Comparison

Focus Timer vs Dopace

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

Dopace

Consolidate your calendar, tasks, and personal data into a unified timeline. Utilize a Pomodoro timer and time tracking for focused work, gain insights into your time usage, and organize notes with a flexible database.

Highlights
  • Unified calendar timeline
  • Task management with Pomodoro timer
  • Time tracking and insights
  • Personal database for notes
  • Daily progress rings and weekly summaries
  • Cross-data automation
Features
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Gather calendar, tasks, and any data related to you, with insights. All your stuffs in one calendar timeline, using task system to do with Pomodoro focus and time tracking, Keep tracking and growing with insights, and Note everything with database. CALENDAR - All your stuff in one timeline See sleep, workouts, focus sessions, calendar events, and tasks all in a single scrollable view. Finally understand how you really spend your time. TASKS - Plan and do with focus Smart lists, breakdown task , and Pomodoro focus sessions — all connected. Focus mode launches directly from a task, so your intent and your time stay in sync. INSIGHTS - Plan and do with focus Daily progress rings, weekly time summaries, and multi-track trend lines. Visualize every dimension of your life in one place. LIBRARY - Note everything with database A flexible personal database behind every entry. Built-in templates to start immediately, full automation to connect data across your life. Privacy Policy: https://dopace.me/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Timer4 screens
Dopace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dopace at 5.0 against Focus Timer's 4.3. Dopace also leads on update cadence (daily vs fortnightly) and device support (4 vs 1). Focus Timer's advantage is ratings volume (17 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Dopace sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dopace 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 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, Dopace daily. Both last shipped on October 4, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus Timer versus Dopace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TimerDopace
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (17 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings17 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFlorent Perillat磊 陶

Customer experience

Focus Timer

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

Dopace

All ratings1 ratings
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
2 purchases

Dopace

Subscriptions2
  • Dopace Plus$2.991 Month
  • Dopace Plus$29.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dopace free?
Dopace is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Timer or Dopace?
Dopace is rated higher. Focus Timer averages 4.3 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Dopace averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Focus Timer or Dopace have ads?
Neither Focus Timer nor Dopace shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer or Dopace?
Focus Timer ships an update fortnightly, and Dopace daily. Most recently, Focus Timer was updated on October 4, 2026 and Dopace on October 4, 2026.

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