Vervu vs FocusTimer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vervu
Track your language immersion activities like watching shows, listening to podcasts, or reading. Visualize your progress with daily streaks and insights to stay motivated on your journey to fluency. Supports all languages with a simple, clean interface.
- Immersion activity tracking
- Progress insights and analytics
- Daily streaks and motivation
- Support for all languages
- Simple and clean interface
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Unlock your path to fluency with Vervu: the simplest way to track and grow your language immersion. Whether you’re watching shows, listening to podcasts, or reading in your target language, Vervu helps you turn everyday exposure into measurable progress. Immersion is the key to mastering any language. Vervu keeps you motivated by showing your growth over time with daily streaks and insights that prove your consistency is paying off. Start small. Stay consistent. Watch your fluency come alive. --- Immersion Tracking Log what you watch, read, or listen to in your target language. Progress Insights See your total immersion time, streaks, and milestones. Daily Motivation Stay encouraged with reminders, streaks, and analytics Simple & Clean Interface Designed for focus: no clutter, just progress. All Languages Welcome Whether it’s Spanish, Japanese, French, or Korean, Vervu works for any language. -- EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
FocusTimer
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Know exactly where your hours go. FocusTimer turns your workday into clear, honest numbers. Clock in with one tap, run deep-work Pomodoro sessions, and see weekly and monthly timesheets you can export in seconds. ONE-TAP TIME TRACKING • Clock in and out from the Today screen, no setup • Live progress ring against your daily target • Predicted check-out time, updated as you work • Breaks tracked separately so totals stay honest • Manual entries, notes and color tags for clients, projects or subjects DEEP FOCUS WITH POMODORO • 25-minute focus sprints with short and long breaks • A long break after every fourth session INSIGHTS THAT MOTIVATE • Weekly and monthly overviews with overtime • Time by tag and daily average • Month heatmap: see which days hit your target • Streaks and achievement badges keep momentum going REPORTS IN SECONDS • Export HTML (email ready) or CSV (spreadsheet) • Any date range, plus backup and restore NEVER FORGET TO CLOCK OUT • Optional check-out reminder at the time you choose PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Works fully offline, no account needed • Your data stays on your device FOCUSTIMER PRO Unlock advanced statistics, the Pomodoro timer, achievements, reports and backups with a weekly or yearly subscription. The yearly plan includes a free trial for eligible new users. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://emrekotun.github.io/time-wise-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
Vervu and FocusTimer 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. Vervu sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and FocusTimer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Vervu | FocusTimer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sewd Company, LLC | EMRE KOTUN |
In-app purchases
Vervu
- Weekly$1.997 Days
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Annual$24.991 Year
- Lifetime$39.99
FocusTimer
- Premium Access$4.997 Days
- Premium Access$29.991 Year









