Comparison

Focu vs FLIP

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

Head to head
About

Focu

Features
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Boost your productivity with our customizable Pomodoro timer Focu! Stay focused effortlessly. Our Pomodoro app helps you structure your work sessions efficiently. Set custom intervals, save presets, and personalize the design – including Dark Mode and custom color themes. Features: - Flexible Timer – Customize and save your focus and break times - Personalized Design – Choose colors, activate Dark Mode - Productivity Stats – Track your progress easily - To-Do Lists – Plan tasks directly in the app - NEW: Build your own little planet by finishing sessions Start now and work more efficiently than ever!

About

FLIP

This app helps overcome procrastination by using a 2-minute rule to initiate tasks. It features a simple, single-screen interface with haptic feedback and lock-screen visibility to encourage deep work and short breaks.

Highlights
  • 2-minute kickoff timer
  • Flip phone for deep work
  • Sideways phone for breaks
  • Single-screen interface
  • Haptic feedback
  • Lock-screen and Live Activity
  • 100% on-device privacy
Features
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The hardest part of any task is starting. The 2-minute rule says: just commit to two minutes — then decide whether to keep going. Most of the time, once you've started, you'll keep working far longer. FLIP is a single-screen timer built around that idea. —————————————— HOW IT WORKS • Tap once to start a 2-minute kickoff timer. • When 2 minutes are up, flip your phone face-down to commit to a 20-minute deep-work block. • When deep work ends, turn your phone sideways to take a 5-minute break. • Hold anywhere to cancel — a segmented bar fills with synchronized haptics so the gesture is unmistakable. That's it. No accounts, no settings, no menus. —————————————— DESIGNED FOR FOCUS • Single-screen interface with a retro-digital typeface and edge-to-edge color fill that grows with the timer • Haptic feedback on every state change so you don't have to look at the screen • Lock-screen and Dynamic Island Live Activity — keep the countdown visible without unlocking your phone • A short chime when each phase ends so you can put the phone down and focus —————————————— PRIVATE BY DESIGN • 100% on-device. No accounts, no analytics, no third-party SDKs, no servers. • No data collection. The privacy policy fits on one page. —————————————— WHO IT'S FOR • People who reach for their phone instead of starting a task • Knowledge workers running Pomodoro-like sessions • Students looking for a low-friction focus timer • Anyone who wants the smallest possible app between them and beginning a task Beat procrastination by promising yourself two minutes. Then flip the phone.

Screenshots

Focu4 screens
FLIP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Focu at weekly against FLIP's every 3 months. Focu also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focu ships an update weekly, FLIP every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Focu versus FLIP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocuFLIP
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon WagnerIzhan Ansari

In-app purchases

None

Focu

No in-app purchases

None

FLIP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focu free?
Focu is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FLIP free?
FLIP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focu or FLIP have ads?
Neither Focu nor FLIP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focu or FLIP?
Focu ships an update weekly, and FLIP every 3 months. Most recently, Focu was updated on September 9, 2026 and FLIP on September 12, 2026.

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