Comparison

Focus Timer & Tracker vs PACE_APP

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

Head to head
About

Focus Timer & Tracker

This app uses a unique brick-building system to motivate focus sessions. Earn bricks by completing 15-minute work or study blocks to visualize progress and build habits. Designed for deep work, ADHD management, and consistent productivity.

Highlights
  • Visual brick-building progress
  • Distraction-free focus timer
  • Pomodoro-style sessions
  • Habit building
  • ADHD focus support
  • Goal tracking
Features
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Build your wall. One focus session at a time. STAKD turns every 15 minutes of real work into a brick, and your wall grows with you. See your consistency stack up visually, day by day. Built for students, remote workers, and anyone managing ADHD who needs a system that actually feels rewarding. Why STAKD Works Visual progress that feels real. Every completed focus session adds a brick to your wall. Watch your consistency grow, not just a streak number, but something you can actually see building over time. The simplest pomodoro timer you will ever use. Clean, distraction-free design. Tap, start, and focus. No setup, no configuration, no friction. Built for ADHD and deep work. Short feedback loops, clear visual rewards, and a minimal interface that makes it easier to start and harder to stop. Exactly what ADHD brains need. Your study timer that rewards effort. Whether you are doing homework, prepping for exams, or grinding through coursework, every 15-minute session earns you a brick. The wall does not lie about how hard you have worked. Block distractions before they start. The App Blocker is built directly into STAKD. Choose which apps to block, start your session, and lock in. No leaving the app, no extra subscriptions. Habit building you can actually see. Streaks, heatmaps, and cumulative charts show you exactly how consistent you have been. On the days you do not feel motivated, looking at the wall usually helps. Great For: Studying and homework ADHD focus sessions Deep work and productivity Beating procrastination Habit building and tracking Time management Staying off your phone STAKD Pro unlocks Stats and Charts, Home Screen Widgets, Unlimited Tags, App Blocker, Custom Milestones, Custom Reminders, and Custom Wallpaper. Free to download. Start building your wall right now, no subscription required to get started. Build consistency. Build discipline. Build your wall Terms of Use: https://monroyindustries.xyz/STAKD/STAKD-termsofservice.html 
 Privacy Policy: https://monroyindustries.xyz/STAKD/STAKD-privacy.html

About

PACE_APP

This app provides tools to manage your time effectively, from short-term tasks to long-term goals. It offers real-time tracking for routines and accumulates progress for multi-month journeys, helping you stay on track and visualize your achievements.

Highlights
  • Live pace tracking for tasks
  • Adaptive timing adjustments
  • Real-time arrival targets
  • Lock Screen and Dynamic Island integration
  • Apple Watch notifications
  • Automated session tracking for goals
  • Progress visualization for long-term projects
Features
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Time blindness isn't a discipline problem. It's a visibility problem. PACE gives you two instruments. Routines handle the next ten minutes. Journeys handle the next ten months. Both do the same thing: they take the arithmetic you can't do in your head and put it on screen, continuously. ROUTINES — for the parts of the day that keep slipping Give each task a time limit. Start the routine. PACE tracks you against the plan in real time and tells you whether you're ahead or behind — not at the end, but right now, on the task you're doing. - Live pace tracking. Every task shows time remaining and whether you're gaining or losing ground. - Adaptive timing. Started fifteen minutes late? PACE shortens the tasks you've allowed it to shorten, proportionately, so you still make it. - Arrive targets. Add a destination and PACE folds in live travel time — driving, walking, or biking — then works backwards to the exact minute you should start. - Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. The countdown lives outside the app. You don't have to unlock your phone to know where you stand. - Apple Watch. The last seconds of every task buzz your wrist. Advance without touching your phone. JOURNEYS — for the goals that take months Twenty minutes a day is invisible until something counts it. Journeys log every session against a long-term goal and show you the total you've actually accumulated. - Sessions, hours, and milestones tracked automatically. - Honest progress math: how far along you are, and what this week still owes you. - Time banked — the hours you put in that you'd never otherwise have noticed. NEEDS ATTENTION — nothing slips quietly One list on the home screen surfaces everything drifting. Amber for overdue or behind pace. Gray for gone quiet. Green for on track today. You see it the moment you open the app. BUILT FOR - Adults with ADHD and anyone who loses time without meaning to - People who keep starting the same habit and can't tell if it's working - Anyone who does the morning routine every day and is somehow still late - Students who need a system for keeping track of assignments, projects and study habits. Keep pace with time — minute to minute, and month to month. PACE Pro subscription: $6.99/month or $49.99/year, each starting with a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; the subscription auto-renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.thepaceapp.info/privacy

Screenshots

Focus Timer & Tracker4 screens
PACE_APP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PACE_APP at 100% against Focus Timer & Tracker's 83%. PACE_APP also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Focus Timer & Tracker's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 10 days). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 & Tracker sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and PACE_APP sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PACE_APP holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Focus Timer & Tracker has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Focus Timer & Tracker's written reviews are positive against 100% of PACE_APP's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Focus Timer & Tracker ships an update every 5 days, PACE_APP every 10 days. Both last shipped on September 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Focus Timer & Tracker versus PACE_APP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFocus Timer & TrackerPACE_APP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (29 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size363 MB12 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMonroy Industries, LLCTodd Shannon

Customer experience

Focus Timer & Tracker

All ratings29 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

PACE_APP

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Focus Timer & Tracker

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Premium$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Premium$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time2
  • Early Supporter AccessFree
  • Lifetime$29.99
2 purchases

PACE_APP

Subscriptions2
  • PACE Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • PACE Pro Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Focus Timer & Tracker free?
Focus Timer & Tracker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PACE_APP free?
PACE_APP is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Focus Timer & Tracker or PACE_APP?
PACE_APP is rated higher. Focus Timer & Tracker averages 4.8 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while PACE_APP averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Focus Timer & Tracker or PACE_APP have ads?
Neither Focus Timer & Tracker nor PACE_APP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Focus Timer & Tracker or PACE_APP?
Focus Timer & Tracker ships an update every 5 days, and PACE_APP every 10 days. Most recently, Focus Timer & Tracker was updated on September 29, 2026 and PACE_APP on September 29, 2026.

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