Awhile vs Focus with Study Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Awhile
This app offers a visual and intuitive way to understand time. It transforms abstract durations into a calm, flowing visual journey, allowing users to focus without distractions and personalize their experience with various color themes and animation directions.
- Visual representation of time
- Distraction-free immersive mode
- Customizable color themes
- Choice of countdown direction
- Calm alert sounds
- Gesture-based interface
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How much is a while? What does ten minutes feel like? In a world of numbers and ticking clocks, Awhile offers a different answer. It's a simple, beautiful timer designed to let you watch time unfold. It transforms abstract durations into a calm, visual journey, making any time tangible and easy to understand. A WORLD WITHOUT DISTRACTIONS Achieve pure focus with an immersive mode that filters out all distractions. With a simple tap, you can strip away every label and number, leaving only the gentle, flowing representation of time itself. It’s a quiet, minimalist space for concentration, meditation, or helping a little one patiently wait. YOUR TIME, YOUR HUE Time isn’t just one color. Choose from a palette of beautiful, hand-picked themes that match your mood, task, or personality. Whether it’s a calming forest green for reading or a vibrant sunrise for a burst of creativity, make each moment your own. A GENTLE SENSE OF DIRECTION We all perceive time differently. Awhile honours that by letting you choose the direction of your countdown. Select a classic clockwise motion or a counter-clockwise flow that feels like a container gracefully filling up. The choice is yours. A COMPANION FOR EVERY MIND Awhile is a gentle companion for everyone. For curious minds just learning about minutes. For creative thinkers who thrive with visual cues. For anyone seeking a calmer, more intuitive way to manage focus, navigate daily routines, or ease through transitions. FEATURES • A beautifully simple, gesture-based interface. • An immersive, minimalist mode to hide all distractions. • A gorgeous palette of color themes to personalize your experience. • The choice between clockwise and counter-clockwise animations. • A selection of calm alert sounds. • Lovingly localized into 24 languages with unique, culturally-aware names. Stop counting the minutes. Start experiencing them. Download Awhile and watch time unfold.
Focus with Study Timer
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Can't concentrate? Keep reaching for your phone? Introducing the concentration timer, just for you! The 'Study Timer for Concentration App' is a new concentration support app that combines the scientifically proven concentration method, the "Pomodoro Technique," with soothing "ambient sounds (BGM)." Gazing at the beautiful timer, enveloped in comfortable sounds, your usual study or work is sure to transform into a special time. A special experience for you A design that's a joy to watch No more boring timers! A stylish design and animations will spark your motivation. Create your own "concentration space" Features a wide variety of BGM to choose from according to your mood, such as "the sound of rain," "a crackling fire," and "cafe music." Shut out ambient noise and concentrate deeply and calmly. Tackle tasks like a game The "concentration + break" cycle eliminates procrastination! Even large tasks can be tackled swiftly, as if you're clearing a game. It's simple, but packed with clever features to help you "keep going," which is the most important thing. Come on, achieve "peak concentration" while having fun with this app! Download now and meet a new you! Subscribers can freely select sound effects, BGM, and more. This is an auto-renewing subscription. Monthly Subscription $0.99 per month Annual Subscription $6.99 per year Terms of Service https://www.sparkleand.store/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy https://www.sparkleand.store/vr-privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Focus with Study Timer at Free against Awhile's $1.99. Awhile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Focus with Study Timer is free to download; Awhile costs $1.99 up front. Focus with Study Timer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Awhile asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Awhile | Focus with Study Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andreas Vercell | SPARKLE AND, K.K. |
In-app purchases
Awhile
No in-app purchases
Focus with Study Timer
- MonthlySubscription$3.991 Month
- Annual subscription$6.991 Year









