Focus Timer vs Progressive Focus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Timer
This app helps you visualize and manage your time effectively. Track daily, weekly, and yearly progress, set custom countdowns for important events, and utilize focus sessions with app blocking to enhance productivity.
- Real-time time tracking
- Custom countdowns for events
- Focus timer with app blocking
- Today dashboard with progress
- Smart reminders
- Interactive widgets for home/lock screen
- Multiple display styles and sizes
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See Where Your Time Goes -> Make Every Day Count Track the passage of time like never before with WhatsLeft — an elegant time awareness app for your day, week, month, year, countdowns, focus sessions, and the moments that matter most. Key Features: - Track Time in Real Time – See progress through today, this week, this month, and the full 365/366-day year - Custom Countdowns – Track birthdays, vacations, anniversaries, holidays, deadlines, goals, and milestones - Focus Timer – Start focused work sessions with flexible timer presets - App Blocking – Hide distracting apps during Focus sessions or block them until you decide to stop - Today Dashboard – See your day progress, remaining awake time, next countdown, and focus status - Smart Reminders – Get calm reminders before the day slips away - Customize Your Experience – Supports Light, Dark, and System appearance modes - Interactive Widgets – Tap any widget to open an elegant progress, countdown, or year preview - Multiple Display Options – Choose styles and sizes for Home Screen, Lock Screen, and Apple Watch Widget Collection: - Orbit Widget – Watch Earth complete its orbit around the Sun - Year Dots – See every day of the year in one clean 365/366-day overview - Liquid Widget – A smooth, circular progress indicator with a percentage display - Day Counter – Track passed or remaining days with fully customizable colors - Yearglass – A mesmerizing hourglass animation for the year - Progress Ring – A sleek circular progress indicator with percentage tracking - Progress Ring Statistics – Includes total days and a detailed view - Time Line – A minimalist progress bar for a clean, distraction-free overview - Time Line Statistics – Displays total days and progress - Days Until – Count the days until birthdays, vacations, anniversaries, holidays, deadlines, and more! - Lock Screen Widgets – Keep progress and countdowns visible App Features: - Today Dashboard – See live progress, remaining awake time, your next countdown, focus status, and quick actions - Progress Tracking – Track day, week, month, and year progress with clean visual meters - Create & share custom countdowns — display them on your Days Until widget instantly. - Focus Sessions – Choose from 15, 25, 45, 60, and 90-minute focus timers - Focus Live Activity – Keep your active focus session visible - App Blocking Setup – Select distracting apps and block them during Focus or until you stop - Time Awareness Reminders – Schedule daily reminders for your time, goals, and countdowns - Interactive Timeline – Scroll through the entire year in a 365/366-day view - Explore All Styles – A widget gallery lets you preview every style - Easy Setup Guide – Step-by-step widget installation - Personalized Onboarding – Set your main goal: focus, deadlines, screen time, habits, or your year - Multilingual Support – Available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish Important Notes: - Widgets come in multiple sizes to fit any device layout - Lock Screen widgets are available for selected widget styles - App Blocking requires supported iOS Screen Time permissions Experience the flow of time like never before. See what’s left, protect your focus, and make every day count with WhatsLeft today. DISCLAIMER: A weekly, monthly, or yearly purchase will be applied to your iTunes account at the end of the 3-day free trial upon confirmation. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime in your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Privacy policy: https://03-studios.com/whatsleft/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Progressive Focus
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Progressive Focus is a Pomodoro timer built for people who don't fit in a rigid 25-minute box. Instead of locking you into fixed cycles, Progressive Focus suggests a focus block based on how you've been working — and you can adjust it in one tap. The algorithm does the math. You make the call. WHY PROGRESSIVE FOCUS • Adaptive blocks. Each session is tailored to your flow. The app proposes, you decide. • Shorter breaks than the block you actually worked. You earned a break — not an excuse to lose momentum. • Everything is editable. Block length, break length, project — before, during, after. No friction. • No account. No sign-up. No cloud sync you didn't ask for. Everything stays on your device. • Works offline. No server, no latency, no tracking. FOR YOUR FOCUS • Live Activities on iPhone — see your timer at a glance without unlocking. • Clean, distraction-free UI optimized for both iPhone and Mac. • Gentle audio cues and haptics at the end of each phase. • Light and dark themes that follow your system setting. • Onboarding that takes 30 seconds, not 5 minutes. PROJECTS AND STATS • Tag sessions with projects — see where your time actually goes. • Daily and weekly stats with beautiful Swift Charts. PRIVACY Progressive Focus collects nothing. No analytics. No advertising. No third-party SDKs. Your data lives in one place: your device. PRICING All Pro features are unlocked for your first 7 days, so you can see whether the upgrade fits how you work. After that, core features stay free forever — no ads, no nags. Free tier includes: the adaptive timer, up to 3 projects, the last 7 days of stats, Live Activities, audio cues and haptics, and system-following light/dark theme. Lifetime unlocks: unlimited projects, full stats history, Dynamic Island controls on iPhone, and retroactive session editing. No subscription. No auto-renewal. Buy once, yours forever. Universal Purchase: one price covers iPhone and Mac. Built with care. No bloat. No dark patterns. Just a better timer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Progressive Focus at every 6 days against Focus Timer's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Focus Timer sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Progressive Focus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Focus Timer ships an update every 3 months, Progressive Focus every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Timer | Progressive Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manuel Thurner | Piotr Przybyla |
In-app purchases
Focus Timer
- WhatsLeft Weekly (1 Week)3 Days trial$0.997 Days
- WhatsLeft Monthly (1 Month)3 Days trial$1.991 Month
- WhatsLeft Weekly$2.997 Days
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- WhatsLeft Monthly$6.991 Month
- WhatsLeft Quarterly$17.993 Months
- WhatsLeft Annual (1 Year)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
- WhatsLeft Annual$39.991 Year
Progressive Focus
- Progressive Focus Pro$9.99
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