Comparison

PaceTimer vs FocusFlip

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

Head to head
About

PaceTimer

This app provides a visual timer with color-coded cues to help users manage their time during presentations, meetings, or workouts. It offers customizable alerts and full-screen display options for easy monitoring.

Highlights
  • Visual color-coded timing
  • Flashing light, vibration, and sound alerts
  • Full-screen mode with large fonts
  • Apple Watch synchronization
  • Customizable reminders and colors
  • Cross-device sync
Features
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PaceTimer shows your pace as a color. Green means you're on track, yellow means start wrapping up, red means time's up. Glance at the screen, not the clock. BUILT FOR SPEAKING UNDER A TIME LIMIT Speeches, presentations, lectures, debates, interviews, meetings, pitch practice. FREE • Green → yellow → red background, with sound, vibration and flash at each change • Set total time and the yellow point to the second • Quick presets: 3, 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 45, 60 minutes • Elapsed, remaining, or both on screen; overtime counts up in red • Full-screen mode: huge digits readable from the back row • Keeps alerting when the screen is locked (notifications) and shows a Live Activity on the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island • Screen stays on while the timer runs • Apple Watch app with haptic alerts PRO (one-time purchase, no subscription) • Multi-segment agenda: chain up to 20 segments, each with its own warning, with auto-advance. Templates for talk + Q&A, debate rounds and pitches • Saved presets: start your favorite setups in one tap • History and stats: on-time rate and how far you run over or under If you bought the earlier paid version of PaceTimer, Pro is unlocked for you automatically. Questions or ideas? Write to us from the App Store page. We read everything.

About

FocusFlip

Features
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Flip it down = Focus. Pick it up = Get roasted. FocusFlip is a focus timer with zero buttons to press. Just put your phone face down on the desk and the timer starts. The moment you pick it up, it stops and roasts you with a cheeky message. WHY FOCUSFLIP Your focus breaks because your phone is in your hand. FocusFlip turns the simplest move, flipping the phone over, into your start switch. No setup, no start button, nothing to remember. 11 SILLY LEVELS TO CLIMB Start as a "Goldfish Brain" and work your way up to "Superhuman Sage". The more you focus in a day, the more secret levels you unlock. ROASTS THAT STING (IN A GOOD WAY) Picked it up too fast? Too often? Focused so long it deserves applause? There's a message ready for every moment, with a sticker to match. COLLECT RIDICULOUS TROPHIES Every level has rewards to collect, from a "Gold Goldfish Medal (fake)" to "A Galaxy in Your Palm". Can you complete the Trophy Hall? LOCK-SCREEN TIMER While your phone is face down, a live timer shows on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, and you get a notification when you hit your daily goal. AMBIENT SOUNDS Rain, ocean waves, campfire, fan or soft brown noise. Keeps playing even when the screen locks. PROFILES FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO Reading, work, exam prep: give each one its own goal and see stats per profile. STATS THAT MAKE YOU WANT MORE - Last 7 days chart - Daily goal streak - How many times you picked up your phone today - Your best day ever - Shareable stats card - Forgot to flip? Add the time back yourself TRULY PRIVATE No account, no login, no tracking. Everything stays on your device. Completely free. No subscription, no in-app purchases, no ads. Questions or ideas? Email tatami.thirawat@gmail.com

Screenshots

PaceTimer4 screens
FocusFlip4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusFlip at none against PaceTimer's 1. FocusFlip also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). PaceTimer's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. PaceTimer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. FocusFlip asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PaceTimer ships an update every 5 months, FocusFlip every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 5 level
PaceTimer versus FocusFlip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaceTimerFocusFlip
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer阳 孙Thirawat Tatatmi

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PaceTimer

One-time1
  • PaceTimer Pro$0.99
None

FocusFlip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PaceTimer free?
PaceTimer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusFlip free?
FocusFlip is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PaceTimer or FocusFlip have ads?
Neither PaceTimer nor FocusFlip shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PaceTimer or FocusFlip?
PaceTimer ships an update every 5 months, and FocusFlip every 3 weeks. Most recently, PaceTimer was updated on October 24, 2026 and FocusFlip on October 11, 2026.

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