Comparison

Focus 25/5 vs Metal Recorder

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

Head to head
About

Focus 25/5

A minimalist Pomodoro timer designed for distraction-free work and study. It offers simple 25-minute focus sessions with 5-minute breaks, starting instantly without any setup or login required. This free app provides a clean interface for enhanced concentration.

Highlights
  • 25-minute focus sessions
  • 5-minute breaks
  • Instant start
  • No setup or login
  • Clean interface
  • Free to use
Features
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Tired of complicated productivity apps? Focus 25/5 is a minimalist Pomodoro timer—built for pure focus. No noise, no fluff. • 25-minute focus sessions, followed by 5-minute breaks • Starts instantly—no setup, no login • Clean, friction-free interface • Totally free. No ads. No catches. Perfect for work, study, writing, or whenever you need to lock in. Just open the app and get to work!

About

Metal Recorder

Features
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Record for hours on your iPhone or watch thanks to the app's extremely low memory usage! What makes Metal Recorder different? - Recording files can be saved encrypted on iPhone and Watch. - Uses very low memory and can record for hours. - Recordings are auto-synced between iPhone and Watch. - It can de-noise and transcribe your recordings, distinguishing between the speakers by labeling their speech! - Select your preferred microphone for recording: AirPods, iPhone, Watch, and more. - Set a stop timer for your recording. - Select among the connected microphones: record right from AirPods or the iPhone or watch microphone, and play your watch recordings on your iPhone, as the files are synced. Fast, private voice recorder for your phone and your watch. Capture voice memos, interviews, lectures, and ideas in a single tap, then clean them up and turn them into text with AI. PRIVATE BY DESIGN - Your recordings stay on your device, not in the cloud. - Turn on Secure Storage to lock your recordings so only you can open them. RECORD ANYWHERE - Record with a single tap on your phone or right from your wrist. - Start a recording straight from your watch face. - Pause and resume any time, and control playback from the lock screen. - Choose how you capture: Voice for clear speech, or Everything for music and the sounds around you to better de-noise the recording. CLEAN UP AND TRANSCRIBE WITH AI - Remove background noise and make voices clearer with a single tap. - Turn any recording into text, with speakers labeled in conversations. - Transcribe in many languages, each in its own writing. KEEP YOUR DEVICES IN SYNC - Your recordings, titles, and transcripts stay in sync between your phone and your watch automatically. PLAYBACK MADE FOR VOICE - Tap anywhere on the waveform to jump straight to that moment. - Skip forward and back, and change the playback speed on your phone. - Make quiet recordings much louder so you never miss a word. STAY ORGANIZED - Rename, search, and share or delete several recordings at once. - Use the app in 40 languages. FREE TRIAL AND PREMIUM - Try the AI features for free. - Premium gives you 30 hours of AI cleanup and transcription every month. - Need more in a busy month? Add extra time with a one-time top-up. HOW TO GET STARTED - Tap the red button to start recording, and tap it again to stop. - Open a recording to play it, rename it, or share it. - Tap Enhance to clean up the audio, or Transcript to turn it into text. The AI cleanup and transcription features need a subscription after the free trial, but never an account or a sign-in. Everything else works without a subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period, and can be managed in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://mrecorder.omyzero.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://mrecorder.omyzero.com/terms Support: support@omyzero.com

Screenshots

Focus 25/54 screens
Metal Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus 25/5 at none against Metal Recorder's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Metal Recorder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Focus 25/5 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Focus 25/5 versus Metal Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus 25/5Metal Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS18.0 — better18.1
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSun Min ParkOMYZERO PTY LTD

In-app purchases

None

Focus 25/5

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Metal Recorder

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$60.001 Year
One-time1
  • 30-Hour Top-Up$10.00

Questions

Is Focus 25/5 free?
Focus 25/5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Metal Recorder free?
Metal Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus 25/5 or Metal Recorder have ads?
Neither Focus 25/5 nor Metal Recorder shows ads.

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