Comparison

Sweet Time vs Focus Mirror

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

Head to head
About

Sweet Time

This app uses the Pomodoro technique to help you focus, gamifying the experience by letting you build and manage a pixel-art sweet shop. Earn coins by completing focus sessions and baking treats to unlock new desserts.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro timer (25/30 min)
  • App blocking during focus
  • Bake virtual desserts
  • Build and manage a sweet shop
  • Track focus statistics
  • Unlock new desserts
Features
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Sweet Time is a focus tool that combines time management with light gamification elements. Using the Pomodoro technique, it guides users to stay engaged and productive during each focus session — while gradually building and running their very own pixel-art sweet shop. Focus that's not just effective, but genuinely fun and rewarding. 【Core Features】 1. Pomodoro Timer A 25 or 30-minute focus countdown. While a session is running, other apps on your phone cannot be used. 2. Bake a Treat Complete a Pomodoro, craft a dessert. Every session, something sweet. 3. Run Your Sweet Shop Complete sessions, bake treats, sell them — earn coins and unlock more desserts in your collection. 4. Focus Stats Track your daily and weekly focus time at a glance, helping you build a lasting focus habit.

About

Focus Mirror

Features
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See yourself on camera, and stay focused on your own. People often act differently when they feel watched — a phenomenon known as social facilitation. Focus Mirror uses your front camera to recreate that feeling while you study or work, and gently alerts you with a glowing screen edge or a vibration when you leave your seat or look away for too long. ■ Two detection modes for different kinds of work • Gaze: For screen work like a computer. Your usual posture is recorded during a 3-second countdown, and you're alerted when you keep looking down, up, or away. • Face: For reading, writing, or studying at your desk. Looking slightly away or down is fine — you're alerted only when you leave or turn fully sideways. ■ A timer in the Dynamic Island • Time remaining blends right into the Dynamic Island • A ring around the screen edge shows your progress at a glance • The island and ring change color when you need a nudge • Keep an eye on the timer with Live Activities, even outside the app ■ Blur or hide yourself • Blur your image (low, medium, high) or hide it completely • Detection keeps running while hidden, so you can work without distraction ■ Track and review your focus • Records focus time, time away, warnings, and your focus rate • Compare with your last session and browse your history • Battery history shows charge levels over time, with charging periods highlighted ■ Place it any way you like • Portrait, landscape, and upside down — prop it up however your charging cable allows • Choose a fixed orientation that stays even when rotation is locked • Works on iPhone and iPad ■ Built for long sessions • Three power-saving levels for camera and detection • Automatically lowers the load in Low Power Mode or when the device gets warm ■ Privacy • Face detection runs only on your device using Apple's Vision framework • Camera video and photos are never saved or sent anywhere • No account needed. Your records stay on your device ■ Pricing This app is free to use. Premium is available as monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, as well as a one-time purchase. Prices are displayed in the App Store. Premium removes all ads and lets you register up to three viewing positions. Eligible users can try the yearly plan free for 7 days. ■ Great for • Studying at home or preparing for exams • Staying off your phone while working remotely • Creating a study-hall atmosphere on your own • Building a habit by tracking your study time Focus Mirror is designed to help you get into focus. It does not measure or evaluate your ability to concentrate. Detection can be affected by lighting and camera angle. Terms of Use: https://taka3267-collab.github.io/tkApps/focus-camera/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://taka3267-collab.github.io/tkApps/focus-camera/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Sweet Time4 screens
Focus Mirror4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Sweet Time at none against Focus Mirror's shown. Focus Mirror's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Sweet Time sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Focus Mirror sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sweet Time ships an update fortnightly, Focus Mirror every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Sweet Time versus Focus Mirror: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSweet TimeFocus Mirror
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSherry ZhuTakahiro Kimura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Sweet Time

One-time1
  • 常驻扩展包1$1.99
3 purchases

Focus Mirror

Subscriptions2
  • Remove Ads Monthly Plan$0.991 Month
  • Remove Ads Yearly Plan7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Remove Ads Lifetime$39.99

Questions

Is Sweet Time free?
Sweet Time is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Focus Mirror free?
Focus Mirror is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sweet Time or Focus Mirror have ads?
Focus Mirror shows ads; Sweet Time does not.
Which is updated more often, Sweet Time or Focus Mirror?
Sweet Time ships an update fortnightly, and Focus Mirror every 5 days. Most recently, Sweet Time was updated on October 5, 2026 and Focus Mirror on October 9, 2026.

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