Focu vs FLIP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focu
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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!
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Focu ships an update weekly, FLIP every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focu | FLIP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Simon Wagner | Izhan Ansari |
In-app purchases
Focu
No in-app purchases
FLIP
No in-app purchases









