Focus Timer vs NeoFocus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Focus Timer
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Stop distractions. Focus Timer helps you work, study, or meditate with short, effective focus sessions (Pomodoro technique). Free features: • Simple timer (25, 50, 90 minutes) • End-of-session notification & vibration • Session history tracking • Daily stats (sessions completed, total time) • Customizable settings (sounds, haptics, themes) Why it works: Short bursts of focus improve productivity, learning, and motivation. Privacy-friendly: no data collected, everything stays on your device.
NeoFocus
This app offers a minimalist focus timer with a unique, dynamically generated ambient soundscape. Customize focus and break intervals, adjust the soundscape's mood, and enjoy an ad-free, offline experience.
- Adjustable focus and break cycles
- Dynamically generated ambient soundscapes
- Interactive soundscape mood control
- Offline functionality
- No ads or data collection
- End-of-session notifications
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NeoFocus is a minimal focus timer with a soundscape that is generated live, note by note — never looped, never streamed. TIMER • Classic focus/break cycles (25/5/15 by default, fully adjustable) • Four-dot cycle indicator with automatic long breaks • End-of-session notification, haptics and chime • Keeps exact time in the background and after relaunch SOUNDSCAPE • Five tones synthesized in real time: Warm Marimba, Glass Bells, E-Piano, Deep Drone, Soft Rain • Touch to shape the mood: drag inside the ring — left/right moves the harmony darker or brighter, up/down changes energy and density • Tap inside the ring to place your own notes on a repeating loop • Plays during focus, breaks, or both — your choice PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No ads, no account, no analytics, no data collection • Works completely offline • Asks for one permission only: notifications, to tell you when a session ends
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Verdict
Focus Timer and NeoFocus are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Focus Timer | NeoFocus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tom Herbin | Neoco Studio |
In-app purchases
Focus Timer
No in-app purchases
NeoFocus
No in-app purchases
