Comparison

Focus Dial vs HourglassInteractive

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

Head to head
About

Focus Dial

This app helps you improve focus with a simple, innovative timer. Track progress over time with customizable categories and interactive widgets. Sync data across devices with iCloud support.

Highlights
  • Innovative focus dial for time adjustment
  • Timer counts up towards goal
  • Track focus across weeks, months, years
  • Interactive Home Screen widgets
  • 10 customizable categories with colors/icons
  • iCloud backup and sync
Features
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Focus Dial is here to improve your ability to focus on the tasks and hobbies you care about! SIMPLE: 
Quickly adjust your goal time before each session using the innovative focus dial! POSITIVE: Timer counts up towards your goal. Focus on what you are doing and feel good about what you have done. Progress over perfection! POWERFUL: Track your focus across weeks, months, and years. Challenge yourself to become more intentional with your time and how you spend it. See your progress at a glance on your Home Screen with powerful and interactive widgets and live activities. CUSTOMIZABLE: Use up to 10 customizable categories with your favorite colors and icons for the tasks and hobbies you focus on. Automatically follow your devices dark or light theme, or specify which one you want to use in Focus Dial. SUPPORTS ICLOUD: Back up your data and sync across multiple iPhones and iPads. Start dialing in your focus today!

About

HourglassInteractive

Features
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Take back control of your time — and your peace of mind. **HourglassInteractive (HI)** is a mindful productivity app designed to help you work with intention, protect your energy, and stay focused without falling into the burnout trap. Choose how you want to work: use a simple **Hourglass** to structure your time, or create **Tasks**, select what matters, and launch a personalized **Session** with dedicated Work and Rest periods. ### Your Time, Your Way Create Tasks and organize them with Tags, making it easier to focus on what matters and find your work later. ### Simple, Focused Sessions Turn your Tasks into a Session in just a few taps. Assign Work and Rest durations, then let HI guide your flow from start to finish. ### Records, Now Free Your **Records** give you a detailed view of the time you've invested in your Tasks, organized through Tags. See where your time actually goes and build a clearer picture of your work. ### Smarter Insights with Apple Intelligence On compatible devices, **Apple Intelligence** helps transform your weekly Records into a personalized report. If Apple Intelligence isn't available or enabled, HI still generates a computed weekly report so you never miss your insights. ### Reliable Notifications Local notifications keep your Sessions on track, with improved timing accuracy to make sure you know when it's time to work, rest, or move on. ### Stay in the Moment With **Live Activities and Dynamic Island**, keep an eye on your active Session at a glance on iPhone and iPad — without constantly reopening the app. **Available as a paid feature.** ### Built Again, From the Ground Up HI has been completely rebuilt to deliver a cleaner, smoother, and more refined experience across your Apple devices — including **macOS**. HourglassInteractive is more than a productivity app. It's a companion for working with intention, creating healthier rhythms, understanding where your time goes, and making space for what truly moves you forward. **Work with intention. Rest with purpose. Find your flow.** Privacy Policy Link : https://octakeyinteractive.wordpress.com/a-propos/privacy-policy/ EULA Terms Link : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Dial4 screens
HourglassInteractive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HourglassInteractive at Free against Focus Dial's $3.99. Focus Dial's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads 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

HourglassInteractive is free to download; Focus Dial costs $3.99 up front. HourglassInteractive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Focus Dial asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Dial ships an update every 3 weeks, HourglassInteractive every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 3, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Focus Dial versus HourglassInteractive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus DialHourglassInteractive
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Wave CreativeDAMIEN MICKAEL CHAILLOLEAU GRANA

In-app purchases

None

Focus Dial

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

HourglassInteractive

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
  • Semi-Annual Plan$14.996 Months
  • Annual Plan$26.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Dial free?
Focus Dial costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is HourglassInteractive free?
HourglassInteractive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Dial or HourglassInteractive have ads?
Neither Focus Dial nor HourglassInteractive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Dial or HourglassInteractive?
Focus Dial ships an update every 3 weeks, and HourglassInteractive every 2 months. Most recently, Focus Dial was updated on September 3, 2026 and HourglassInteractive on September 17, 2026.

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