Comparison

MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD vs Random Focus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD

This app helps individuals with time blindness and task initiation challenges by providing a flexible timeboxing system. It allows users to plan their day with visual timelines and focus on tasks with distraction-free sessions, offering gentle guidance for better productivity.

Highlights
  • Flexible timeboxing
  • Visual timeline view
  • Distraction-free focus timer
  • Task estimation vs. actual time tracking
  • Routine creation
  • Finish by prediction
  • Calendar and Reminders integration
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Timeboxing for ADHD and Focused Work Finally see where your day goes. MetaTimer is a timeboxing and focus timer app built for people who struggle with time blindness and task initiation. Designed for ADHD minds, students, and freelancers, it gives you structure without rigidity. Unlike rigid Pomodoro timers, MetaTimer lets you build your day like a playlist. Each task gets its own time block, but you stay in control of the flow. Add tasks, hit play, and follow your plan one block at a time. What MetaTimer helps you do - Beat time blindness with a visual timeline of your day - Plan with flexible time blocks - Focus deeply with distraction-free sessions - Track estimated vs actual time - Reduce decision fatigue with routines - Know when you'll be done with a “Finish by” prediction Features - Flexible timeboxing - Visual timeline view - Focus timer with progress ring - Daily stats and weekly reports - Pause and resume without breaking flow - Category tags and project grouping - Siri Shortcuts and voice commands - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island live activities - Calendar and Reminders integration - Billable time reports for freelancers MetaTimer provides just enough structure without feeling overwhelming, helping you stay present and track time honestly. Perfect for students, remote workers, freelancers, creatives, and people with ADHD who need gentle guidance instead of strict rules.

About

Random Focus

Features
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Random Focus turns screen-time control into a game you actually want to play. Every so often it challenges you to find and photograph a real object — or take a daily selfie — before the timer runs out. On-device AI checks your shot instantly; nothing leaves your phone. Complete it and you earn coins, keep streaks, and unlock cosmetics. Ignore it and your social, games, and entertainment apps get blocked until you do. Set sleep hours so apps stay blocked at night and you rest. • 100% on-device AI • Private iCloud sync • No accounts, no trackers • English & Spanish. Less screen, more real life.

Screenshots

MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD4 screens
Random Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD at none against Random Focus's 1. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Random Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD versus Random Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHDRandom Focus
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOleh Pavlivjosuar ochoa

In-app purchases

None

MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Random Focus

One-time1
  • Premium$14.99

Questions

Is MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD free?
MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Random Focus free?
Random Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD or Random Focus have ads?
Neither MetaTimer Timeboxing for ADHD nor Random Focus shows ads.

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