Comparison

Focus Timer & Friend vs BeWithly

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

Head to head
About

Focus Timer & Friend

This app offers a social Pomodoro timer to enhance focus and productivity. It allows users to join or create virtual study rooms, interact with others in real-time chat, and track progress. It's designed to make study sessions more engaging and accountable.

Highlights
  • Social Pomodoro timer
  • Virtual study rooms
  • Real-time chat
  • Progress tracking
  • Focus habit building
  • Customizable study desks
Features
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Pogether – Social Pomodoro & Focus Timer Beat procrastination. Build your focus habit. Study in a real study group — from anywhere. Pogether is a social Pomodoro timer that puts you at a virtual desk with real people. You stay focused, complete your to-do list, and earn gold to decorate your own room — all in one session. BODY DOUBLING FOR FOCUS Join a live study group and work alongside real people in real time. Having someone nearby — even a stranger — is one of the most effective ways to fight procrastination and stay productive. Especially powerful for ADHD and anyone who loses focus the moment they're alone. EARN GOLD. BUILD YOUR ROOM. Every Pomodoro set earns you gold. Spend it decorating your space: furniture, items, your own vibe. Your room grows with your streak — a visible record of every habit you've built. BLOCK DISTRACTIONS WITH FOCUS SHIELD Focus Shield uses Screen Time to block distracting apps the moment your session starts. No willpower needed. Your phone stops being a problem so your productivity can start. TRACK STREAKS & HABITS Daily stats, weekly streaks, and achievements show exactly how consistent you've become. Every completed set counts — and your streak keeps you coming back. CHAT ON BREAK Between sessions, say hi. Share wins. Vent about the deadline. Real-time chat makes it social without breaking your focus. POGETHER PRO • No ads, ever • 5x gold per Pomodoro session • Unlimited custom study desks • Exclusive shop items • Unlimited support Subscription auto-renews unless cancelled 24 hours before renewal. Manage in Apple ID Settings. Privacy Policy: https://pogether.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula

About

BeWithly

Features
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BeWithly is a productivity app that lets you focus together with other people. Instead of working alone and fighting distractions by yourself, you create or join a shared "room," and everyone in that room commits to keeping the app open and staying on task for a set time. The idea is simple: when you know others are in the same session, it's easier to stay present and resist the urge to switch away. BeWithly doesn't track what you do on your device or inside other apps. It only knows whether you're still in BeWithly. That single signal is enough to turn solo focus into shared accountability. BeWithly is for anyone who wants to focus with others: students preparing for exams, remote workers doing deep work, freelancers hitting deadlines, or friends who want to study or work in the same "space" without being in the same room. It's for people who've tried timers and to-do lists but still get pulled into notifications and other tabs. It's also for teams or study groups that want a lightweight way to do focused blocks together. No complicated setup, no meetings, just a room code and a shared commitment to stay in the app. You open BeWithly and either create a new room or join an existing one using a short code. If you create a room, you choose how long the focus session will last. You share the code with the people you want to focus with, by message, chat, or in person. They open the app, enter the code, and join. Once everyone is in, the host starts the session. From that moment, everyone is meant to keep the app open. You can set your phone down or switch to another app on your device; if you leave BeWithly, the app treats that as breaking focus. When the time is up, the session ends. You can see how long you stayed focused and, if you want, run another session.

Screenshots

Focus Timer & Friend4 screens
BeWithly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeWithly at none against Focus Timer & Friend's 8. BeWithly also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price and device support 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 & Friend sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BeWithly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer & Friend ships an update fortnightly, BeWithly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Focus Timer & Friend versus BeWithly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Timer & FriendBeWithly
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNusret UzmanPatrick Kiyombo

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Focus Timer & Friend

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Discount$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
  • Yearly Discount$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly Premium (Save More)$39.991 Year
  • 3 Day Trial$39.991 Year
  • 14 Day Trial$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • Lifetime Discount$39.99
  • Lifetime$69.99
None

BeWithly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Timer & Friend free?
Focus Timer & Friend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeWithly free?
BeWithly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Timer & Friend or BeWithly have ads?
Focus Timer & Friend shows ads; BeWithly does not.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer & Friend or BeWithly?
Focus Timer & Friend ships an update fortnightly, and BeWithly every 3 days. Most recently, Focus Timer & Friend was updated on October 24, 2026 and BeWithly on October 6, 2026.

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