Focus Timer vs Promenade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Timer
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Lock In is a beautifully simple app designed to help you focus with intention and track your time meaningfully. Whether you're studying, working, or building better habits, Lock In keeps you grounded, one session at a time. Features at a Glance:Use our dual-mode Focus Timer or Stopwatch, manage your daily tasks, and visualize your time with powerful progress views that show every minute youβve earned back. From Live Activities to deep session history, Lock In is built for momentum, not distractions. Features at a Glance: Daily Task Manager β’ Add, reorder, and group tasks by day β’ Swipe to create subtasks or remove items β’ Completion toggles with smart parent/child sync β’ Keyboard-aware quick add bar Focus Sessions: Timer or Stopwatch β’ Lock in your time with countdown or count-up modes β’ Animated progress ring with pause/resume controls β’ Use while editing tasks β’ Session time is saved, second-accurate Session History β’ View detailed logs per day: task completion, start-end times, durations β’ Swipe to delete any session Life & Time Statistics β’ See how many days youβve been alive β’ Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly heatmaps β’ Visualize progress across the year Smart Reminders & Notifications β’ βSession Completeβ and 8 PM check-in reminders β’ Never forget to lock in again Home & Lock Screen Widgets β’ Live Activity tracking via Dynamic Island and StandBy β’ Control widget to start/stop focus sessions Fully Themed & iPad Ready β’ Clean dark/light mode toggle β’ Optimized layout for iPhone and iPad Private by Design β’ Everything is stored locally using Core Data β’ No accounts, no ads, no distractions Start small. Stay consistent. Lock in, get out.
Promenade
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Stop switching apps. You've got Reminders for tasks, Notes for ideas, Calendar for dates. Three apps, one simple goal: get through your day. Promenade replaces all three, and goes a step further. One calm, minimal app to plan your morning, set reminders, capture ideas, and see everything coming up, without the noise, without the switching, without the overwhelm. Tasks with reminders built in Create a task, set a time, make it repeat. Your day planned in seconds. Notes always one tap away Capture a thought the moment it hits you. No app switching, no friction. Your week at a glance Today's priorities, overdue items, and upcoming tasks, all in one place, always clear. Weather where you need it See today's conditions right as you plan your day. No need to check a separate app. Syncs across your devices iCloud keeps everything up to date across all your iPhones, automatically. Designed to feel good Dark and light mode. Clean typography. A Home Screen widget. A premium feel that makes planning something you actually want to do. One app. Everything in its place. That's Promenade.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Promenade at weekly against Focus Timer's every 6 months. Promenade also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Focus Timer ships an update every 6 months, Promenade weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Focus Timer | Promenade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 15.1 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Elementra LLC | Tenzin Negoen |
In-app purchases
Focus Timer
No in-app purchases
Promenade
No in-app purchases









