Comparison

Focus Timer vs Talking Points 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

Talking Points Tracker

This app helps speakers stay on message by tracking their spoken points in real-time. It uses AI to understand meaning and synonyms, automatically advancing through your outline as you speak. Ideal for presenters, pastors, and content creators seeking natural delivery.

Highlights
  • Real-time speech tracking
  • Semantic understanding of spoken words
  • Scripture recognition
  • Built-in timer
  • Teleprompter mode (Pro)
  • Offline speech recognition
Features
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Talking Points Tracker is the speaker's notes app that listens...and keeps you on message. Write your talking points. Press play. Start speaking. The app tracks everything you say in real time — marking your key points green as you cover them, automatically advancing as you move through your material. No scrolling. No rigid scripts. No staring at your outline to keep you place. Just presence. With Talking Points Tracker, you'll connect with your audience like never before. BUILT FOR EVERYONE WHO HAS AN AUDIENCE Whether you're a pastor preaching on Sunday, a podcaster recording a mid-roll, a presenter on a big stage, or a content creator trying to nail your talking points — Talking Points keeps you on track without putting you in a cage. UNDERSTANDS WHAT YOU MEAN Say "the people who built this country" and your "founding fathers" point gets credit. The AI understands meaning and synonyms — not just exact keyword matches. Scripture references are recognized automatically: write John 3:16, say the verse, and it marks itself covered. THE APP THAT REPLACED THE TELEPROMPTER Traditional teleprompters keep scrolling whether you're ready or not. It's a constant race between you and the screen. But Talking Points Tracker listens to you — and only advances from your point once you've actually said it. No robotic pacing. No losing your place when you pause for effect. No rush of panic if you choose to go off-script. Say it in your own words. Say it differently than you wrote it. Take a tangent and come back. Your outline or script follows you — not the other way around. The result is delivery that sounds like you're talking, not reading. Eye contact maintained. Presence intact. PERFECT WITH THE ELGATO PROMPTER Talking Points pairs beautifully with the Elgato Prompter hardware. Your talking points display on the mirror glass while the camera captures a clean shot — and unlike traditional teleprompter software, the app advances automatically as you speak. No operator needed. No scroll speed to dial in. Just natural, confident delivery every time. FOR PASTORS AND PREACHERS Preach your message, not your notes. Write your outline, open it on your phone at the pulpit, and preach freely. The app knows when you've quoted scripture, referenced a passage, or landed a key point — even if you didn't say it exactly as written. Freedom at the pulpit, confidence in your coverage. FEATURES • Real-time speech tracking with keyword and semantic understanding • Scripture-aware coverage detection • Built-in timer — count up or countdown • Teleprompter mode for scripted delivery (Pro) • Video recording with talking points overlay (Pro) • Remote control — connect a second device as a confidence monitor (Pro) • Voice gate — only your voice advances coverage (Pro) • Works with Elgato Prompter hardware • iPhone, iPad, and Mac • Fully offline — speech recognition happens on your device • Import/export your talking point "conversations" YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS All speech recognition happens on-device using Apple's built-in frameworks. We never receive, record, or store your voice or speech transcriptions. Talking Points Tracker — Say what you mean to say, every time. Terms of Use: https://talkingpointstracker.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://talkingpointstracker.app/privacy

Screenshots

Focus Timer4 screens
Talking Points Tracker4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Talking Points Tracker at 5.0 against Focus Timer's 4.3. Talking Points Tracker also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). Focus Timer's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 2). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Focus Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Talking Points Tracker sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Talking Points Tracker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Timer has 17 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Focus Timer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Talking Points Tracker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, Talking Points Tracker every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus Timer versus Talking Points Tracker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TimerTalking Points Tracker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (17 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better2
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorent PerillatStephen Parris

Customer experience

Focus Timer

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

Talking Points Tracker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Focus Timer

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$49.99
3 purchases

Talking Points Tracker

Subscriptions2
  • Talking Points Pro - Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Talking Points Pro - Annual$79.991 Year
One-time1
  • Talking Points Pro - Lifetime$199.99

Questions

Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Talking Points Tracker free?
Talking Points Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Timer or Talking Points Tracker?
Talking Points Tracker is rated higher. Focus Timer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Talking Points Tracker averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Focus Timer or Talking Points Tracker have ads?
Neither Focus Timer nor Talking Points Tracker shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer or Talking Points Tracker?
Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Talking Points Tracker every 3 weeks. Most recently, Focus Timer was updated on October 4, 2026 and Talking Points Tracker on September 25, 2026.

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