and for long, uninterrupted deep work alike. APP BLOCKER Lock the apps that break your focus. They stay closed until your session ends — no willpower required. STATISTICS A streak heatmap plus weekly and monthly insights that show exactly where your time goes — and reward you for showing up. FOCUS SOUNDS Optional ambient sound to settle into deep work. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Stroved runs entirely on your iPhone. No account, no servers, no analytics, no telemetry. Your focus data stays with you, synced privately across your devices via iCloud. Designed for iPhone and iPad. Built for people who take their attention seriously. FREE FEATURES • Focus timer with configurable durations • Flow view with calendar integration • iCloud sync • Up to 3 focus sessions per day STROVED PRO (Subscription) Unlock all Pro features with Stroved Pro: • Unlimited daily focus sessions • Detailed statistics & reports (weekly charts, monthly heatmap, category breakdown) • Ambient focus sounds (Rain, Forest, Ocean, River, Night) • App Blocker — block distracting apps during focus sessions • Data export (CSV and PDF) SUBSCRIPTION PRICING • Monthly: €4.99 per month • Yearly: €39.99 per year (save 33%) 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. Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://stroved.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://stroved.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
Focus Timer and Stroved are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Focus Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Stroved sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Timer | Stroved |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florent Perillat | Noel Strebelow |
In-app purchases
Focus Timer
- Monthly$2.991 Month
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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- Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Lifetime$49.99
Stroved
- Stroved Pro$4.991 Month
- Stroved Pro7 Days trial$39.991 Year









