Comparison

12Focus vs Actually Procrastination Timer

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

Head to head
About

12Focus

Features
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Ambitious goals rarely disappear because you do not care. They disappear because the week fills up with urgent work, messages, and distractions before the important work begins. 12Focus is for people tired of overplanning and under-executing. It turns your goals for the next 12 weeks into a clear plan for this week. You can see it, protect it, and pick it back up after a hard week. KEEP YOUR GOALS IN VIEW • Choose up to three goals for a 12-week cycle • Turn them into a weekly plan you can actually start on • Set your priorities before urgency sets them for you • Keep today’s next action in front of you, without an endless backlog • Review a hard week without deleting it and starting from zero MAKE DISTRACTION WAIT Decide the rule before the distraction gets a vote. On iPhone (iOS 18+), you can pick distracting apps and give them a daily time budget. When it runs out, they pause until tomorrow. If you want, every action you complete earns extra minutes. LOOK BACK, THEN KEEP GOING Your AI coach writes to you about the week you are actually having. It remembers your goals and why you set them, and can draft a weekly review you edit freely. You decide what is true, what matters, and what comes next. Share your week with a partner you chose. Your partner sees the week you decide to share. It is not another productivity feed. It is a system that gives the goals that matter a real place in your week, even when it gets busy. 12Focus offers three auto-renewing subscription options: 1, 3 or 12 months. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula Privacy Policy: https://12focus.app/docs/privacy_policy.html

About

Actually Procrastination Timer

This app helps users overcome procrastination by timing tasks and creating shareable timelapse videos. It breaks down large projects into manageable steps with visual proof and offers gamified elements like points and badges to build momentum. The app provides personalized insights into procrastination styles and a gentle, supportive approach to productivity.

Highlights
  • Timed task sessions
  • Shareable timelapse videos
  • Task breakdown with photo proof
  • Gamified progress tracking (points, levels, badges)
  • Weekly goal setting and progress visualization
  • Personalized procrastination style quiz
Features
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Built by Michelle, solo founder. Actually helps you find out, one timed session at a time. The dread is almost always bigger than the task. Here's how it works: name the task you've been avoiding, guess how long it'll take, then hit start. Actually films you doing it and builds a shareable timelapse comparing your guess to the real time. Most people find out the thing they dreaded for days takes twelve minutes. No shame, no guilt trips, no hustle-culture noise. Just a gentle nudge and a little proof that you can, in fact, do the thing. One App Store reviewer put it this way: "I love how I can predict how long it will take and then actually find out the real time it took." — DavidProductTester, App Store review BIG TASKS, SMALL STEPS • Break big tasks into steps, with photo proof at each one • Overwhelming projects turn into a simple checklist POINTS, STREAKS AND BADGES • Earn points, levels and streaks along the way • Unlock 27 badges across five categories as you build momentum YOUR WEEK • Set a weekly goal and watch a live progress card fill in as you go • Every Sunday, get a warm recap of your week instead of a guilt-trip reminder TIMELAPSES WORTH WATCHING • Speed ramps and a Before/After ending • Share straight to Instagram Stories or Feed if you want to show off your win PRIVATE BY DEFAULT • Everything lives on your phone • No account required • Your sessions and videos stay private unless you choose to share them STRAIGHT TO YOUR FIRST WIN • No quiz, no account: name one task, guess the time, and start • Filming is optional, and the timer works great on its own TRY IT FREE • Your first 3 sessions are free • Then unlock unlimited sessions with Actually Pro https://procrastination-clock.rork.app/terms https://procrastination-clock.rork.app/privacy

Screenshots

12Focus4 screens
Actually Procrastination Timer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 12Focus at every 3 days against Actually Procrastination Timer's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. 12Focus sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Actually Procrastination Timer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

12Focus ships an update every 3 days, Actually Procrastination Timer every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
12Focus versus Actually Procrastination Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter12FocusActually Procrastination Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size80 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVasyl VoitenkoMichelle Theurer

In-app purchases

6 purchases

12Focus

Subscriptions6
  • 1 Month$2.991 Month
  • 1 Month7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 3 Months7 Days trial$5.993 Months
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  • 3 Months$12.993 Months
  • 1 Year7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • 1 Year$34.991 Year
3 purchases

Actually Procrastination Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Actually Pro Weekly$1.997 Days
  • Actually Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Actually Pro Yearly$39.991 Year

Questions

Is 12Focus free?
12Focus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Actually Procrastination Timer free?
Actually Procrastination Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 12Focus or Actually Procrastination Timer have ads?
Neither 12Focus nor Actually Procrastination Timer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 12Focus or Actually Procrastination Timer?
12Focus ships an update every 3 days, and Actually Procrastination Timer every 9 days. Most recently, 12Focus was updated on October 28, 2026 and Actually Procrastination Timer on October 29, 2026.

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