Comparison

Focus Pebble vs Quote Focus

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

Head to head
About

Focus Pebble

Features
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Focus Pebble is your ultimate productivity timer: Pomodoro (25 min), Deep Work (50 min), Short (5 min) & Long Breaks (15 min), plus fully custom timers. Choose from categories: Work, Play, Relax, Training, Study, Other and add system sounds. Track your session history, edit titles, add comments, and view stats. Freemium version includes four presets and one custom timer, with up to two concurrent timers. A one-time in‑app purchase unlocks unlimited custom timers, editable history entries, and unlimited simultaneous timers. Available on iOS, iPadOS & macOS. Boost focus, beat procrastination, and make every minute count.

About

Quote Focus

Features
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Quote Focus is a focus timer for deep work and study — no fluff, no streaks, no engagement traps. Just the time you put in, with a daily attributed quote when you haven't started yet. Three modes: • Countdown — Set a duration and focus until it's done. • Stopwatch — Start and stop manually. No limit. • Cycle — Alternate focus and break intervals, Pomodoro-style. If you've tried Forest, Focus Keeper, Flora, or Focus Friend and wanted something quieter — without trees to grow or plants to kill — Quote Focus is built for that. Calm by design: • No ads, no analytics, no third-party tracking. • Time-sensitive notifications that break through Focus modes when a session ends. • Pause anytime — paused intervals are subtracted from active focus time, so totals reflect real work. • Full session history with a calendar-style day timeline. • Random attributed quote from authors like Atatürk, Mevlana, Marcus Aurelius, Steve Jobs, and Cal Newport — picked once per launch, in your language. • Light, dark, and system themes. • iCloud sync across iPhone and iPad. • 15 languages. Built for students, writers, designers, ADHD-friendly schedules, Pomodoro routines, and anyone who needs a clean way to put in focused hours. A simple alternative to FocusFlight, Opal, Study Bunny, and similar deep work apps. Privacy-first: your sessions live in your own iCloud account — nowhere else. No accounts. No login. No data sent anywhere. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Focus Pebble3 screens
Quote Focus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Quote Focus at none against Focus Pebble's 1. 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. Focus Pebble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Quote Focus asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Focus Pebble versus Quote Focus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus PebbleQuote Focus
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 13 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrystian KozerawskiBurak Akyalcin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Pebble

One-time1
  • Focus Pebble Full Version$1.99
None

Quote Focus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Pebble free?
Focus Pebble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Quote Focus free?
Quote Focus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Pebble or Quote Focus have ads?
Neither Focus Pebble nor Quote Focus shows ads.

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