Comparison

Focus Pebble vs Metal Recorder

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

Head to head
About

Focus Pebble

Features
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Focusβ€―Pebble is your ultimate productivity timer: Pomodoro (25β€―min), Deepβ€―Work (50β€―min), Short (5β€―min) & Long Breaks (15β€―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

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 Pebble3 screens
Metal Recorder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Metal Recorder at fortnightly against Focus Pebble's every 13 months. 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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Focus Pebble sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Metal Recorder sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Pebble ships an update every 13 months, Metal Recorder fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Focus Pebble versus Metal Recorder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus PebbleMetal Recorder
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsFortnightly β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS18.518.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKrystian KozerawskiOMYZERO PTY LTD

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Focus Pebble

One-time1
  • Focus Pebble Full Version$1.99
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 Pebble free?
Focus Pebble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metal Recorder free?
Metal Recorder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Focus Pebble or Metal Recorder have ads?
Neither Focus Pebble nor Metal Recorder shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Pebble or Metal Recorder?
Focus Pebble ships an update every 13 months, and Metal Recorder fortnightly. Most recently, Focus Pebble was updated on November 8, 2026 and Metal Recorder on November 10, 2026.

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