Comparison

Focus Timer vs Recall

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

Head to head
About

Focus Timer

Features
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Plan your day in time boxes, focus on one block at a time and see where the time went, on iPhone and now on Mac. PLAN THE DAY • Pick up to three priorities for today: your Big 3. • Put tasks into time boxes on a timeline, each with a real start and end. • Unfinished tasks come back to the list with a miss recorded, so the ones you keep dodging rise instead of sinking. FOCUS • Start a box and the session counts down to its end, on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island too. • Add at most three new tasks mid-session, so the running block doesn't turn back into an inbox. • Widgets for your Big 3, today's focus progress and a quick way into your tasks. LOOK BACK • A short review after each session: what got done, what went back and how it went. • A monthly calendar shows focus time and finished tasks day by day. • Insights chart your focus by week, month and year. ON IPHONE AND MAC • With Premium, iCloud keeps tasks, time boxes and sessions in sync between your iPhone and your Mac. • FocusMind for Mac adds a floating focus bar and a timer in the menu bar. • Import a TickTick backup or a CSV file, and export your data any time. • A Premium subscription or lifetime unlock covers both iPhone and Mac. FocusMind Premium Includes unlimited daily focus time, history older than 3 days and iCloud sync between iPhone and Mac. • Length: 1 month or 1 year, renewed automatically each period • Price: see in-app pricing for your region • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase • Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period • Subscriptions may be managed and auto-renewal turned off in your Account Settings on the App Store Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.pentarab.com/focusmind/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.pentarab.com/focusmind/privacy

About

Recall

Capture and recall important details from conversations to strengthen personal and professional relationships. Log interactions, save key information, and track follow-ups to build a living memory of your connections.

Highlights
  • Log moments after interactions
  • Save small details shared by people
  • Track open items for follow-up
  • See last contact and discussion details
  • Quick meeting refreshers
  • Organize people with tags and circles
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You remember faces. But do you remember what they told you? The name of their kid. The project they were stressed about. The book they recommended three months ago. The details that make someone feel known — and are easy to lose. Recall is built for people who care about their relationships but don’t rely on memory alone. --- How it works After a conversation — coffee, call, event, chance run-in — open Recall and capture what happened. Who you spoke with. What you talked about. What mattered. What’s still open. It takes seconds. Over time, Recall builds a living memory of the relationships that shape your life and work. --- What you can do • Log moments after every interaction • Save the small details people share • Track what’s open and follow up at the right time • See when you last spoke — and what you discussed • Get a quick refresher before your next meeting • Organize people with tags and circles • Add contacts in seconds --- Who it’s for Founders. Consultants. Investors. Community builders. Or anyone who values their relationships — but has too many to hold entirely in their head. This is not a sales CRM. Recall is personal. It’s your external relationship memory — so every interaction builds instead of resets. Be the person who remembers. Recall Pro unlocks everything: • Annual — auto-renewable, includes a 3-day free trial • Monthly — auto-renewable • Lifetime — one-time purchase, not a subscription Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when a subscription is purchased. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.notion.so/Recall-Privacy-Policy-30ee6fb116088054b6aec2184a1d82db

Screenshots

Focus Timer4 screens
Recall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Recall at none against Focus Timer's 4. Recall also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Focus Timer sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Recall asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, Recall every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Focus Timer versus Recall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus TimerRecall
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPentarabWinter Labs Inc.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Focus Timer

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$2.997 Days
  • FocusMind Monthly$4.991 Month
  • FocusMind Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • FocusMind Pro$49.99
None

Recall

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Focus Timer free?
Focus Timer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Focus Timer or Recall have ads?
Neither Focus Timer nor Recall shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer or Recall?
Focus Timer ships an update every 5 days, and Recall every 6 days. Most recently, Focus Timer was updated on October 25, 2026 and Recall on October 24, 2026.

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