Comparison

Flowty vs FocusPocus

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

Head to head
About

Flowty

Features
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Focus timer that actually blocks the apps you keep opening. Flowty is a Pomodoro-style focus timer with a real app blocker — not a soft reminder you can dismiss. Pick the apps that hijack your attention. Start a session. They're locked. Your phone becomes a tool again. Built for students, knowledge workers, creators, and anyone who's tried five focus apps and ended up back on Instagram in 90 seconds. WHY FLOWTY IS DIFFERENT → Real app blocking, not willpower. Uses Apple's Family Controls framework to lock distracting apps system-wide during focus sessions. You can't swipe it away. → Apple Watch support, included from day one. Control your sessions from your wrist. Start, pause, switch — without reaching for your phone. Free and Professional both. → Custom Pomodoro, your way. 25/5 is just the default. Build your own cycles for deep work, study sprints, creative sessions, ADHD-friendly short bursts. → See your progress. Track how much more focused you are today vs. yesterday, this week vs. last. Per-mode summaries show where your time really goes. FREE FOREVER - Pomodoro focus timer with cycles and long breaks - Full Apple Watch support — same controls, no Pro required - Default theme PROFESSIONAL — 14-day free trial, then $4.99/month or $49.99/year - App Blocker — lock selected apps system-wide during focus - Notification Silencing — quiet mode during your focus sessions - Custom Timers — your own cycles, categories, and presets - Session Statistics — day-over-day and week-over-week progress, per-mode summaries - Animated Themes — premium aesthetics with subtle motion, distraction-free BUILT FOR - Students preparing for exams who need a study timer that holds - Remote workers fighting context-switching - Creators protecting their flow state - Adults with ADHD who need structure, not soft suggestions - Anyone tired of "always on" PRIVACY-FIRST GDPR-compliant by design. Your focus data stays yours. Sign in securely, delete anytime. Reach us through in-app support — real humans, not bots. Start your 14-day free trial. No commitment, full Professional access. Terms of Use: https://preprod.flowty.co/terms-of-use Privacy Policy: https://preprod.flowty.co/privacy-policy

About

FocusPocus

This app helps you focus using a timed work and break interval system. It offers task management with notes and sub-items, customizable themes, and native iOS Live Activity integration. Your data remains private on your device with no account or tracking required.

Highlights
  • Pomodoro, short break, and long break modes
  • Tappable task list with completion tracking
  • Task-specific Pomodoro counts
  • Notes with sub-items per task
  • Customizable color palettes
  • Native iOS Live Activity integration
  • Session history and statistics
Features
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A quiet pomodoro timer. Focus for 25 minutes, then take a real break. FocusPocus runs on your iPhone with no account, no tracking, your tasks stay on your device. The technique is older than you think. Francesco Cirillo wrote it down in the late '80s using a tomato-shaped kitchen timer. The math hasn't changed: focus for 25, break for 5, repeat four times, take a longer break. FocusPocus handles the timing so you can do the focusing. What's inside: — Three modes (pomodoro, short break, long break) with sounds you can mute — A tappable task list. Add what you're working on, mark them done as you go. — Pomodoro count per task — estimate how many sessions you'll need and watch the count — Notes per task with checkable sub-items — Eight color palettes plus a custom picker — pick a mood for your focus — Native iOS Live Activity. Your timer lives on the Dynamic Island and lock screen so you never lose track. Pause and skip from the Dynamic Island without unlocking. — "Yesterday" page-flip: tap the date to start a new day. Unfinished tasks carry forward, completed ones drop. — Session history with stats — focused minutes per day, weekly trends, top tasks. What's not inside: — No account — No tracking — No ads — No upsells Made by one person who needed it. If it helps you focus, you've already gotten what it was made for.

Screenshots

Flowty4 screens
FocusPocus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FocusPocus at none against Flowty's 2. FocusPocus also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). 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. Flowty sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FocusPocus asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flowty ships an update every 3 weeks, FocusPocus every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Flowty versus FocusPocus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlowtyFocusPocus
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoyra Sp. z o.o.Estefania Tarantini

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flowty

Subscriptions2
  • Professional Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Annual Professional$49.991 Year
None

FocusPocus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flowty free?
Flowty is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FocusPocus free?
FocusPocus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Flowty or FocusPocus have ads?
Neither Flowty nor FocusPocus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flowty or FocusPocus?
Flowty ships an update every 3 weeks, and FocusPocus every 5 days. Most recently, Flowty was updated on September 14, 2026 and FocusPocus on September 11, 2026.

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