Gentle Timer vs FocusBee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gentle Timer
This app offers a visually appealing, ad-free timer for focus, productivity, and managing children's routines. It supports various timer types, including countdown, Pomodoro, and interval, with extensive customization options for backgrounds, music, and themes. It also includes helpful everyday tools like a calculator and breathing exercises.
- Visual countdown timers
- Pomodoro focus sessions
- Interval training timers
- Multi timer support
- Customizable backgrounds and music
- Everyday utility tools
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Gentle Timer is a cheerful timer with cute animated characters. Set a time, and a character walks across the screen as the timer counts down. When it reaches the other side, time is up. You can always see how much time is left. • Pick a cute character, an animated background, and calming music. • Your character can leave a trail of sparkles, rubber ducks, or baby chicks. • A race car can drive around the timer and finish when time is up. • Choose a pet to pop up and cheer you on. • Your pet also shows on your Lock Screen, Home Screen, and Dynamic Island. • Fun animations play when your timer starts and when it ends. Use it for brushing teeth, homework, cooking, reading, or a short break at work. It also has a stopwatch, breathing exercises, and a Pomodoro timer for work and breaks. You can run more than one timer at once, too. There is also a simple Apple Watch timer. Free to download, with no ads and no subscription. Unlock more characters, pets, backgrounds, and music with a one-time purchase.
FocusBee
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FocusBee is a beautiful, completely free Pomodoro timer that helps you stay focused and build productive habits. ALL FEATURES FREE — NO SUBSCRIPTIONS: • Smart Pomodoro Timer with customizable focus and break durations • 12 Ambient Sounds: rain, ocean, forest, fireplace, cafe, and more • Sleep Timer: auto-stop sounds after 15/30/45/60 minutes • Habit Tracking with visual calendars and daily reminders • Advanced Statistics: heat maps, hourly breakdowns, mood trends • Commitment Mode to lock controls during focus sessions • Task Integration to link tasks to Pomodoro sessions • Breathing Exercises: Box Breathing, 4-7-8, Calm Breathing • Gamification: earn honey drops, level up, unlock achievements • Share Cards: generate beautiful focus session cards to share • Live Activities on Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • 3 Home Screen Widgets: Focus Today, Streak, Habits • Apple Watch App with real-time timer sync • iCloud Sync across all your devices • Apple Health integration for mindful minutes • iOS Focus Filter integration • ADHD-Friendly Mode Supports 37 languages. Terms of Use: https://goldenmonstew.github.io/app-support/focusbee/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://goldenmonstew.github.io/app-support/focusbee/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Gentle Timer at every 2 days against FocusBee's every 2 months. Gentle Timer also leads on device support. On price, in-app purchases 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. Gentle Timer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and FocusBee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gentle Timer ships an update every 2 days, FocusBee every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gentle Timer | FocusBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (378 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 378 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 211 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JOHNNY LI | 润聪 万 |
Bugs and requests
Gentle Timer
Reported bugs
3 issues- No sound issues reported
- Seconds not displayed on countdown
- Landscape mode not working
Requested features
8 requests- More free options
- Landscape mode support
- Ability to set specific seconds
- Toggle off motion on settings menu
- Cat character option
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- View of all timers set all time
- Ability to create 'Goals' (e.g., set 40 hours)
- Dinosaur character option
FocusBee
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gentle Timer
- Go Premium$4.99
FocusBee
- Weekly7 Days trial$0.997 Days
- Monthly7 Days trial$1.991 Month
- Yearly7 Days trial$6.991 Year









