Mowditate vs Focus Timer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Mowditate
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Unwind on your own terms. Mowditate gives you a quiet, focused space where you decide how, when, and with what you meditate. Itβs designed to get you into a session with as few taps as possible β whether you want a simple timer, a breathing exercise, or a guided meditation. Mowditate is built in layers. Use only the parts that are useful to you and leave the rest untouched. Statistics, streaks, badges, exercises, guided content, and Mowditate+ are there when you want them, but they never need to become part of your meditation routine. If all you want is a timer, Mowditate can simply be a timer. The layers you donβt use simply stay out of your way. β’ Set a fixed duration or meditate without a time limit. Add interval gongs, choose a background, and adjust your session the way you like it. β’ Use breathing and grounding exercises when you want something a little more active, including Box Breathing, Resonant Breathing, and 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding. β’ Meditate in silence, use your own audio files, or listen with Apple Music. β’ Use Mowditate on Apple Watch to meditate, track your sessions, or start breathing and grounding exercises right from your wrist. β’ Follow an active meditation from the Dynamic Island, Lock Screen, or Apple Watch with Live Activities. β’ Save your mindful minutes to Apple Health and see your meditation history, streaks, and statistics whenever youβre interested in your progress. β’ Unlock badges as you explore Mowditate. Theyβre designed as small extras rather than goals you have to chase β ignore them completely if thatβs more your style. β’ Learn more about meditation and mindfulness in the Meditation Knowledge section. β’ No account required. No tracking. MOWDITATE+ Mowditate+ adds another optional layer with guided meditations, relaxation techniques, and courses with adjustable session lengths. It doesnβt change the core timer experience β use guided content when you want it, and return to a simple meditation timer whenever you donβt. Included guided content: β’ Body Scan β’ Autogenic Training β’ Jacobson Progressive Muscle Relaxation β’ Metta β’ Chakra Meditation β’ Tonglen β’ Interconnectedness β’ 7-day course: Meditation Basics β’ Seasonal RauhnΓ€chte course, available from December 25 to January 6 Guided content for Mowditate+ is currently available in English and German. Whether you want five quiet minutes, a breathing exercise, a longer guided meditation, or simply a timer that stays out of your way, Mowditate lets you choose what fits right now. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Focus Timer
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Some brains need something to hold onto before they can settle into work. Focus Timer gives them 110 sounds to hold onto β layered, looping, and timed. Open it, tap play, start working. No account. No onboarding. No ads. LAYER WHAT YOUR BRAIN LIKES Stack up to 6 sounds at once and set the volume of each one independently. Brown noise under rain. A fan under a keyboard. Whatever combination makes the room feel right. Save it and it's one tap away tomorrow. 110 SOUNDS IN 6 CATEGORIES Nature (24) β ocean waves, rivers, waterfalls, forest birds, crickets, frogs, whale songs Weather (16) β rain (light, heavy, monsoon, tropical), rain on a tent, on a tin roof, on a window, thunder, wind Ambient (39) β fireplace, campfire, fans, washing machine, singing bowls, wind chimes, heartbeat, and the textures: whispering, page turning, fabric rustling, bubble wrap, hair brushing, sand pouring, a cat purring Urban (19) β coffee shop, library, office, keyboard typing, pencil writing, train journey, subway, restaurant murmur Binaural (6) β delta, theta, alpha, 4Hz, solfeggio 432Hz and 528Hz White Noise (6) β white, pink, brown, green and blue noise, plus lo-fi vinyl crackle A FOCUS TIMER THAT STARTS AT 5 MINUTES Not 30. Some days the whole job is starting. Drag the dial to anything from 5 to 120 minutes, or run it open-ended. When the session ends you get a soft chime, not a jolt β and you can add time without restarting. STREAKS THAT DON'T PUNISH YOU Your focus days fill in a calendar. They never reset to zero. You will never get a notification telling you that you broke something, or watch anything die because you stopped early. Stopping early is allowed here. SEE THE MINUTES ADD UP Every session is logged automatically. Minutes focused this week, your longest session, which mixes you actually come back to, and which ones you abandon. All on-device. KEEPS PLAYING WHILE YOU WORK Lock the phone or switch apps β the mix keeps running, with controls on the lock screen. WORKS OFFLINE Every sound is bundled with the app. Nothing streams, nothing buffers, nothing needs a connection. Sounds start the instant you tap. WHY FOCUS TIMER - Playing in under 5 seconds from launch - No account, no onboarding, no ads β free or paid - Background playback with lock screen controls - Restores your last session when you reopen - Nothing leaves your device. No analytics, no tracking FAIR PRICING The free version is genuinely usable: 18 sounds, 3 layers, 3 saved mixes, and every session length β 5 to 120 minutes, or open-ended. Pro unlocks all 110 sounds, 6 layers, unlimited saves and full history. Buy it yearly, or buy it once and never think about it again. ABOUT THE RESEARCH Many people with ADHD say steady background noise helps them settle in. A 2024 meta-analysis in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (13 studies, 335 participants) found a small but statistically significant benefit of white and pink noise on task performance in young people with ADHD β and, notably, the opposite effect in people without it. The mechanism is still debated. Focus Timer is a wellness app, not a medical device, and it does not diagnose or treat anything. Talk to a clinician about ADHD. Open it. Pick a sound. Start. For more details, please refer to our privacy policy and terms of use. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/nguyendangnam-privacy-policy/home Term of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Focus Timer at none against Mowditate's 5. Mowditate's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Mowditate sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Focus Timer asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mowditate ships an update every 10 days, Focus Timer every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mowditate | Focus Timer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days β better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 294 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tobias Kollmar | Dang Nam Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Mowditate
- Mowditate+ Monthly3 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Mowditate+ Yearly3 Days trial$6.991 Year
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large tip$3.99
Focus Timer
No in-app purchases
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