Focus Timer vs Orion
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
Orion
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Orion helps founders, creators, indie hackers, and solopreneurs build an online presence by showing their work consistently. Choose the social platforms you want to grow on, then get small daily quests that tell you where to show up today. Orion keeps the habit simple: do the quest on the platform, come back, tap plus, and keep your streak alive. With Orion, you can: - Pick the platforms you want to focus on - Get concrete quests for Instagram, TikTok, Threads, YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Bluesky, and Reddit - Complete quests manually after you post - Undo a completion if you tapped by mistake - Keep an overall streak alive with one completed quest per day - Track progress with streak stats, a 12-month activity board, and per-quest history - Edit your platform choices as your visibility strategy changes Orion does not post for you, verify your posts, or connect to your social accounts. It is a lightweight accountability companion for builders who want to stop launching in silence. No account required. Works offline. All data stays on your device. Terms of Use: https://buildinorion.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://buildinorion.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Orion at none against Focus Timer's 5. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Focus Timer sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Orion asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Focus Timer | Orion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 — better | 26.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Florent Perillat | Jameel Socorro |
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
Orion
No in-app purchases
